Advent 2024: Tue 10 Dec Vom himmel hoch We move from Austria to Germany. The Reformer Martin Luther wrote a children’s song for Christmas – […]
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Advent 2024: Mon 9 Dec Stille Nacht Silent Night has a lovely tune, and both words and melody were, unusually, created together. The story of […]
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Advent 2024: Sun 8 Dec Wintry nights Good King Wenceslas is set in deep, crisp and even snow. Kindness shown to a poor man and […]
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Advent 2024: Sat 7 Dec Silly Songs? Last year, the Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College Chapel included this carol: King Jesus hath a […]
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Advent 2024: Fri 6 Dec What happened to Advent? Advent is the new Christmas! Christmas is being celebrated in Advent when we hold carol services […]
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Advent 2024: Thu 5 Dec Adam lay ybounden This is a popular carol (15th century words) for choirs to sing, in the arrangement by Boris […]
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Advent 2024: Wed 4 Dec In dulci jubilo This carol is a mixture of English and Latin. It can be found across Europe, using native […]
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Advent 2024: Tue 3 Dec Yo Yole! Christmas starts on Christmas day. Now find a Christmas carol service that is offered in any church actually […]
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