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Though considered by many as a Christmas carol, [1] it is found in the Epiphany section of many hymnals and still used by many churches. [2] The music was adapted by William Henry Monk in 1861 from a tune written by Conrad Kocher in 1838. [1] The hymn is based on the visit of the Biblical Magi in the Nativity of Jesus. [3]
Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. It recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge , an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of ...
[4] [2] [3] The earliest known printed edition of the carol is in a broadsheet dated to c. 1760. [5] A precisely datable reference to the carol is found in the November 1764 edition of the Monthly Review. [6] Some sources claim that the carol dates as far back as the 16th century. [7] Others date it later, to the 18th or early 19th centuries ...
Jefferson Mays and his wife, Susan Lyons, talk about "A Christmas Carol" and the enduring appeal of Charles Dickens' 180-year ghost story of Christmas in an interview with USA Today Network New ...
The song is now performed by choirs around the world, especially during the Christmas season as a Christmas carol. [5] Another motivation of the song may have been to Christianize old English winter season songs used in wassailing the apple orchards — pouring out libations or engaging in similar ceremonies to seek fertility of the trees. [6]
Fezziwig appears in the 1983 animated featurette, Mickey's Christmas Carol, portrayed in a non-speaking role by Mr. Toad and the name spelled as "Fezzywig". In the 1992 film The Muppet Christmas Carol, he is played by Fozzie Bear and called "Fozziwig". Unlike his book counterpart, Fozziwig is still alive and is given a gift by Scrooge following ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Whether you love it or hate it, the "12 Days of Christmas" song is a holiday staple.
"What Child Is This?" is a Christmas carol with lyrics written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865 and set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song, in 1871. Although written in Great Britain, the carol today is more popular in the United States than its country of origin.