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Merry Christmas for the big folks

Author: Amelia M. Starkweather Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: As you gather round your table
Merry Christmas for the big folks

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[As you gather round your table]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell Incipit: 34322 67211 12177 Used With Text: Merry Christmas
[As you gather round your table]

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Merry Christmas

Author: A. M. Starkweather Hymnal: The Gospel in Song #214 (1885) First Line: As you gather round your table Refrain First Line: Merry Christmas for the "big folks" Languages: English Tune Title: [As you gather round your table]
Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas for the big folks

Author: Amelia M. Starkweather Hymnal: Echoes of Eden #d8 (1884) First Line: As you gather round your table Languages: English
Merry Christmas for the big folks

Merry Christmas for the big folks

Author: Amelia M. Starkweather Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs for Bible Schools #d9 (1885) First Line: As you gather round your table Languages: English
Merry Christmas for the big folks

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E. O. Excell

1851 - 1921 Composer of "[As you gather round your table]" in The Gospel in Song Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000. John Perry
E. O. Excell

Amelia Minerva Starkweather

1840 - 1940 Author of "Merry Christmas"
Amelia Minerva Starkweather
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