Thewhiterabbit requested this carol a few days ago, and although I posted it, he never saw it. Neither did anybody else. Somehow WordPress had only one view for it.
So let’s try again–An Irish Christmas Blessing, this time by Life Church Worship…
Tag: Christmas 2021
‘Good Christian Men Rejoice’ (For Patty)
I can’t very well put off my wife’s hymn request, can I? Patty asked for this one, so here it is–
Good Christian Men Rejoice, sung by the Kings College Choir at Cambridge.
(Would you believe there’s a doo-wop version of this carol? I’m sure they meant well…)
‘O Holy Night’ (For My Aunts)
I can’t let this Christmas pass without a tribute to my aunts–Gertie, Millie, Joan, Florence, and Betty.
Whenever I went to see them during the Christmas season–which was often, they only lived a few blocks from us–they had Andre Rieu on TV, playing Christmas music. And this was one of their favorites: O Holy Night.
Note the little girl in the audience imitating Andre Reiu conducting the orchestra.
By Request, ‘Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine’
Requested by Phoebe: Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band.
I hope these Christmas carols stir you as they stir me. I don’t care if my eyes tear up while I’m listening. This is for the birth of Jesus Christ! Redemption! Forgiveness of sins! Eternal life! That’s worth a few tears of joy, don’t you think?
‘I Saw Three Ships…’
Can I rouse up a little Christmas cheer by posting one of my favorite Christmas carols? I Saw Three Ships–how I loved to play that on our little electric organ! Here we have it by Blackmore’s Night.
I do feel obliged to mention that there is no such thing as a “winter carol,” and I can’t imagine why they wanted to slap that label on to their video. But I’m not going to skip one of my favorite carols just because some fat-head is afraid to say “Christmas.”
By Request, ‘Christmas Day’
Tessa asked for this one–Christmas Day by Gustav Holst–it’s sort of a medley of several classic carols all rolled into one. Performed at the Stanford Memorial Church.
Only a week to go! We need some more Christmas Carol Contest entries from readers who haven’t entered yet. Share your favorite carols by entering the contest!
By Request, ‘Adeste Fideles’ (Pavarotti)
Running late–but there’s always time for Pavarotti.
Requested by Phoebe, Adeste Fideles, sung by Luciano Pavarotti at Notre Dame Cathedral, Montreal.
Our annual Christmas Carol Contest is still open, so let’s get in some more entries tomorrow morning. No carol has hit 20 views yet!
‘Gesu Bambino’ (Pavarotti)
The other day we got five hymns entered into our Christmas Carol Contest; yesterday and this morning, none. That’ll teach me to use ’em up all at once.
So I offer this to get the ball rolling: Gesu Bambino, sung by Luciano Pavarotti backed up by the Petits Chanteurs de Mont-Royal boys’ choir.
By Request, ‘Angels We Have Heard on High’
Requested by Susan–and wow! I can’t follow the lyrics in Italian, but that voice! That music! A gift of God that stirs the soul.
Angels We Have Heard on High, sung by Andrea Bocelli… and now I really do have to get back to work on my book. As soon as I dry my eyes.
By Request, ‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’
Viewership is way, way down today, but at least we’re getting Christmas carol requests to enter in our contest.
Requested by SlimJim, Do You Hear What I Hear?–and I don’t believe anyone ever sung it better than Bing Crosby.