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Lyrics said to be by Martin Luther<\/p>\n
Musical compositions most well known were added to lyrics by\u00a0William J. Kirkpatrick\u00a0(1895) and\u00a0James R. Murray\u00a0(1887).<\/p>\n
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Unknown date for lyric composition but the lyrics first appeared publicly in May 1884, in\u00a0The Myrtle<\/i>, a periodical of the\u00a0Universalist\u00a0Publishing House in\u00a0Boston, Massachusetts.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n Many have theorized that the lyrics were composed in honor of the 400th year celebration of Martin Luther, and were attributed to Luther as a marketing campaign. Unfortunately, it is still unknown if Luther ever penned the lyrics and if so, why he did so.<\/p>\n Boston Massachusetts if it’s not attributed to Luther. If attributed to Luther it would be Germany.<\/p>\n Unknown<\/p>\n 16th Century sometime, according to\u00a0T<\/em>he Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music<\/i>, Routledge, 2014. The earliest known publication comes from 1760, in a publication from Bow Church-Yard, London.<\/p>\n While the 1760 edition can be difficult to find, an 1830 edition is reserved by the British Library<\/a>. It was part of a Broadside publication of Christmas Carols<\/a>.<\/p>\n Unknown<\/p>\n The first known lyrics originated from the London region, as do many of our early Christmas traditions.<\/p>\n Compiled by\u00a0John Wesley Work, Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n Believed to have been written around 1865.<\/p>\n The modern version created somewhere around the 1960’s.<\/p>\n The original version has little data concerning the purpose of the composition. Mostly likely existed in multiple African forms before being collected by Work Jr.<\/p>\n The modern version was popularized by\u00a0Peter, Paul and Mary<\/a>, along with their musical director,\u00a0Milt Okun, adapted and rewrote “Go Tell It on the Mountain” as “Tell It on the Mountain”, their lyrics referring specifically to\u00a0Exodus\u00a0and using the phrase “Let my people go,” but referring implicitly to the\u00a0Civil Rights\u00a0struggle of the early 1960s.[1]<\/a><\/p>\n The origins are attributed to African-American folk music, so it is possible that both African and American influences lead to the compilation of this song. It is likely that it was African in origin due to the fact that John Wesley Work Jr. was an African American who frequently collected African works. Work lived in Tennessee at the time.<\/p>\n Charles Wesley<\/p>\n First appeared in 1739 in the collection\u00a0Hymns and Sacred Poems<\/i>.<\/p>\n The hymn was penned by Charles Wesley as a song to sing for Christmas day at church. Wesley wrote probably more hymns than any other composer in history.<\/p>\n The popular version we know today is the result of alterations by various hands, by Wesley’s co-worker\u00a0George Whitefield<\/a>\u00a0who changed the opening couplet to the familiar one, and by\u00a0Felix Mendelssohn<\/a>. A hundred years after the publication of\u00a0Hymns and Sacred Poems<\/i>, in 1840, Mendelssohn composed a cantata to commemorate\u00a0Johann Gutenberg<\/a>‘s invention of the printing press, and it is music from this cantata, adapted by the English musician\u00a0William H. Cummings<\/a>\u00a0to fit the lyrics of \u201cHark! The Herald Angels Sing\u201d.[1]<\/a><\/sup>[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n London<\/p>\n The words are by English hymn writer\u00a0Isaac Watts<\/a>, based on the second half of\u00a0Psalm 98.<\/p>\n The song was first published in 1719 in Watts’ collection;\u00a0The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship<\/i>.<\/p>\n The music was adapted and arranged to Watts’ lyrics by\u00a0Lowell Mason\u00a0in 1839 from an older melody which was then believed to have originated from\u00a0Handel (The guy who wrote “The Messiah.”)<\/p>\n Watts wrote the words of “Joy to the World” as a hymn glorifying\u00a0Christ’s triumphant return\u00a0at the end of the age<\/p>\n Cheshunt area, just outside London.