Music For Our Troops
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Song: Adeste Fideles ( *O Come All Ye Faithful*) Background Info: The Englishman, John Francis Wade, wrote both the words and the music, Adeste Fideles. The Musical score was first published in 1782 in Samuel Webbe's An Essay on the Church Plain Chant in 1782. John Francis Wade first included it in his own 1751 publication of Cantus Diversi. The lyrics were first published in 1760.
Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Song *
Song: All I Want For Christmas Is You
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All I Want For Christmas ( Is My Two Front Teeth) Background Info: *All I Want For Christmas Is You * was written by Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey. All I Want For Christmas Is (My Two Front Teeth) was written by Donald Yetter Gardner
first recorded by Spike Jones in 1948. Credit belongs here. Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Song *
Song: Angels We Have Heard On High Background Info: Is based on traditional carol "Les Anges dans nos Campagnes"
music is traditional hymn "Gloria"
English translation by James Chadwick in 1862. Credit belongs here. Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Song *
Song: *Ave Maria* Background Info: The Ave Maria was composed in about 1825 by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) when he was twenty-eight years old and filled with devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was written for voice and piano and first Published in 1826 as Op 52 no 6. The words most commonly used with Schubert's music are not the words that the composer originally set to music. Franz Schubert actually wrote the music for an excerpt from the poem "The Lady of the Lake" by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), which was translated into German by Adam Storck. Schubert called his piece Ellens dritter Gesang (Ellen's third song). In this particular excerpt from the poem the heroine, Ellen Douglas, is in hiding and prays to the Virgin Mary. Credit belongs here. Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Song *
Song: *Away In A Manger* Background Info: Protestant reformer Martin Luther is considered by some to be the composer of this carol, although without question the modern version comes from nineteenth-century American composer William James Kirkpatrick. The first two verses were by an anonymous author as part of the Little Children’s Book for Schools and Families by J. C. File, and the third verse is by John Thomas McFarland (1851-1913). Credit belongs here. The first two verses of “Away in a Manger” were originally published in 1885 in a Lutheran schoolbook. James Murray published it in 1887 under the title of “Luther’s Cradle Hymn” leaving some people to think that Luther had written it. No one is certain who wrote the music, but it, too, is believed to be American.
Credit belongs here. Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Song *
Song: *Blue Christmas* Background Info: written by Bill Hayes and Jay Johnson
first recorded by Doye O'Dell in 1948. Credit belongs here. Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Song *
Song: *Carol Of The Bells* Background Info: music and Ukranian lyrics written by Mykola Leontovych in 1916 (originally titled "Shchedryk")
English lyrics written by Peter Wilhousky in 1936. Credit belongs here. Various versions follow below
* Chanukah Music *
Happy Chanukah to all of our soldiers that celebrate the *Festival Of Lights* from all of us in the Canteen!
Prayers and support to our Jewish friends around the world!! Enjoy!!
~ Christmas Music Break ~
*Did You Know* Section About Christmas |
~ Unbeknownst to many, the word "xmas" was not invented by carnal merchants trying to commercialize Christmas. The word is actually an old English one. The "x" in Christmas is the Greek letter chi, which is the first letter in the Greek word for "Christ." Thus, "xmas" is simply a shortened version of "Christmas." Credit belongs here.
