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The first music mentioned in connection with "Away in a Manger" was a pre-existing composition: Home! Sweet Home! (also known as "There's No Place Like Home"). This was suggested as a musical setting in Little Pilgrim Songs (1883) and The Myrtle (1884), and continued to be mentioned as an appropriate melody for decades to come. [26]
The hymn has been described as the quintessential lullaby carol compared with similar wording lullaby Christmas carols of "Silent Night" and "Away in a Manger" as hymnologists opine that the lyrics and melody both strongly suggest the rocking of a cradle. [5] [needs copy edit]
lyrics: The words of St Germanus were translated by John Mason Neale (1818–1866) tune: Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) written originally to the lyrics of Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming. 1599 "Angels from the Realms of Glory" lyrics: James Montgomery; music: Henry Thomas Smart, 1867, to
His work includes a popular arrangement of "Away in a Manger". [3] He helped write "Daisy Deane" in an American Civil War camp. [4] Murray helped produce the singing lesson book The Pacific Glee Book with Frederic Woodman Root. A portrait of him by Jacob Henry Hall is in the Library of Congress. [5] Murray was born to a Scottish family. [6]
No. Title Writer(s) Performer(s) Length; 1. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Baptiste Calkin: Steve Hindalong: 0:32: 2. "It's Christmas Time" Terry Scott Taylor, Steve Hindalong
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Lyrics Music Length; 1. "The Little Drummer Boy" Katherine Kennicott Davis: Katherine Kennicott Davis: 3:44: 2. "Away in a Manger" Martin Luther: Charles H. Gabriel ...
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