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Tàladh Chrìosda (' Christ's lullaby ') is the popular name for the Scottish Gaelic Christmas carol Tàladh ar Slànaigheir (' the Lullaby of our Saviour ').It is traditionally sung at Midnight Mass in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.
Wassail! All Over the Town", "The Wassailing Bowl" and "Wassail Song" [a] is an English Christmas carol from the county of Gloucestershire in England, dating back to at least the 18th century, [2] but may be older. [3] The author of the lyrics and the composer of the music are unknown. [4]
A Christmas carol is a carol (a song or hymn) on the theme of Christmas, traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas and holiday season. The term noel has sometimes been used, especially for carols of French origin. [1] Christmas carols may be regarded as a subset of the broader category of Christmas music.
The 50 Best Christmas Carols of All Time 1. "Silent Night" — Michael Buble ... This joyful carol celebrates the birth of Jesus through a blending of Latin and German lyrics. 48. "Sussex Carol ...
Originally, a "Christmas carol" referred to a piece of vocal music in carol form whose lyrics centre on the theme of Christmas or the Christmas season. The difference between a Christmas carol and a Christmas popular song can often be unclear as they are both sung by groups of people going house to house during the Christmas season.
' Christmas is the Best Story ', 2023), lyrics by Robert Labayen and Lawrence Arvin Sibug and music by Kiko Salazar and Jonathan Manalo "Sa Belen Tayo Uuwi" (2023), written by CI Russel Patolot, SSP "Christmas: Courageous Hope" (2023), written and music by Rev. Fr. Rico John Bilangel, C.Ss.R.
"What Child Is This?" is a Christmas carol with lyrics written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865 and set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song, in 1871. Although written in Great Britain, the carol today is more popular in the United States than its country of origin. [1]
The words of the carol were included in Sylvester's 1861 collection A Garland of Christmas Carols where it is claimed to originate from "an old broadside, printed a century and a half since" [i.e. around 1711]: [7] Husk's 1864 Songs of the Nativity also includes the carol, stating: [8]