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"Ding Dong Merrily on High" is a Christmas carol. The tune first appeared as a secular dance tune known under the title " Branle de l'Official" [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in Orchésographie , a dance book written by the French cleric, composer and writer Thoinot Arbeau , pen name of Jehan Tabourot (1519–1593).
The earliest known printed edition of the carol is in a broadsheet dated to c. 1760. [5] A precisely datable reference to the carol is found in the November 1764 edition of the Monthly Review. [6] Some sources claim that the carol dates as far back as the 16th century. [7] Others date it later, to the 18th or early 19th centuries. [8] [9]
The word carol is derived from the Old French word carole, a circle dance accompanied by singers (in turn derived from the Latin choraula).Carols were very popular as dance songs from the 1150s to the 1350s, after which their use expanded as processional songs sung during festivals, while others were written to accompany religious mystery plays (such as the "Coventry Carol", written before 1534).
This is a list of Singing Battle episodes. – Contestant is instantly eliminated by 13 judges (received less than or equal to 6 votes) – Contestant advances to the next round Contestant in italic hasn't performed in their round and was replaced by their team's hidden card Contestant who has * right next their name is a hidden card
Singing Battle (Korean: 노래싸움 - 승부; Hanja: 노래싸움 - 勝負; RR: Noraessaum - Seungbu) is a 2016 South Korean television program hosted by Namkoong Min and Hyun Woo. It began to air on KBS2 every Fridays at 20:30 starting October 21, 2016. [1] Season 1's last episode was broadcast on May 19, 2017. [2] [3]
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]
Though considered by many as a Christmas carol, [1] it is found in the Epiphany section of many hymnals and still used by many churches. [2] The music was adapted by William Henry Monk in 1861 from a tune written by Conrad Kocher in 1838. [1] The hymn is based on the visit of the Biblical Magi in the Nativity of Jesus. [3]
"Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" ("French: Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle") is a Christmas carol which originated from the Provence region of France in the 17th century. The carol was first published in France, and was subsequently translated into English in the 18th century.