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The Christmas Oratorio (German: Weihnachtsoratorium), BWV 248, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season.It is in six parts, each part a cantata intended for performance in a church service on a feast day of the Christmas period.
Dream a Dream is the third album by Welsh soprano Charlotte Church, released in 2000.The album is principally a collection of Christmas carols but also includes the non-Christmas title track "Dream a Dream", Church's first foray into a more pop-influenced genre, composed by James Shearman and Simon Greenaway based on the melody from Fauré's "Pavane" with lyrics by Sam Babenia.
[1] Lins Honeyman, giving the album a seven out of ten for Cross Rhythms, writes, "a varied release that pushes Christmas music forward whilst acknowledging the genre's glorious past." [ 2 ] Reviewing the album from AllMusic , Thom Jurek says, "a collection of (mostly) traditional carols and hymns with worship choruses and cadenzas woven in for ...
A Christmas cantata or Nativity cantata is a cantata, music for voice or voices in several movements, for Christmas.The importance of the feast inspired many composers to write cantatas for the occasion, some designed to be performed in church services, others for concert or secular celebration.
Church and Sunday school hymnal, a collection of hymns and sacred songs, appropriate for church services, Sunday schools, and general devotional exercises. Compiled and published under the direction of a committee appointed by Mennonite conferences, Musical Editor – John David Brunk (1902) [ 607 ]
The songs on Christmas are renditions of popular Christmas carols and several of Hillsong Music's own songs led by Darlene Zschech & the Hillsong Team. This album has three more tracks than the earlier version of this album entitled Jesus, Christmas Worship Down Under, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Away in a Manger and The First Noel.
The idea for a service consisting of Christmas music interspersed with Bible readings was proposed by the succentor of the cathedral, the Rev. George Walpole (who later became Bishop of Edinburgh). The cathedral — a Victorian gothic building — was still under construction, and services were being held in a temporary wooden structure which ...
Songs for Christmas garnered critical acclaim from music critics. Andrew Greer of Christianity Today rated the album four stars, and proclaimed the album to feature some "delightful artistry." [4] At Worship Leader, they rated the album a perfect five stars, and noted how his original sounding voice comes "drip[ing] with passion". [1]