Is this not one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written? Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, composed by J.S. Bach, performed here by Celtic Woman–we usually find this hymn associated with Christmas, but it’ll do just fine year-round. If this hymn doesn’t stir your soul, I don’t know what will.
Christmas must work every day throughout the year: we need it. And one of the ways it works is by music. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, by Johann Sebastian Bach, here performed by Celtic woman–if this doesn’t stir your soul, then you need Vigoro or something.
I hope you enjoy this slightly unusual rendition of the traditional carol, We Three Kings: by Celtic Woman, with a bagpipe intro. The thing to remember is that Christmas is for every kindred, every tribe: for of one blood God made all the nations of the world.
Christmas is almost here–so let’s have your Christmas hymn requests.
Laura requested this one, and I chose this Celtic Woman version–O Holy Night.
This is the answer, this is the message, this is the meaning: this is the truth.
It can’t be wrong to post this, one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever created–by Johann Sebastian Bach, in collaboration with the Holy Spirit.
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring–here performed by Celtic Woman, backed up by a full orchestra–is a hymn I usually associate with Christmas. But that’s too long to wait for it!
From Scotland, from Ina, comes this request for Amazing Grace. I hope this rendition by Celtic Woman pleases you.
Somehow Amazing Grace always winds up being played with bagpipes. My cats don’t like bagpipes, but I do. A lot.
By reader request, here’s You Raise Me Up. Linda, I hope you like this version by Celtic Woman.
Who doesn’t love Silent Night? Celtic Woman has an extraordinarily beautiful rendition of it, complete with a verse sung in Irish. If I can find one, I’d like to post a Silent Night/Stille Nacht sung in the original German.
But first I gotta fetch my car out of the repair shop–the starter conked out on me yesterday while I was at the mall, in the rain–and then go out and do half a zillion errands.
But listen to this Christmas hymn: and if it moves you to tears, let them come: there is no need to withhold tribute from the Child Jesus Christ, Our Savior.
Only God would have thought of sending His Son into the world by way of a manger.