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  2. While shepherds watched their flocks - Wikipedia

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    The "meane" of chapter VIII in Christopher Tye's Actes of the Apostles of 1553.The latter half was adapted and used as the tune of "Winchester Old". "While shepherds watched their flocks" [1] is a traditional Christmas carol describing the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with words attributed to Irish hymnist, lyricist and England's Poet Laureate Nahum Tate. [2]

  3. Cranbrook (hymn tune) - Wikipedia

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    In order to fit, the third line is sung twice and the fourth three times as in "Grace 'tis a charming sound", "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" and "On Ilkla Moor baht 'at". Thomas Clark was a regular visitor to Cranbrook, Kent in the 1790s, and may have composed the tune there, possibly with the help of a local schoolmaster, John Francis.

  4. The Spirit of Christmas: Christmas Carols Sung by The Mormon ...

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    "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" (arranged by Arthur Warrell) [2:12] "The Coventry Carol" (arranged by Bryceson Treharne) [3:32] Side 2 "Silent Night, Holy Night" (music by Franz Gruber, words by Josef Mohr) [3:15] "Carol Of The Bells" (arranged by Peter J. Wilhousky, written by M. Leontovich) [1:30]

  5. Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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    Currently, LDS hymnbooks for non-English speaking regions of the world are compiled by beginning with a core group of approximately 100 hymns mandated for all LDS hymnbooks, then a regional committee is given the opportunity to select 50 hymns from a list of suggestions and 50 additional hymns that are deemed to be important to their culture ...

  6. Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man - Wikipedia

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    "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" (Words: Nahum Tate / Tune: Traditional, Roud 936) (5:17) Sung to one of the many traditional tunes found in Yorkshire - this version was collected from the singing of Walter Pardon. [4] "On Christmas Day It Happened So" (Traditional, Roud 1078) (2:43) From Hamer's "Garners Gay".

  7. Sweet Bells - Wikipedia

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    In November 2011, Rusby released a follow-up, entitled While Mortals Sleep (2011). The album was re-released on 9 November 2009 featuring new cover artwork by Marie Mills. [ 2 ] Sweet Bells, the carol featured on the album, is a carol peculiar to Yorkshire, based on the carol While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night but with an alternative ...

  8. Carols for Choirs - Wikipedia

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    Carols for Choirs is a collection of choral scores, predominantly of Christmas carols and hymns, first published in 1961 by Oxford University Press.It was edited by Sir David Willcocks and Reginald Jacques, and is a widely used source of carols in the British Anglican tradition and among British choral societies. [1]

  9. John Galbraith Graham - Wikipedia

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    an anagram of "While shepherds watched their flocks by night, all seated on the ground". [15] Another much-quoted example of his brilliance in clue-setting is the following: Poetical scene with surprisingly chaste Lord Archer vegetating (3, 3, 8, 12) which yields "The Old Vicarage, Grantchester". This is the title of a poem by Rupert Brooke.