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In 1840—a hundred years after the publication of Hymns and Sacred Poems—Mendelssohn composed a cantata to commemorate Johannes Gutenberg's invention of movable type, and it is music from this cantata, adapted by the English musician William H. Cummings to fit the lyrics of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", that is used for the carol today. [3 ...
English lyrics fitted to the Latin hymn-tune "In dulci jubilo"; also known as "Good Christian Friends, Rejoice" "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" *music: Felix Mendelssohn, words: Charles Wesley, amended by George Whitefield and Martin Madan: 1739
Part 2, beginning "Vaterland, in deinen Gauen", was later adapted to the words of Charles Wesley’s Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing " (against Wesley's original request, as he had originally wanted more somber music, though he had been long deceased by this point).
Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was an English Anglican cleric and a principal leader of the Methodist movement. Wesley was a prolific hymnwriter who wrote over 6,500 hymns during his lifetime. [2]
— Hark! the Herald Angels Sing — Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Angels We Have Heard on High. Suite Four. Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heav’nly Light - The First Nowell — O Little Town of Bethlehem - I Saw Three Ships - Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
Angel Medley – 4:40 a. "Angels We Have Heard On High" (traditional) b. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley) "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 4:02 "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Edward Pola, George Wyle) – 3:34
International edition [3] [4]; No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "Medley: Jolly Old St. Nicholas / The Little Drummer Boy" Traditional, Katherine K. Davis 4:46: 2. "Medley: O Holy Night / We Three Kings Of Orient Are / Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly"
Robin Gibb; Traditional (additional lyrics) 5:18: 12. "Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween" Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb: 3:30: 13. "Ellan Vannin" Eliza S. Craven Green; Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (additional lyrics) 3:33: 14. "In the Bleak Midwinter/O Come All Ye Faithful/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/While Shepherds Watched ...