3. Fast away the old year passes, Fa la... Hail the new! Ye lads and lasses; Fa la... Sing we joyous all together, Fa la... Heedless of the wind and weather. Fa la... Christmas sheet music: "Deck the Halls" Our next Christmas song memorializes a long-dead leader who was so...
Fierce winds, blowing snow and biting cold made travel hazardous, but the reputation of the cantatas at St. Patrick’s is so good the church was still nearly full for the hour-long show. The Christmas Cantata on Sunday late-afternoon at the rural St. Patrick’s-Ce...
choir, and orchestra. The main work is the nearly hour-longHodie, subtitled "A Christmas Cantata" ("Hodie" is Latin for "This Day"). Composed in 1953-54, "Hodie" sets both liturgical texts and poetry (Milton, Hardy, etc.) and displays a variety of Vaughan Williams's styles, from gau...
Else good. List of contents: All Who Tell The Gospel Story; Angels From The Realms of Glory; Angels We Have Heard on High; Away in a Manger; Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella; Child of The Living God; Christians Awake; Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus; Creator of The Stars of Night; ...
Christian Geist’s “mini-cantata” on the Lutheran choraleWie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern(“How Brightly Shines the Morning Star”) is a high point of the concert. Mullins sings the unadorned chorale melody, soaring above the virtuosic instrumental accompaniment. The unison line was probably ...
Together with culture and tradition, families worldwide have their very own Christmas trademarks which undoubtedly go a long way into the making of a child's most magical Christmas. May this magical spirit of Christmas descend upon you and all your families this Christmas. A Blessed Christmas to...