Christmas Music Countdown: Adeste Fideles
“O Come, All Ye Faithful,” originally penned in the reverent Latin tones as “Adeste…
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Christmas Music Countdown: Johnny Marks
Who? You might say. Johnny Marks, born on November 10, 1909, and passing on September…
Christmas Music Countdown: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
A few years ago, we went to see Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker… The holiday season at the…
Christmas Music Countdown: Good King Wenceslas
“Good King Wenceslas,” a beloved Christmas carol, weaves a tale of kindness, courage, and humanity…
Christmas Music Countdown: We Three Kings
“We Three Kings”, also known as “We Three Kings of Orient Are” or “The Quest…
Christmas Music Countdown: The First Noel
“The First Nowell,” also known as “The First Noël,” is a carol steeped in the…
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…