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Andrew Culverwell (born on 19 December 1944 in Somerset, England) [1] was an English Contemporary Christian music artist and songwriter who recorded in the 1970s and 1980s. His most notable contribution to contemporary Christian music is possibly the Christmas song "Come On Ring Those Bells", [2] performed in 1977 by Evie. Andrew died 12/1/2023.
Advent songs (German: Adventslieder) are songs and hymns intended for Advent, the four weeks of preparation for Christmas. Topics of the time of expectation are the hope for a Messiah , prophecies, and the symbolism of light, among others.
The tradition of Christmas carols goes back as far as the 13th century, although carols were originally communal songs sung during celebrations like harvest tide as well as Christmas. It was only in the late 18th and 19th centuries that carols began to be sung in church, and to be specifically associated with Christmas.
The word carol is derived from the Old French word carole, a circle dance accompanied by singers (in turn derived from the Latin choraula).Carols were very popular as dance songs from the 1150s to the 1350s, after which their use expanded as processional songs sung during festivals, while others were written to accompany religious mystery plays (such as the "Coventry Carol", written before 1534).
Seven days before Christmas Eve monasteries would sing the “O antiphons” in anticipation of Christmas Eve when the eighth antiphon, “O Virgo virginum” (“O Virgin of virgins”) would be sung before and after Mary's canticle, the Magnificat (Luke 1:46b–55). The Latin metrical form of the hymn was composed as early as the 12th century ...
The song was first published in the 1582 Finnish song book Piae Cantiones, a volume of 74 medieval songs with Latin texts collected by Jaakko Suomalainen, a Finnish Lutheran cleric, and published by T. P. Rutha, a Catholic printer. [3] The song book had its origins in the libraries of cathedral song schools, whose repertory also had strong ...
And speaking of this seasonal music, we've put together a list of 25 of the best religious Christmas songs! ... A Catholic prayer written and sung in Latin, "Ave Maria" translated is addressed to ...
A Christmas carol is a carol (a song or hymn) on the theme of Christmas, traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas and holiday season. The term noel has sometimes been used, especially for carols of French origin. [1] Christmas carols may be regarded as a subset of the broader category of Christmas music.