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Source [2]. John Henry Hopkins Jr. organized the carol in such a way that three male voices would each sing a solo verse in order to correspond with the three kings. [3] The first and last verses of the carol are sung together by all three as "verses of praise", while the intermediate verses are sung individually with each king describing the gift he was bringing. [4]
We Three Kings is an album by the American folk trio the Roches, released in 1990. [3] [4] It is a collection of Christmas songs. [5] [6] The sisters wrote two of the album's 24 tracks. [7] We Three Kings is considered a classic of unconventional Christmas music. [8] [9] [10] [11]
All three sisters periodically participated in New York-area events. At the end of 2005, the three Roches (with brother Dave) reunited for a short but successful holiday tour. Several more appearances in the U.S. and Canada took place in 2006–07, and in March 2007, after a 12-year hiatus, the Roches released a new studio album, Moonswept . [ 7 ]
"The Three Kings", [1] or "Three Kings From Persian Lands Afar", is a Christmas carol by the German composer Peter Cornelius. He set "Die Könige" for a vocal soloist, accompanied by Philip Nicolai's hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" ("How Brightly Shines the Morning Star"), which he erroneously thought was an Epiphany hymn.
Alison Krauss – vocals on "Colorado Christmas", fiddle on "We Three Kings" John McEuen – 5-string banjo on "Colorado Christmas" and "We Three Kings", mandolin on "Colorado Christmas" Richie Furay – vocals on "One Christmas Tree" and "This Christmas Morning" Vassar Clements – fiddle on "Christmas Dinner"
3. Bing Crosby & David Bowie, "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" This version of the classic Christmas song was written just for David Bowie and Bing Crosby's 1977 performance, and remains the ...
A fact from We Three Kings appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 January 2014 (check views).The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the carol "We Three Kings" (Magi pictured) was the first American Christmas carol to be featured in the "prestigious" and "influential" British collection Christmas Carols Old and New?
John Henry Hopkins Jr. (October 28, 1820 – August 14, 1891) was an American clergyman and hymnodist, most famous for composing the song "We Three Kings of Orient Are" in 1857 (even though it does not appear in print until his Carols, Hymns, and Songs in 1863).