4 min 0 Advent Christmas Music Christmas Music Countdown: The First Noel MaryO December 15, 2023 “The First Nowell,” also known as “The First Noël,” is a carol steeped in the… Read More
2 min 0 Christmas Music Christmas Music Countdown: O Little Town Of Bethlehem MaryO December 14, 2023 “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” a beloved Christmas carol, resonates with the enchantment and… Read More
2 min 0 Stuff Glasgow Subway Opened on December 14, 1896 MaryO December 14, 2023 I just thought the image I found on Facebook was cool So, I looked… Read More
2 min 0 Christmas Music Christmas Music Countdown: The Alfred Burt Carols MaryO December 13, 2023 I could have turned the Alfred Burt Carols into the next 15 parts of… Read More
2 min 0 Christmas Music Christmas Music Countdown: Still, Still, Still MaryO December 12, 2023 Still, Still, Still is an Austrian Christmas carol and lullaby. In German its first line… Read More
2 min 0 Christmas Music Christmas Music Countdown: Ding Dong! Merrily On High MaryO December 11, 2023 “Ding Dong Merrily on High” first appeared as a secular dance tune known as… Read More
2 min 0 Christmas Music Christmas Music Countdown – O Come, O Come Emmanuel MaryO December 10, 2023 O come, O come, Emmanuel is the mid-19th century translation by John Mason Neale… Read More
2 min 0 Christmas Music Christmas Music Countdown: Mary Did You Know MaryO December 9, 2023 The Pender Choir periodically sings an arrangement of this Christmas Carol. Mark Lowry wrote the words… Read More
2 min 0 Christmas Music Christmas Music Countdown: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear MaryO December 8, 2023 In 1850, Richard Storrs Willis, a composer who trained under Felix Mendelssohn, wrote the melody… Read More
2 min 0 Christmas Music Christmas Music Countdown: Hark the Herald Angels Sing MaryO December 7, 2023 Charles Wesley (1707-1788), the younger brother of John Wesley wrote the words to this… Read More