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The sources of Christian music are the Jewish tradition of psalm singing, and the music of Hellenistic late antiquity. Paul the Apostle mentions psalms, hymns and sacred songs (Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16) but only in connection with the Christian behavior of the Christians, not with regard to worship music.
"Joy to the World" was written by English minister and hymnist Isaac Watts, based on a Christian interpretation of Psalm 98 and Genesis 3. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts's collection The Psalms of David: Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian State and Worship. [2]
Morrison's vocal influences included Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, which can be heard in his baritone crooning style on several of the Doors' songs. In the 1981 documentary The Doors: A Tribute to Jim Morrison, Rothchild relates his first impression of Morrison as being a "Rock and Roll Bing Crosby". [174]
The two musicians integrated jazz, rock, ethnic, and classical music into their computer-based creations. [ citation needed ] On August 4, 2007, Manzarek hosted a program on BBC Radio 2 about the 40th anniversary of the recording of " Light My Fire " and the group's musical and spiritual influences.
The Christmas song, based on the neighborhood of Hollis, Queens, sampled Clarence Carter's "Back Door Santa" (more on that below) and sounded unlike any other Christmas tune out there.
The track was based on one that Morrison had written and recorded in early 1969, providing both vocals and piano. [118] The Doors reunited at the turn of the century to record music for the Stoned Immaculate: The Music of The Doors tribute album. [140] Following the sessions, band members reunited in 2000 to perform on VH1 Storytellers.
Here's the best modern and new Christmas music to refresh your holiday playlist in 2024, featuring hits from Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and more.
"This Christmas" is a song by American soul musician Donny Hathaway released in 1970 by Atco Records. [3] The song gained renewed popularity when it was included in 1991 on Atco Records' revised edition of their 1968 Soul Christmas compilation album [4] and has since become a modern Christmas standard, with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers reporting that it was the ...