4 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS! Video httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ4FK1uXm_U History Mary’s Boy Child was written by Jester Hairston in 1956 and recorded by Harry Belafonte that same year. Commentary & Analysis This one is a little...
READ MOREDecember 20 – The First Noel (A Christmas Carol Advent)
Dec 20, 2009 | Misc.
5 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS! Video httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDgm87S0WxU History This carol is a traditional English Christmas Carol dating from the 18th century. It was first published in its current form in 1823. Commentary &...
READ MOREDecember 19 – Mary’s Song (Breath of Heaven) (A Christmas Carol Advent)
Dec 19, 2009 | Misc.
6 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS! Video httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdLwZCprtkI&feature=related History Written by Chris Eaton, and performed by Amy Grant, this song first appeared on Amy Grant’s second Christmas album titled Home For...
READ MOREDecember 18 – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (A Christmas Carol Advent)
Dec 18, 2009 | Misc.
7 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS! Video httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbdvo019mgM History This song was written by Charles Wesley and first appeared in print in 1739. The opening verse was originally written as “Hark! how all the welkin...
READ MOREDecember 17 – Babe in The Straw (A Christmas Carol Advent)
Dec 17, 2009 | Misc.
8 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS! Video httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=490gjameQIc History Babe in the Straw is performed by the Christian group Caedmon’s Call. Like Manger Throne (featured earlier in the month), this song first appeared on...
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