Posted on 12/10/2007 10:37:26 AM PST by NYer
Advent.
Not Christmas.
Not yet, anyway ...
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
Who orderest all things mightily;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in her ways to go.
Refrain
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory over the grave.
Refrain
O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Refrain
O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Refrain
O come, O come, great Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai’s height
In ancient times once gave the law
In cloud and majesty and awe.
Refrain
O come, Thou Root of Jesse’s tree,
An ensign of Thy people be;
Before Thee rulers silent fall;
All peoples on Thy mercy call.
Refrain
O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.
Refrain
I just worry that a lot of the information floating around on the internet is not really all that accurate. When I see something that seems blatantly wrong, I end up mistrusting everything else along side it.
But it's a cool article, and I won't grouse about it.
It’s “Random Chance, Rest Ye Merry Gentle-Persons”.
O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny From depths of Hell Thy people save And give them victory o'er the grave Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here Disperse the gloomy clouds of night And death's dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heavenly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, O come, Thou Lord of might, Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height, In ancient times did'st give the Law, In cloud, and majesty and awe. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Man, I love that song.
You beat me! =)
My favorite is probably “Oh Holy Night”.
Ditto that.
The Lamb (Tavener setting of Blake's poem)
The Sussex Carol ("On Christmas night all Christians sing")
Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern ("How Bright Appears the Morning Star")
Wolcum Yule (from Britten's Ceremony of Carols)
I'm sure I'll think of more! We've sung almost all of these at one time or another.
OK! I’m saving THAT one! I LOVE it!
Uh. . . it’s fled TO France. And it’s the “Jacobite Rebellion”. Jacobean is FURNITURE, from the time of James II, not James III.
Greek Orthodox Christmas Carols—ancient songs in tribute to the Lord!
http://www.halifaxgreeks.ca/school/Kalanta/Handout.htm
This is of the Pontian Christian Greeks singing in their ancient Dialect...they no longer exst in Asia Minor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdqr9HOY9tM
"Cantique de Noelle" has assured Adam a place in the Composers' Hall of Fame long after "Giselle" is (mercifully) forgotten.
"Cantique" was written for high voice (tenor or soprano) with organ accompaniment in the key of D-flat (5 flats). It was written for a professional voice, as the end makes clear. Adam expects the singer to hit a high A-flat and run down the D-flat scale legato to a high D-flat, not using the vocal shorthand of portamento. In other words, those notes should be clear and not slurred.
In church it works best with a soloist who has had some experience with opera. Unfortunately, when a congregation is asked to sing it, the result usually approaches low comedy. As a youth, I can remember more than one congregation falling flat on its vocal -- ahem, face -- when asked to sing that carol.
Ever hit that “high” note towards the end?
I did, once.
Then I passed out.
:`)
“Silent Night” by the Vienna Boys Choir is the best
Oh golly. I like just about anything by Mannheim Steamroller.
This is the most incredible Christian carol of all simply because Orthodox Christians have survived so much violence against them by Muslims over the years
This one is the Byzantine Hynmn of the Nativity (in arabic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvjiVam2HO4
. . . and of course the Trocks have sent it up worse than anything we can do.
Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels we have heard on high
Singing sweetly o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
CHORUS:
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Interesting history of “O Holy Night/Cantique de Noelle.” Thank you very much.
I remember the ballet Giselle...fondly, actually. But then I was crazy about ballet in general.
Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels we have heard on high
Singing sweetly o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
CHORUS:
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
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