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In 1840—a hundred years after the publication of Hymns and Sacred Poems—Mendelssohn composed a cantata to commemorate Johannes Gutenberg's invention of movable type, and it is music from this cantata, adapted by the English musician William H. Cummings to fit the lyrics of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", that is used for the carol today. [3 ...
The full title is Festgesang zur Eröffnung der am ersten Tage der vierten Säkularfeier der Erfindung der Buchdruckerkunst auf dem Marktplatz zu Leipzig stattfindenden Feierlichkeiten (Ceremonial song for the opening of the celebrations taking place on the first day of the quadricentennial celebration of the invention of the art of printing on ...
Charles Wesley wrote texts for at least three Christmas carols, of which the best known was originally entitled "Hark! How All the Welkin Rings", later edited to "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing". [15] A tune from a cantata, Festgesang, by Felix Mendelssohn in 1840 was adapted by William H. Cummings to fit Wesley's words. This combination first ...
— Hark! the Herald Angels Sing — Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Angels We Have Heard on High. Suite Four. Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heav’nly Light - The First Nowell — O Little Town of Bethlehem - I Saw Three Ships - Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Natalie Cole with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells: 3:57: 10. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" Natalie Cole with Orchestra: 3:43: 11. "Good King Wenceslas" Richard Elliott: 3:11: 12. "Christmas Carols in the Air" Choir and Orchestra: 11:28: 13. "In the Bleak Midwinter" Choir and Orchestra: 5:47 ...
All songs written and/or arranged by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted. "Hark!The Herald Angels Sing/The Music Of Christmas"(Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelson, Chapman) – 6:43
"Medley: The First Noel / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come, All Ye Faithful / We Wish You a Merry Christmas" Traditional, Charles Wesley: 6:13: References
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, text by Charles Wesley; Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending, text by Charles Wesley; Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me, text by Augustus Montague Toplady; King also found the following six hymns in 49 of the 52 hymnals: Abide with Me, Fast Falls the Eventide, text by Henry Francis Lyte