A perennial celebration in Germany and justly famous. A happy, healthy and successful 2024 to all!
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Monday, December 25, 2023
JD's 2023 Advent Calendar: Christmas Day!
In 1858 Camille Saint-Saëns composed his Oratorio de Noël for five vocal soloists, mixed choir, strings, organ and harp. The work, sung in Latin, is based on texts from the Old and New Testaments, the Psalms and Gospels, as well as the Catholic Christmas liturgy. A distinctive chamber music-like instrumentation, with lyrical soloistic parts and a modest choral part combine to create a basic pastoral mood which has led this Christmas Oratorio to become one of the most performed works by Saint-Saëns.
Saint-Saëns: Weihnachtsoratorium / Christoph Poppen / DRP
(00:32) 01 Prelude In the Style of J.S. Bach
(03:54) 02 Et Pastores erant; Gloria (chorus)
(08:40) 03 Expectants expectavi Dominum (soprano)
(11:39) 04 Domine, ego credidi (tenor, chorus)
(14:37) 05 Benedictus qui venit (soprano, bass)
(18:42) 06 Quare fremuerunt gentes (chorus)
(21:58) 07 Tecum principium (soprano, tenor, bass)
(26:42) 08 Alleluja (soprano, soprano, alto, bass)
(28:55) 09 Consurge, Filia Sion (soprano, soprano, alto, bass, chorus)
(34:28) 10 Tollite hostias (chorus)
Sunday, December 24, 2023
JD's 2023 Advent Calendar (24): Christmas Eve
A small selection from around the world of other, and very different, Christmas musical offerings Including what is possibly the earliest Christmas carol (if carol is the right word for it.)
Christmas Song by St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Trivandrum
Veni Redemptor Gentium
This is the oldest Christmas carol ever documented. Dates back to 4th century Rome. (Come, Redeemer of the nations) is a Latin Advent or Christmas hymn by Ambrose of Milan
Theshbuhtho | Syrian Orthodox Nativity Hymns | Crystal Chords | 4K
Yehoodhiyayile Oru Gramathil Super hit Malayalam Christmas song
Saturday, December 23, 2023
JD's 2023 Advent Calendar (23) - nearly there!
Christmas Must Be Tonight | The Band |
Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong (Official Video)
Amy Grant Vince Gill Tennessee Christmas 1993
Friday, December 22, 2023
JD's 2023 Advent Calendar (22) - music at the Winter Solstice
Today is the winter solstice, at 3:27GMT this morning to be precise. The summer starts here! (possibly)
Yo-Yo Ma, Alison Krauss - The Wexford Carol (Video)
Yorkshire carol Sweet Bells (Kate Rusby)
From BBC programme Songs of Praise
(Carols from Yorkshire, Sunday 5 December 2010),
presented by Aled Jones
Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Thursday, December 21, 2023
JD's 2023 Advent Calendar (21)
Today, a mix of Irish, French and French Canadian:
Chieftains - A Breton Carol (1987)
The Christ Child's Lullaby - Celtic Christmas
The "Huron Carol" (or "'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime") is a Christmas hymn, written in 1643 by Jean de Brébeuf, a Christian missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons in Canada. Brébeuf wrote the lyrics in the native language of the Huron/Wendat people; the song's original Huron title is "Jesous Ahatonhia" ("Jesus, he is born"). The song's melody is a traditional French folk song, "Une Jeune Pucelle" ("A Young Maid"). The well known English lyrics were written in 1926 by Jesse Edgar Middleton.
This version is performed by Heather Dale, and sung in Wendat (Huron), French and English.
Dropkick Murphys - "The Season's Upon Us" (Video)
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