~ When you share a kiss under the misletoe, you are partaking in a Norse custom. The Norse associated the misletoe with their Goddess Of Love. ~ Many Americans have poinsettas in their homes, but did you know it is the native flower of Mexico. Mexicans call it the *Flower Of The Holy Night*. ~ The first people to decorate Christmas trees were the Germans in the 7th Century. ~ If you enjoy Candy Canes, you can thank the French. (Don't start throwing them away. They're still tasty!) ~ Since 1923, the White House Christmas Tree has been lit except one year - 1979. To honor the hostages taken in Iran, only the top of the Christmas tree was lit. ~ Pope Julius I in the 4th Century designated the 25th of December to celebrate Christmas. |
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Song: * Christmas Song * Background Info: written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells
first recorded by The Nat King Cole Trio in 1946. Credit belongs here. Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Song *
Song: Deck The Halls Background Info: The melody is Welsh and belongs to a winter carol, Nos Galan; the "fa-la-la" refrains were probably originally played on the harp. In the eighteenth century Mozart used the tune to Deck the Halls for a violin and piano duet. J.P. McCaskey is sometimes credited with the lyrics of Deck the Halls but he only edited the Franklin Square Song Collection in which the lyrics were first published. The English words generally sung today are American in origin and date from the 19th century. Some versions say "Deck the Hall" instead of "Deck the Halls". Credit belongs here. Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Song *
Song: *Do You Hear What I Hear* Background Info: written by Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne in 1962
first recorded by The Harry Simeone Chorale in 1962. Credit belongs here. Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Songs *
Songs: *The Cherry-Tree Carol* - Information here. *Boar's Head Carol * - Information here. *Caroling, Caroling* - Information here. *Ding Dong Merrily on High* - Information here. *Gaudete* - Information here. *Gesu Bambino* - Information here. *Gabriel's Message* - Information here. *I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day* - Information here. *I Wonder As I Wander* - Information here. *Huron Carol* - Information here. *In The Bleak Midwinter* - Information here. *In Dulci Jubilo* - Information here. *Go Tell it on The Mountain* - Information here. *Feliz Navidad* - Information here. Background Info: This section highlights Christmas songs that we don't have the time to give them a complete section to themselves. They're still beautiful songs that everyone should at least listen to once. Adding a little variety is all we want to do. Various versions follow below
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*How About You* Section |
Do you have any favorite artists you listen to during the holidays? Here's some artists MoJo loves during the holidays. How about you? 1. Nat King Cole
- I don't believe there is a Christmas song he sings that MoJo doesn't love.
2. Hipsters Holiday
- If you love Louis Armstrong, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Pearl Bailey and so on, this is the album for you! 3. Choirs --MoJo loves choirs from around the world. There is nothing better than hearing a choir sing *Carol Of The Bells*. 4. Bing Crosby
-- Love his voice! 5. Funny Christmas tunes
--Anything that breaks the monotony of the same old songs is great! What say you? |
* Christmas By Songs *
Songs: *The First Noel or The First Nowell* - Information here. *Good King Wenceslas* - Information here.
*Therefore, Christian men, be sure,
Wealth or rank possessing,
Ye who now will bless the poor,
Shall yourselves find blessing. *I Saw Three Ships* - Information here. *O Holy Night* - Information here. *Hallelujah* - Information here. *I'll Be Home For Christmas* - Information here. *(There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays - Information here. *A Holly Jolly Christmas* - Information here. *We Three Kings Of Orient Are* - Information here. *I Saw Mommy Kiss Santa Claus* - Information here. *Wassail Song* - Information here. *Let There Be Peace On Earth* - Information here. *Silver Bells* - Information here. Background Info: Did we get all the Christmas carols ever made? We wish! Due to time issues and the length of this already long thread, we're trying to cut down the carols until we get to the bigger ones. Enjoy! Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Song *
Song: *Let It Snow* Background Info: Christmas song, written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne in 1945.
Credit belongs here. Originally recorded by Vaughn Monroe. Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Song *
Song: *Jingle Bells* Background Info: originally "One Horse Open Sleigh", is one of the best known and commonly sung secular Christmas songs in the world. It was written in 1857 by James Pierpont (1822–1893) to be sung at a Thanksgiving program at his church in Boston, and was repeated at Christmas due to its instant popularity. Credit belongs here. Sidenote: MoJo added some funny versions of *Jingle Bells* to save her sanity! Various versions follow below
* Christmas By Songs*
Songs: *Rockin Around The Christmas Tree* - Information here. *GOD REST YOU MERRY, GENTLEMEN* - Information here. *Little Drummer Boy* - Information here. *What Child Is This or Greensleeves* - Information here. *Winter Wonderland* - Information here. *White Christmas* - Information here. *Frosty The Snowman* - Information here. *Sleigh Ride* - Information here. *O Little Town Of Bethlehem* - Information here. *O Christmas Tree or O Tannenbaum* - Information here. *Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer* - Information here. *We Wish You A Merry Christmas* - Information here. *Silent Night* - Information here. *Twelve Days Of Christmas* - Information here. *Twas The Night Before Christmas* - Information here. *Up On The Housetop* - Information here. Background Info: Due to time and all that jazz, we're combining it again!! Hopefully you find something you like. If not, take our advice and don't complain to MoJo. She may not wish you glad tidings. She might even come across as grumpy. Save humanity and our sanity and don't say a thing. Hehe! Various versions follow below
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