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Like the 1816 "Angels from the Realms of Glory", the lyrics of "Angels We Have Heard on High" are inspired by, but not an exact translation of, the traditional French carol known as "Les Anges dans nos campagnes" ("the angels in our countryside"), whose first known publication was in 1842. [3] The music was attributed to "W. M.".
The Herald Angels Sing/The Music Of Christmas"(Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelson, Chapman) – 6:43 "Christmas Is All In The Heart" (feat. CeCe Winans) – 5:15 "Angels We Have Heard on High" (Edward Shippen Barnes) – 5:39 "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" (John Mason Neale, Henry Sloane Coffin) – 3:28 "Our God Is With Us" (Chapman, Michael W. Smith ...
"Angels from the Realms of Glory" lyrics: James Montgomery; music: Henry Thomas Smart, 1867, to the tune of "Regent Square". In the UK a slightly different arrangement of "Angels We Have Heard on High" ("Gloria") 1816 "Angels We Have Heard on High"
Awarding the album four stars at CCM Magazine, Jaime Vaughn states, "The title track 'It’s Christmas' is a festive pop sound that will help you get right into the Christmas spirit with lyrics 'Can you feel it in the air / Joy is everywhere, it’s Christmas / Everything is shining bright / Oh what a glorious night, it’s Christmas.'
Noel, "Angels We Have Heard on High", with Jenny Gullen and Stephen Murray (Via, 1995) Orphans of God: A Tribute to Mark Heard, "Love Is So Blind" (Fingerprint, 1996) Within the Sound of Your Voice by Amy Morriss, "Has to Be You" (Myrrh, 1997) Songs 4 Life: Renew Your Heart, "Seize the Day" (Madacy, 1998)
A variation of this tune, "Gloria", is used for the American carol Angels We Have Heard on High. Sometimes the original "Gloria in excelsis Deo" refrain from the French carol is sung in place of Montgomery's lyric: "Come and worship Christ the new-born King". In the United States, "Regent Square" is the most common tune for this carol. [1]
Rutter, who composed many works to celebrate Christmas, wrote his own text for Angels' Carol, beginning "Have you heard the sound of the angel voices". [1] The text alludes to several aspects of the Christmas story, with the Latin refrain "Gloria in excelsis Deo" from the angels' song mentioned in the Gospel of Luke narration of the annunciation to the shepherds.
Celine Dion released two French-language Christmas albums in her early career: Céline Dion chante Noël (1981) [2] and Chants et contes de Noël (1983). [3] Later, in 1993, she recorded "The Christmas Song" which appears on David Foster's The Christmas Album. [4]