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This is an instrumental version of the German traditional Christmas carol of the same name, known best in Britain as "Good Christian Men Rejoice". Oldfield had recorded an earlier version with Les Penning as the B-side to his previous single, " Don Alfonso ", which did not chart.
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I call to You, Lord Jesus Christ), [1] BWV 177. He wrote the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the fourth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 6 July 1732. The cantata text is formed by the unchanged five stanzas of Johann Agricola's hymn.
He is known for his instrumental Christmas arrangements. His best-known song is "Prayer of the Children” - a choral composition dedicated to child victims of war. He is also known for composing music for the 1993 movie Rigoletto , and for writing music for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics and 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games, where he ...
The official video was shown on the nine regular editions of Top of the Pops when the song was number one. For the 1977 Christmas Special, the band were booked for the Mike Yarwood Show, and so the video shown was recorded on an indoor set, including trees, mist and the Campbeltown Pipe Band walking through the shot. [10]
Overture (instrumental) Comfort ye my people (tenor) Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (air for tenor) And the glory of the Lord (anthem chorus) Scene 2: The coming judgment Thus saith the Lord of hosts (accompanied recitative for bass) But who may abide the day of His coming (soprano, alto or bass) And he shall purify the sons of Levi (chorus)
Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for the 27th Sunday after Trinity. [4] This Sunday occurs only when Easter is early. [5] The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, be prepared for the day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1–11), and from the Gospel of Matthew, the parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1–13).
"At the Name of Jesus" is a hymn with lyrics written by Caroline Maria Noel. It was first published in 1870, in an expanded version of Noel's collection The Name of Jesus and Other Verses for the Sick and Lonely. At the time, Noel herself experienced chronic illness, which persisted until her death.
The long text is a timeline, in which each verse represents the years from an historical event, either secular or religious, until birth of Jesus Christ, and the number of years – expressed in centuries or years – decreases until the day of the first Christmas.