Description

Rejoice in Song by P. Buckley Moss

Introduction

Rejoice in Song by P. Buckley Moss is a limited, numbered lithograph Fine Art Print centered on one of the most enduring sounds of Christmas: voices raised together in song. Two young girls stand facing one another with sheets of music in their mittened hands, their dark winter clothing accented by lavender scarves that sweep outward with a lyrical sense of movement.

Above them, slender green lines curve into a loose arch, joined near the top by delicate foliage and bright red berries. Moss leaves most of the background untouched, allowing the figures, music, and graceful lines to carry the composition.

Canada Goose Gallery’s approved inventory classifies Rejoice in Song under Children, Christmas, and Music and confirms its limited, numbered lithograph format.

Story Behind the Artwork

The title Rejoice in Song directs attention to what connects the two figures: shared music. Each girl holds printed sheets, and their open mouths and face-to-face arrangement clearly establish singing as the central action.

Rather than depicting a large choir or bustling holiday gathering, Moss reduces the experience to two children sharing a song. That intimacy gives the scene much of its emotional character. The girls appear engaged with one another, while their matching scarves, dark clothing, and sheet music create a visual partnership.

For collectors, the scene may recall Christmas concerts, church programs, neighborhood caroling, school performances, or simply singing familiar songs with family and friends. Those associations are interpretations invited by the imagery rather than documented statements of Moss’s intention.

Symbols & Meaning

Music is the strongest unifying element in Rejoice in Song. Singing together has long played a role in Christmas worship and community celebration, making the girls’ shared song especially appropriate to the season.

The arching greenery creates a frame around the children without enclosing them. Its loose, curling lines echo the movement of their lavender scarves, giving the composition a visual rhythm that complements the musical subject.

The red berries provide small points of seasonal color. While greenery and berries have long associations with winter and Christmas decorating, no particular plant species or symbolic meaning should be assigned from the image alone.

Artistic Details

Rejoice in Song succeeds through contrast and repetition. The girls’ nearly black coats establish two strong visual forms near the bottom of the composition. Their lavender scarves then sweep horizontally toward one another, visually connecting the figures.

The green arch provides the opposite movement, rising high above them before bending inward. This creates a tall, almost architectural framework around a remarkably small human interaction.

Moss repeats colors sparingly: lavender in the scarves and mittens, green in the arch, and red in the berries. The broad white background allows these accents to remain distinct and gives the composition an airy quality.

The sheet music is especially important. It does more than identify the girls as singers—it creates another point of visual connection between them. The artwork becomes not simply a portrait of two children but an image of an activity being shared.

Featured Master Collections

Primary Master Collection: Christmas Traditions

This assignment is definitive within the current Canada Goose Gallery framework. Rejoice in Song is specifically included on the curator-approved title list for Christmas Traditions, a Collection devoted to “the sights, sounds, and memories that return every holiday season.” Children and holiday celebrations are among its defined subjects.

I would not assign a supporting Master Collection at this time. Although children are central to the artwork, Rejoice in Song is not currently included in the approved title list for Childhood & Storytelling, whose emphasis is more specifically on schools, teachers, books, storytelling, play, learning, and childhood memories. The children remain important marketing subjects without requiring a second Master Collection.

Decorating Ideas

With its vertical composition, open white background, and restrained palette, Rejoice in Song can bring Christmas imagery into a room without visually overwhelming existing décor. It would work particularly well in an entry, music room, family room, hallway, or seasonal gallery wall.

For a coordinated Christmas display, consider pairing it with other Moss works involving children, music, church traditions, or holiday gatherings. Its lavender accents also offer an alternative to an exclusively red-and-green Christmas palette.

Gift Ideas

The combination of children, Christmas, and music gives Rejoice in Song several natural gift audiences. It may be especially meaningful for a choir member or director, music teacher, church musician, singer, or family with memories of Christmas caroling and holiday performances.

It can also make a thoughtful Christmas gift between friends or family members who share a musical tradition.

About the Edition

Rejoice in Song is documented by Canada Goose Gallery as a limited, numbered lithograph and is currently priced at $70. CGG’s approved inventory identifies Product ID 64948 and categorizes the artwork under Children, Christmas, and Music.

Year: 2007
Numbered edition: 1,000
Artist’s proofs: 25
Image size: 10 × 7-1/8 inches
Paper size: 13-1/2 × 10 inches
Condition: New, Mint
Certificate of Authenticity: Included
Current CGG price: $70

🎨 Fun Fact:

Christmas caroling in America has had its own periods of revival. Library of Congress research into historic newspapers shows that street caroling experienced a notable resurgence in American cities and towns during the early 1900s. Newspapers did more than report on the singers—they helped sustain the tradition by publishing carol lyrics and sheet music that readers could use themselves. In Detroit, a 1919 caroling revival was even connected with fundraising for children’s charities. The history makes the sheets of music in a Christmas singing scene especially evocative: printed music itself once helped communities carry carols from one Christmas to the next.

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🖼️ Collector’s Insight:

What distinguishes Rejoice in Song is how strongly the composition reinforces its musical subject. The two girls form a visual duet: matching dark coats give them equal weight, lavender scarves sweep toward one another, and their sheets of music occupy the space between them. Above, the curling green lines create a second rhythm that seems to echo the movement below. For collectors of Moss’s Christmas imagery, the work offers something different from trees, Santas, Nativity scenes, and snowy landscapes—the Christmas tradition being celebrated here is something people do together. That focus on shared song gives the artwork a particularly natural place within Christmas Traditions.

Why Buy from Canada Goose Gallery

Canada Goose Gallery in Waynesville, Ohio specializes in P. Buckley Moss artwork and provides collectors with clearly identified product and edition information. This example of Rejoice in Song is offered as a New, Mint print and includes a Certificate of Authenticity.

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🎨 Fun Fact:

American Christmas caroling enjoyed a documented revival in the early 20th century, when organized singers again took Christmas music into streets and communities. Historic newspapers helped the revival along by publishing both lyrics and music for readers. That means the printed sheets held by Christmas singers have a deeper connection to the tradition than we might realize: accessible sheet music helped families and communities keep familiar carols in circulation.

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🖼️ Collector’s Insight:

Rejoice in Song is especially distinctive for the visual relationship between its two singers. Their dark coats anchor the composition, while matching lavender scarves curve toward one another and the sheet music becomes the physical center of their shared activity. The high green arch extends that sense of rhythm through the otherwise open background. Within a Moss Christmas grouping, this work contributes the tradition of making music together rather than repeating more familiar holiday subjects such as Santa, a Christmas tree, or a winter village.

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“Christmas was meant to be sung.”