Iowa composer publishes 40 years of original Christmas carols

OPEN MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM THURSDAY TO 4:00 PM. KEEP THE MUSIC LIVE, A MIDDLE IOWA USE THIS AND HELP IT. MARCUS MCINTOSH OWSHS HOW WE ARE. MARC: WE ARE THE Fifty YEARS AFTER DES MOINES METRO OPERA, MICHAEL PATTERSON HAS BEEN JOINED FOR 48 YEARS AND GIVEN ONE OF MY CHRISTMAS BOOK TO MAKE MONEY FOR OPERA. PATTERSON STARTS WRITING HIS OWN CHRISTMAS FACTS CONTINUOUSLY ORIGINAL BACK TO 1980 WHILE TEACHING AT DALLAS GRIMES CENTER. >> I LOVE TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS SONGS BUT IT HAS BEEN AWESOME TO HEAR NEW MUSIC COMBINED WITH THE BEST SEASON. SO I THINK There’s also a reason to WRITE MUS.IC MARC: WE NOW HAVE OUR ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS PAIRS IN THIS BOOK. He said he said he had reconsidered trying to put his items in the BOOK SAMPLE BUT PEER PRESSURE HELP SIGNED DE.AL ONE OF MY STUDENTS. ANY CHILD. YOU REALLY SHOULD DO THIS BOOK BECAUSE YOU CAN STILL DO THIS BOOK. MARCUS: MONEY FROM THE BOOK OF BILLS TO DES MOINES METRO OPERA. PATTSOERN SAYS BACK TO A PLACE HE LOVES AND HAS MENTAL DECISIONS ABOUT HIS LIFE ALL CORRECT NOTES. >> I BELIEVE IN WHAT THIS COMPANY DOES. I AM A TEACHER. I HAVE BEEN SEEING BIG YEARS AND DES MOINES OPERA HAS A OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MARCUS: PATTERSON SAYS THAT PERSON IS BUYING MY CHRISTMAS BOOK, IT WAS WARING HIS HEART TBEO CAN COMMUNICATE THE RIGHT GOD TO MY LOVERS AND MISSION. >> PEOPLE SAY GRATIFYI GIRLS BE INTERESTED IN MY MUSIC AND ALSO SUPPORT WHAT I BELIEVE. MARCUS: AT INDIANOLA, MARCUS MCINTOSH, KCCI 8 NEWS, IOWA NEWS LEADERS. JAMES: CHRISTMAS COLBYAR MICHAEL PATTER

Iowa man publishes 40 years of original Christmas carols

Update: 5:33 PM CST December 14, 2021

An Iowa tradition is raising funds for the Des Moines Metro Opera House. Michael Patterson is a composer who has worked with the Des Moines Metro Opera House for 48 years. Patterson has been writing the original carols since 1980. Patterson says he “writes an annual Christmas carol for friends, family, and students.” He was encouraged by former students to compile and publish his carols. The money raised will benefit the Des Moines Opera House.

INDIANOLA, Iowa –

An Iowa tradition is raising funds for the Des Moines Metro Opera House.

Michael Patterson is a composer who has worked with the Des Moines Metro Opera House for 48 years. Patterson has been writing the original carols since 1980. Patterson says he “writes an annual Christmas carol for friends, family, and students.” He was encouraged by his former students to compile and publish his carols.

The money raised will benefit the Des Moines Opera House.