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Spiritual, hymn. Songwriter (s) Unknown. "Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow" is a song telling the story of Christmas morning, describing a "star in the East" that will lead to the birthplace of Christ. The title derives from a lyric repeated throughout the song. Depending on how the song is arranged and performed, it is known variously as a ...
Composed. 1919 (1919) Play ⓘ. " Carol of the Bells " is a popular Christmas carol, which is based on the Ukrainian New Year's song " Shchedryk ." The music for the carol comes from the song written by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914; the English-language lyrics were written in 1936 by Peter Wilhousky.
' Glimmering ', 1987), music by Ryan Cayabyab and lyrics by Jose Javier Reyes "Pasko Na Sinta Ko" (lit. ' It's Christmas Now My Dear ', 1982), written by Francis Dandan and music by Aurelio Estanislao "Merry Christmas, Nasaan Ka Man" (lit. ' Merry Christmas, Wherever You Are ', 1986), written by Levi Celerio and music by Stephen Michael Schwartz
"The Holly and the Ivy" is a traditional British folk Christmas carol, listed as number 514 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song can be traced only as far as the early nineteenth century, but the lyrics reflect an association between holly and Christmas dating at least as far as medieval times. The lyrics and melody varied significantly in ...
The Pogues, "Fairytale of New York". If you're a little too happy on Christmas, tune in to this depressing but beautiful staple and take it down a notch. 12. Bruce Springsteen, "Santa Claus Is ...
Russian Christmas Music is a musical piece for symphonic band, written by Alfred Reed in 1944. It is one of the most frequently performed pieces of concert band literature. [citation needed] Reed was commissioned to write a piece of " Russian music" for a concert in Denver, Colorado. The concert's aim was to improve Soviet - American relations ...
12. "Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)" by Lou Monte. "Dominick the Donkey" is actually a Christmas song that many sing with great affection, but it gets pretty funny when ...
Shchedryk ("Bountiful Evening") is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year 's song, known in English as "The Little Swallow". It tells the story of a swallow flying into a household to proclaim the plentiful and bountiful year that the family will have. [4] The title is derived from the Ukrainian word for "bountiful".