Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:
1) Identify your absolute favorite Christmas Carol or Holiday song.
2) Share your favorite Christms carol or holiday song in a blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post. Please leave a comment and link here to your post.
3) For extra credit, post an audio or video of the carol or song (almost all are on www.YouTube.com) and the words to the song. Add the background of the song, and the artists if you can find them.
4) Enjoy the memories and feelings that the carol or song brings to your heart and mind, and share them too!
Amen!
Musicologists have decided that this anonymous French tune was probably created around the eighteenth century. Some legends place its origin as as early as the second century.
Traditional French Carol
Words: Traditional French carol (Les Anges dans nos Campagnes).Translated from French to English by James Chadwick (1813-1882); appeared in Crown of Jesus, 1862.
Music: “Gloria (Barnes),” French carol melody; arranged by Edward S. Barnes.
Recorded/Performed: Andy Williams - 1970
Also recorded by: Tennessee Ernie Ford; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Tommy Greer; Clancey Brothers; Scarlet Rivera; Eric Rigler; Madeline McNeil; Sandi Patty; Nat King Cole; Lorie Line; Connie Brown; Scott Miller; Vienna Boys Choir; Percy Faith; Collin Raye; Frankie Gavin; Texas Boys Choir; Mel Weston; Donny Osmond.
* Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - a funny song
* The Christmas Song - a really old beautiful song
* Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - an older rock song
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