Archive for December 2022
441 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly – Day 441 – Daily Content Challenge
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Infant Holy, Infant Lowly – Day 441 – Daily Content Challenge One of the pieces my Handbell Choir will be playing on Christmas Eve this year is “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly”. “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” is thought to be a very old Polish…
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Top Ten Christmas Carols Top Ten Christmas Carols Top Ten Christmas Carols What are the Top Ten Christmas Carols? Here is a list of the top ten Christmas Carols. Many of these carols I have played on the handbells this Christmas Season and I also wrote a blog about many of them. Which ones are…
Read More440 – Still, Still, Still – Day 440 – Daily Content Challenge
Still, Still, Still Still, Still, Still Still, Still, Still – Day 440- Daily Content Challenge The Christmas carol “Still, Still, Still’ is an Austrian folk-song. It is a tender and poetic lullaby written for the newborn Christ child. The melody is a traditional folk tune from the Austrian state of Salzburg. The carol appeared for…
Read More439 – In the Bleak Midwinter – Day 439 – Daily Content Challenge
In the Bleak Midwinter In the Bleak Midwinter In the Bleak Midwinter – Day 439- Daily Content Challenge “In the Bleak Midwinter” was a poem written by Christina Rossetti. She was the daughter of Gabriel and William Rosetti. Her sister was Dante Gabriel Rosetti. She was born in London, England in 1830 and received her…
Read More438 – The Friendly Beasts – Day 438 – Daily Content Challenge
The Friendly Beasts The Friendly Beasts The Friendly Beasts – Day 438- Daily Content Challenge In this carol we hear how the donkey, the cow, the sheep, the dove and the camel each played a role in the Christmas Story. The Friendly Beasts Jesus our brother, kind and good Was humbly born in a stable…
Read More437 – What Child is This? – Day 437 – Daily Content Challenge
What Child is This? What Child is This? What Child is This? – Day 437- Daily Content Challenge “What Child is This?” is a Christmas carol set to the tune of Greensleeves. The lyrics were written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865. The song is about the birth of Christ. Most British hymn writers in…
Read More436 – Angels We Have Heard On High – Day 436 – Daily Content Challenge
Angels We Have Heard On High Angels We Have Heard On High Angels We Have Heard On High – Day 436- Daily Content Challenge Angels play a significant part in the first Christmas. An angel visited Mary to tell her she was to give birth to the Christ child. An angel appeared to Joseph to…
Read More435 – Oh Come, All Ye Faithful – Day 435 – Daily Content Challenge
Oh Come, All Ye Faithful Oh Come, All Ye Faithful Oh Come, All Ye Faithful – Day 435- Daily Content Challenge One of my favourite pieces to play and sing is Oh Come All Ye Faithful, also known as Adeste Fideles. This carol was first written in Latin and since I took Latin in high…
Read More434 – ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime – Day 434 – Daily Content Challenge
‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime – Day 434- Daily Content Challenge “‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime” is considered the first Canadian carol. It was originally written in the Huron Indian language in 1640 by a Jesuit priest named Jean de Brebeuf. …
Read More433 – Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella – Day 433 – Daily Content Challenge
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella – Day 433 – Daily Content Challenge This piece is a French Provençal carol by Émile Blémont. The song is based on a French tune that dates back to the 1400’s. It was originally written as a dance tune for…
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