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"Go Tell It on the Mountain" references the Annunciation to the Shepherds described in the Gospel of Luke, hence the alternate title of "While shepherds kept their watching". The Nativity is also referenced in the final verse of the song: Down in a lowly manger, the humble Christ was born, and God sent us salvation, that blessed Christmas morn.
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]
A Wassail song from the Devon village of Jacobstowe, from the Baring-Gould collection. "Awake Awake (New Years Carol)" (Traditional, Roud 701) (4:06) Not the same song as the one by Steeleye Span. "Diadem" (Traditional, Roud 17726) (3:28) A song from Yorkshire where Christ is portrayed as a king. "Jolly Old Hawk" (Traditional, Roud 1048) (2:51)
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George Washington: "While Shepherds Watch'd Their Flocks by Night" – 2:55; John Adams: "Joy to the World" – 2:59; Thomas Jefferson & Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Adeste Fideles" – 3:04; Andrew Jackson: "Shout the Glad Tidings" – 2:53; Zachary Taylor: "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" – 2:42; Abraham Lincoln: "We Three Kings of Orient Are ...
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On June 18, Zeus was feeling rather opinionated while 'talking' to Mom during her TV time, but sister Luna wasn't going to take it! She regularly herds Zeus away from their Mom whenever he barks ...
"Kommet, ihr Hirten" (Come, ye shepherds) is a German Christmas carol from Bohemia which was derived from a Czech carol, "Nesem vám noviny". It reflects elements from the nativity story, the annunciation to the shepherds, their walk to the manger and their Adoration, inviting to follow their example.