, tens of thousands jammed Red Square for performances by choirs and bellringers and gala fireworks over the multi-colored onion domes of St. Basil's Cathedral. Midnight services were celebrated in churches. At the Kremlin, a Christmas charity ball was held to raise money for orphan children....
These included songs aimed at children such as "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", as well as sentimental ballad-type songs performed by famous crooners of the era, such as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "White Christmas", the latter of ...
Especially popular among them are his winter and Christmas songs. They are sung by children at kindergartens and schools, numerous children’s choirs also perform them. The present programme includes a part of these greatly loved songs, performed by the Bulgarian National Radio Children’s Choir. ...
Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming, With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand. So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming, Here come the wise men from Orient land. The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger; In all our trials born to be our friend. He knows our need, t...
Some of your favorite Christmas songs, on the other hand, may actually be about a massacre of children, inspired by the death of a loved one, or originally suppressed due to bigotry. You've probably been hearing these songs ever since your very first holiday, but after learning the...
Official home of The Florin Street Band, with information about their Christmas musical and award-winning songs including My Favourite Time of Year.
songs get, a rallying call for all the poor kids who get nothing at Christmas. Davies’ narrator isn’t part of the pack that mugs a department store Santa Claus, demanding money instead of silly toys; heisSanta Claus, a guy who opens the song by admitting, “When I was small I ...
(which we are encouraged to perform in our communities to raise money for African children), The First African Christmas, songs from which are the first 8 tunes: the reggae-flavored "Message for Africa," "God's promise from long ago," "The Wise Men rap, " "The gifts," "Shepherd's ...
orchestra-accompanied songs, "Candlelight Carol" and "A Child is Born." The Pop-flavored title tune is also new to us, a joyous, Jazz band-accompanied greeting to the season. The a cappella "Angel" with its powerful "in the arms of the angel" chorus underscores the probable meanness of...
John Browne. From a decade or two later survive the only examples of court carols—light songs, apparently of popular origin, in simple versions by court composers,e.g.,Henry VIII’s “Green groweth the holly.” The polyphonic carol was written by professional musicians for trained choirs. ...