I’m crazy for the harpsichord, and I was looking for a harpsichord rendition of Ding-Dong Merrily on High. There’s supposed to be a harpsichord in here, somewhere.
But never mind! Go ahead–just try to sit still while this is playing! It’s the Idaho Falls Symphony Orchestra, with several high school choirs, and it’s just wonderful.
Turn up the volume for this–and watch out that your furniture doesn’t start dancing.
This is the Idaho Falls Symphony Orchestra, with the combined Idaho Falls high school choirs, belting out Ding-Dong Gloria on High–complete with strings, glorious drums (oh, the drums!) and, joy of joys, a harpsichord. Really, I am quite overcome–tears in my eyes. But wit you well (as old Tom Malory would say) they are but tears of joy: for Jesus Christ is come in the flesh.
The only excuse I have for this is that I love this carol and I’m crazy about the harpsichord. It has such a Christmasy sound.
It’s already December 23. How did that happen? Tomorrow we put up our tree. Next thing you know, it’s New Year’s Day and 2015 is over before I got used to writing it.
But the Child whose birth we proclaim on Christmas Day lives every day, every year, and we must learn to seek Him every day.