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In common with many traditional songs and carols, the lyrics vary across books. The versions compared below are taken from The New English Hymnal (1986) (which is the version used in Henry Ramsden Bramley and John Stainer's Carols, New and Old), [1] [13] Ralph Dunstan's gallery version in the Cornish Songbook (1929) [14] and Reverend Charles Lewis Hutchins's version in Carols Old and Carols ...
"O Holy Night" (original title: Cantique de Noël) is a sacred song about the night of the birth of Jesus Christ, described in the first verse as "the dear Saviour", and frequently performed as a Christmas carol.
William Sandys (1792 – 18 February 1874) (pronounced "Sands") was an English solicitor, member of the Percy Society, fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and remembered for his publication Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern (London, Richard Beckley, 1833), a collection of seasonal carols that Sandys had gathered and also apparently improvised.
That first line states, "The first noel the angels did say." The angels were bringing good news of the birth of Christ which combines all of the derivatives of the word.
The Magic of Christmas is a 1960 album by Nat King Cole, arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmichael. [3]This was Cole's only complete album of Christmas songs, although he had recorded several holiday singles earlier in his career.
Regney wrote the lyrics for the song, while Shayne composed the music in October 1962. [2] This was an unusual arrangement for the two writers. Usually, it was Shayne who wrote the lyrics for their songs while Regney composed the music, as they did when they wrote a song based on the classic children's song "Rain Rain Go Away". [1] [2]
"The First Noel" – Yule Be Wiggling "Five Little Ducks" – Wake Up Jeff "Five Little Joeys Jumping on the Bed" – Big Red Car "Fly Through the Air" – Here Comes a Song "Fly Through the Sky"- Top of the Tots "Follow the Bird"- Cold Spaghetti Western "Follow the Leader" – Getting Strong "Food Food Food (Oh How I Love My Food)" – Toot, Toot!
An original song written and recorded by the group for charity, with the music video a perennial favorite on the MTV through the late 1980s and 1990s. It first appeared on two 1987 various artist holiday compilation albums: A Very Special Christmas and Christmas Rap , with the former album to benefit the Special Olympics .