Mary's Boy Child - Day 445 - Daily Content Challenge The carol "Mary's Boy Child" was written by Jester Hairston in 1956. It was made popular by Harry Belafonte in 1957. The song tells the story of the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Day. This song has been covered by many artists including ...
Silent Night - Day 444 - Daily Content Challenge Silent Night is one of the most famous Christmas songs. "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" has been translated into 320 languages and dialects. Since 2011 it has been a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Austria. Here are the lyrics in English and in German. Silent ...
Saviour of the Nations Come - Day 443 - Daily Content Challenge  "Saviour of the Nations Come" is attributed to St. Ambrose of Milan. In Latin it was called "Veni, Redemptor Gentium" circa 397. St. Ambrose was a 4th century Bishop best known for his influence in the conversion of St. Augustine. First B Bells ...
Joy to the World #2 on the Top Ten Christmas Carol List Joy to the World - Day 442 - Daily Content Challenge Joy to the World, the Lord has come! The lyrics to "Joy to the World" were written by Isaac Watts and the music was composed by Lowell Mason in 1839. The words ...
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 carol. Its origin is unknown but it was ...
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 your favorites? #1. "Silent Night" tops the list ...
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 the first time in 1865 in ...
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 education at home.  "In the Bleak Midwinter'' is ...
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 rude And the friendly beasts around ...
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 the 19th C. were clergymen. William C. Dix ...
