Flower of the Month – January
January 1st 2026
Flower of the Month
January “A Chime for the New Year”
“Hither, hither, come all and bring to the year’s first born a welcoming.”
Music by Eliza Flower (1803-1846)
Words by Sarah Flower Adams (1805 – 1848)
from “Songs of the Months”
published by A J Novello
December 1834
performed by
Julian Stocker – Tenor
Frances M Lynch – Piano
ELECTRIC VOICE THEATRE wish 2026 will bring peace, light and music to everyone.
O light and music, we well can bear
The falling snow and the chilly air,
If you are here!
In nature the flower of the month is the crocus representing renewal and good cheer
The composer of each of the 12 songs is Eliza Flower (1803 – 1846), who set poetry provided by her close knit circle of literary friends, mainly women, including her sister Sarah Flower Adams. The result is an eclectic mix of songs which veer from romantic to dramatic harmony and from simple beauty to lively humour. Click here for more “Flower of the Month” Songs
The short editorial introduction explains that each song appeared throughout 1834 in the Monthly Repository – a publication associated with South Place Chapel where Flower’s life and work was based.
