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The first music mentioned in connection with "Away in a Manger" was a pre-existing composition: Home! Sweet Home! (also known as "There's No Place Like Home"). This was suggested as a musical setting in Little Pilgrim Songs (1883) and The Myrtle (1884), and continued to be mentioned as an appropriate melody for decades to come. [26]
In the issue dated October 29, 1966, Billboard published a review of the album, which said, "The album's beautiful songs include "Country Christmas", "Away in a Manger" — all great programming material for country music stations, and this will create high sales. The "Manger" tune deserves a single. Possibly her best effort to date." [3]
Away in a Manger (1989) Mary Magdalene (1990) Additional lyrics by Horatius Bonar (1808–89), Cecil Frances Alexander (1823-95) and John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–82) Jairus' Daughter (1992) Additional words by Sylvia Bunting and Chris Ellis Hymn lyrics by Walter John Mathams (1853-1931) Angel Voices (1993) Pharisee (1996)
White Christmas is the fifth album and first Christmas album by country singer Martina McBride issued by RCA Nashville in 1998. The album was reissued in 1999 with new artwork and two new tracks.
The hymn has been described as the quintessential lullaby carol and compared with similarly worded Christmas carols, "Silent Night" and "Away in a Manger"; hymnologists opine that the lyrics and melody both strongly suggest the rocking of a cradle. [5]
Robin Gibb; Traditional (additional lyrics) 5:18: 12. "Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween" Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb: 3:30: 13. "Ellan Vannin" Eliza S. Craven Green; Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (additional lyrics) 3:33: 14. "In the Bleak Midwinter/O Come All Ye Faithful/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/While Shepherds Watched ...
White Christmas Blue is Lynn’s first Christmas album in five decades, since her 1966 album Country Christmas. [3] The album is part of the "Cash Cabin Recordings", an extensive library of new music, overseen by producers Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash, that has been Lynn’s primary artistic focus in recent years. [4]
There is a German Christmas song with very different lyrics "Schneefloeckchen, Weissroeckchen" with the same melody as "Away in a manger". Can someone explain this link? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Andreas Prokop (talk • contribs) 05:47, 17 January 2010 (UTC)