favorite Christmas song

[dekeguy]

Originally Posted by barbino

Gloria In Excelsis Deo - ever since I had to sing it in the grammar school Christmas choir.

This is not meant as a snide comment but rather as an actual question. Do you mean "Angels We Have Heard On High"? or another carol incorporating the words "Gloria In Excelsis Deo"?

Peter

[barbino]

Originally Posted by dekeguy

This is not meant as a snide comment but rather as an actual question. Do you mean "Angels We Have Heard On High"? or another carol incorporating the words "Gloria In Excelsis Deo"?

Peter

You are right, it is "Angels We Have Heard On High." I have never called it anything but "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" which is actually the chorus part.

Barb

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by barbino

You are right, it is "Angels We Have Heard On High." I have never called it anything but "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" which is actually the chorus part.

Barb

I may have said this before, but when I was a child, I thought the choir was singing, "O-re-o! Jesus loves me be-st!". I loved the music but thought the words were really conceited!

[honeychile]

I'm one of those unfortunate people who, while I so rarely cry, will cry at beautiful music. My personal favorite Christmas CD is Twila Paris' It's the Thought with the following tracks:

1. Midwinter
2. Alleluia, Christ Is Born
3. Glory to God (The Angels Song)
4. Away in a Manger
5. White Christmas/Whiter Than Snow
6. It's the Thought
7. I Saw Three Ships
8. This World
9. Down in Yon Forest
10. O Holy Night
11. Hallelujah Chorus
12. Wandering Pilgrim

If you ever catch me listening to it, feel free to sit down and cry with me, or mock me. It's 11 years old, and I still love it!

I couldn't find Twila Paris' version on YouTube, but here's Joan Baez singing Down in Yon Forest (Twila's version segues into O Holy Night):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo4-bOxI_fg

Did anyone else ever see Young Messiah, about 8-10 years ago?

[carnation]

Bumping for 2014!