Christmas Music Countdown: We Three Kings
“We Three Kings”, also known as “We Three Kings of Orient Are” or “The Quest…
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Christmas Music Countdown: The First Noel
“The First Nowell,” also known as “The First Noël,” is a carol steeped in the…
Christmas Music Countdown: O Little Town Of Bethlehem
“O Little Town of Bethlehem,” a beloved Christmas carol, resonates with the enchantment and…
Christmas Music Countdown: The Alfred Burt Carols
I could have turned the Alfred Burt Carols into the next 15 parts of…
Christmas Music Countdown: Still, Still, Still
Still, Still, Still is an Austrian Christmas carol and lullaby. In German its first line…
Christmas Music Countdown: Ding Dong! Merrily On High
“Ding Dong Merrily on High” first appeared as a secular dance tune known as…
Christmas Music Countdown – O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel is the mid-19th century translation by John Mason Neale…
Christmas Music Countdown: Mary Did You Know
The Pender Choir periodically sings an arrangement of this Christmas Carol. Mark Lowry wrote the words…
Christmas Music Countdown: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
In 1850, Richard Storrs Willis, a composer who trained under Felix Mendelssohn, wrote the melody…
Christmas Music Countdown: Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Charles Wesley (1707-1788), the younger brother of John Wesley wrote the words to this…