Category Archives: Christmas

Before There Was Christmas

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Brad

Today is the first Sunday of Advent.  It is the official start of the Christmas season. What would the Christmas season be without music?  From now through Christmas I’ll be exploring some of the Christmas music we all enjoy. Did you … Continue reading →

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Holy Grail: Christmas Edition

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Brad

“There were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they … Continue reading →

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Silent Night. The History of a Famous Carol

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Brad

Christmas Eve 1818.  In 1818, the carol “Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht” was heard for the first time in a village church in Oberndorf, Austria. The congregation at that Midnight Mass in St. Nicholas Church listened as the voices of the … Continue reading →

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