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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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    The tune is 86.88.666 but is commonly used with lyrics in common metre (86.86). 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".

  4. On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at - Wikipedia

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    Lyrics in Yorkshire dialect: Lyrics with spelling, but not grammar, standardised ... Andrew Gant recorded While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks to the tune Cranford on ...

  5. 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".

  6. 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]

  7. Christmas carol - Wikipedia

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    The Annunciation to the shepherds, for example "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" The Adoration of the shepherds, for example the Czech carol "Nesem vám noviny" (translated into English as "Come, All Ye Shepherds") The Star of Bethlehem, for example, "Star of the East" The Visit of the Magi, for example "We Three Kings"

  8. Tate and Brady - Wikipedia

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    Archdeacon Hare writes that it "has been singularly successful in stripping the Psalms of their life and power"; and James Montgomery thinks it is at least as inanimate as the Sternhold version. In our own day there may be conflicting opinions as to the merits of the two Psalters: but at any rate, we think a fair judgment of the Tate and Brady ...

  9. Carols for Choirs - Wikipedia

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    While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night: Traditional Thomas Ravenscroft (ed.) Christmas 1.50 While the shepherds were watching Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Christmas 2. 1 A babe is born I wys Frederick Bainton: Christmas 2. 2 A child is born in Bethlehem Samuel Scheidt: David Willcocks (ed.) Christmas 2. 3 Adam lay ybounden: Boris Ord ...