There are other links too: three people profiting from the spoils of the dead man (like the Roman soldiers at the cross, albeit they cast lots to decide who got what) and Peter Cratchit reading from the Bible in Christmas yet to come.

Based on a poem by Ayrshire poet James Montgomery who was well known and highly thought of by his contemporaries Shelley and Byron. In the UK his poem is most commonly associated with an anonymous French carol tune, Iris, and his refrain ‘Come and worship Christ the newborn King’ is sometimes replaced with ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’. Originally based on a poem entitled, ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Christina Rossetti, this carol has become equally popular in settings by Gustav Holst and Harold Darke. The text is delicate and intimate, and both settings bring out its beauty. The 19th-century "Cantique de Noël" (also known as "Minuit, chrétiens", adapted as " O Holy Night" in English) is another classic.Finally, I have taken it upon myself to read the source material! Did I like it? Two words: BAH, HUMBUG! This song is one of the best-selling singles of all time in the UK. The melody was not originally written for a Christmas song, but was adapted for a choir in Hollywood to sing. It was subsequently recorded by Harry Belafonte, but the most famous version was released by German-based disco-group Boney M in 1978. Carols were being collected and printed widely by the 19th century. And in 1880, it’s believed the Christmas carol service was invented in Truro by an Edward White Benson, who later became the Archbishop of Canterbury. All of our eSongbooks are supplied with a single user licence which allows the Words on Screen™ software to be installed on ONE computer only, or be streamed by a single user.

Aun así, un clásico inmortal de Navidad que no requiere introducción. Recomendable, para la audiencia correcta. Traditionally sung in a roof-raising chorus at the end of carol services and concerts, O Come All Ye Faithful invites us to join and sing with the ‘citizens of heaven above’. Whilst it is a book whose unhurried and detailed descriptions of Christmas are the epitome of the season (“ apoplectic opulence”), it is a book of great contrasts: humbug/festivities, hot/cold, company/solitude, poverty/wealth, worthy poor/wastrels, past/future etc. Let him in! It is a mercy he didn’t shake his arm off. He was at home in five minutes. Nothing could be heartier. His niece looked just the same. So did Topper when he came. So did the plump sister when she came. So did every one when they came. Wonderful party, wonderful games, wonderful unanimity, won-der-ful happiness! Tolhurst, George; T, J. B. (12 March 1864). Christmas in Australia: prize song. Melbourne: Printed and published for the proprietors by Robert Stewart at the Herald Office – via Trove.This piece was written in 1984. Originally for organ, the accompaniment was later scored by the composer for flute, oboe, harp and strings. It’s now a popular carol at Christmas Concerts in the U.K. and USA. Christina Rossetti originally wrote the words to this carol as a Christmas poem. The tune most often associated with In the Bleak Midwinter is Cranham, composed by Gustav Holst, but it has also been put to music by organist Harold Edwin Darke. Silent Night This song tells the story of the birth, death, resurrection and impending return of Christ. It’s become popular for its easily relatable narrative and memorable melody. A Christmas Carol hits on some important societal issues, and it has iconic, unforgettable characters. It also has some laugh-out-loud moments. Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but these were not Christmas Carols. They were pre-Christian/pagan songs, sung at the Winter Solstice celebrations. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, usually taking place around 22nd December. The word Carol actually means a dance or a song of praise and joy! Carols used to be written and sung during all four seasons, but only the tradition of singing them at Christmas has really survived.

Overall, I couldn't get over how in just a few chapters, and what people call a short story, he included so many important elements including the greatest character development in all of literature!! ❄️ This uplifting Advent carol was a relatively recent addition to the canon of Christmas music, written by Roman Catholic composer Bernadette Farrell in the early 1990s. It describes the waiting for Christmas as a journey through darkness towards light.It has been suggested that it is a surprisingly secular book, but we live in a less religious society and so don’t always notice religious symbolism and allegories unless they’re spelt out. The whole story is a parallel of the Christian gospel, and the fact it’s set at Christmas emphasises that. The main message of Christianity is that no sinner is beyond salvation if they genuinely repent, and that is also the story of Scrooge. This Christmas song tells the story of the Annunciation (the announcement by the angel Gabriel that Mary would conceive a son) to the shepherds with charming simplicity. It was written in 1962 by a husband and wife as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I don´t know where this kind of moral storytelling originated, probably tens of thousands of years ago when the first shaman or chief thought it would be cool to use vision, prophecy, the power of dreams, imagination and a grain of indoctrination to communicate the right behavior to her/his people. Ethics and moral are important, omnipresent, and timeless topics that shouldn´t be reduced to the few holidays of different religions to give people, working against the interests of humankind to enrich themselves the whole year, a bad conscience (as if this would be possible, as if they would even realize what monsters they are as they don´t directly kill, but just indirectly support the misery by playing key roles of a dysfunctional system), but used in everyday life, politics, and every single decision. Ok, before it gets completely unrealistic, I´ll better end this review.