Many Have Heard of 'Handel's Messiah.' But Do You Know About Handel?

Townhall.com ^ | December 12, 2021 | Canon J. John

[Adder]

Can’t get a handle on it...

[NautiNurse]

Thanks for the history lesson. If I had learned this during music appreciation, I had forgotten Handel’s bio.

[Broker]

I did. Good article!

[Does so]

Handel presented the finished “The Messiah” while bearing tears of joy...

Even this account looks fuzzy to me!

[SES1066]

Back before COVID (BC?), there were crowds, food courts and flash mobs (good kind!) of performers. One of my all-time favorites on Youtube is a 2010 performance of the "Hallelujah Chorus" by a very skilled choir in a crowded mall food court. Was it a surprise to the non-performing on-lookers? Probably not given the excellent sound and video. Is it still good? Judge it yourself!

[momincombatboots]

Nice post. These views that the world existed and Jesus showed up and is a good moral teacher are prevalent in seminaries. I call them Christmas Christians. They deny His ability to create all in 7 literal days, they deny the fall of man, but somehow we still need a savior? Illogical.
They worship a science whose stated agenda was to divorce the world from the writings of Moses. Molecules to man evolution isn’t even plausible in the world of dna.. and yet still taught exclusively, even in seminaries, but it is softly taught.

[xp38]

Amen

[T. P. Pole]

The way I heard it, it was the result of a bar bet. Some friend (Jennens?) bet him that he couldn’t write a popular oratorio using certain Bible text.

[martin_fierro]

Without the wig

[kalee]

Thank you for posting this.

[xp38]

Just looked at it and thanks. Started reading the comments and someone asked where is it and another said it was from a group called Chorus Niagara and he knew some of the singers. So it’s some mall in the Niagara Falls area Canadian side. The Gateway sign is from a chain of news stands up here.

[meowmeow]

My favorite musical composition! I am hoping it’s playing at the gates of Heaven! In the meantime I listen to it multiple times around Christmas and any time of the year I’m feeling discouraged.

[Chickensoup]

A white person flash mob.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

That was fantastic. Thank you so very much for posting that.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Born in 1685, the same year as Bach and Scarlatti. All 3 lived at least 65 years, which was pretty good for that time.

[Blennos]

Thank you. Hearing this always cheers me up. Music at its best. Very noble and inspiring.( And I’m not even Christian.)

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Nice post!

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Kaslin, excellent Advent post! Thank you!

[MrBambaLaMamba]

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