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A Christingle is a symbolic object used in the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany services of many Christian denominations. It symbolises the birth of Christ , the Light of the World . [ 1 ] A modern Christingle is made from a candle in an orange (representing the light and the world respectively) which is typically decorated with a red ribbon and ...
"Oil in My Lamp", also known as "Give Me Oil in My Lamp" and "Sing Hosanna", is a Christian hymn based on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. The song has been recorded many times and was a hit in Jamaica in 1964 for Eric "Monty" Morris, [1] as well as appearing on The Byrds' 1969 album Ballad of Easy Rider, and also as a single (on the B side of Ballad of Easy Rider, Columbia 44990).
"Here We Come A-wassailing" (or "Here We Come A-Caroling"), also known as "Here We Come A-Christmasing", "Wassail Song" and by many other names, is a traditional English Christmas carol and New Year song, [1] typically sung whilst wassailing, or singing carols, wishing good health and exchanging gifts door to door. [2]
A song written more than 50 years ago to protest the death of four students at Kent State University is seeing a resurgence. Here's why.
It is also part of other hymnals and song books. [3] Max Reger set a SATB choral arrangement of the hymn as No. 1 in his 1901 collection of forty easy-to-execute sacred songs, WoO VI/17, [4] and as No. 42 under the title "Von Gott will ich nicht lassen (Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder)" in volume 3 of his 1902 collection 52 chorale preludes, Op. 67 ...
Christmas lights in Verona, Italy. Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree with lights in London, England. Christmas lights (also known as fairy lights, festive lights or string lights) are lights often used for decoration in celebration of Christmas, often on display throughout the Christmas season including Advent and Christmastide.
When Willie asked the Grammy winner why it was important for her to not publicly reveal the song’s real-life inspiration, Rodrigo said, “I think explanation is never good for art.”
In June 2022, singer Kate Bush told BBC Radio 4 that she hadn’t listened to her 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” for “a really long time.” She hadn’t even performed it live since 2014 ...