<\/p>\n Franz Xaver Gruber<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Joseph Mohr<\/a>. Later edited by John F. Young<\/a><\/p>\n 1818.<\/p>\n The song was first performed on\u00a0Christmas Eve\u00a01818 at St Nicholas parish church in\u00a0Oberndorf, a village in the\u00a0Austrian Empire\u00a0on the\u00a0Salzach\u00a0river in present-day Austria.[1]<\/a>\u00a0It is probable that the song was composed specifically for the Christmas eve service.<\/p>\n Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria.<\/p>\n Lyrics by\u00a0Adolphe Adam<\/a><\/p>\n The original musical composition was not intended for this song. It was written by\u00a0poet\u00a0Placide Chapeau<\/a>. The original poem was titled\u00a0“Minuit, chr\u00e9tiens” (Midnight, Christians).<\/p>\n 1847.<\/p>\n The poem was written for the Roquelaure church, at the end of the year 1843, the church organ was recently renovated. To celebrate the event, the parish priest asked Cappeau, native from this town, to write a Christmas poem. Cappeau did it, although being a professed anticlerical and atheist.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n The lyrics were added 4 years after the poem was created and were performed by\u00a0Emily Laurey, at the\u00a0Roquelaure church.<\/p>\n Roquelaure, southern France.<\/p>\n Original composition is unknown but typically attributed to the O Antiphons<\/a>\u00a0vespers in the 5th century.<\/p>\n Modern renditions believed to originate from the 12th century appears in\u00a0Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum,<\/i> in the 1700s by various artists.<\/p>\n The musical composition is linked to\u00a0Veni Emmanuel<\/i>\u00a0was first linked with Thomas Belmore<\/a>, 1851.<\/p>\n 15th Century sometime.<\/p>\n The first official publication was\u00a0published in Cologne in 1710. This was in a\u00a0hymnal first assembled by\u00a0Jesuit\u00a0hymnographer Johannes Herringsdorf in 1610.\u00a0The publication was the\u00a0seventh edition of\u00a0Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum.<\/i>[1]<\/a><\/p>\n Thomas Belmore<\/a> added the modern and well known metric to the lyrics in 1851.<\/p>\n The 1861 translation from\u00a0Hymns Ancient and Modern<\/a>\u00a0is the most prominent by far in the English-speaking world.<\/p>\n Mostly unknown<\/p>\n Various<\/p>\n Original composition by\u00a0John Francis Wade<\/a>, in Latin.<\/p>\n Later revised by\u00a0\u00a0John Reading<\/a>\u00a0(1645\u20131692) and King\u00a0John IV of Portugal<\/a>\u00a0(1604\u20131656).[1]<\/a><\/sup>[2]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n The oldest known manuscript is\u00a0from 1751, titled Adeste\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Fiddles<\/i>.\u00a0Wade included it in his own publication of\u00a0Cantus Diversi.<\/i><\/sup><\/p>\n Translated into English in 1841, by\u00a0Frederick Oakley<\/a>.<\/p>\n Unknown<\/p>\n Unknown other than it was created as a Christmas song and first placed in the hymnal by John Wade,\u00a0Cantus Diversi.<\/i><\/p>\n The lyrics\u00a0were written by\u00a0Phillips Brooks<\/a>, an\u00a0Episcopal\u00a0priest, rector of the\u00a0Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia.<\/p>\n The music was done by\u00a0Lewis Redner<\/a>\u00a0in the same year.<\/p>\n 1865.<\/p>\n Most known musical arrangement came from an adjustment in 1868 by Lewis Redner.<\/p>\n The text was\u00a0written after\u00a0Phillips Brooks\u00a0visited Bethlehem\u00a0in 1865. He brought the lyrics back and his organists prepared music for it. It was first published in 1868 after Lewis Redner finalized the music accompaniment to the lyrics. It was performed in the Christmas service in 1868.<\/p>\n Bethlehem and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I tend to ponder about things. Where they came from, who started them, yada yada yada. I drove my parents crazy I am sure. Luckily for me, the internet can usually answer all my questions. 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\nGod Rest Ye Merry Gentelmen<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nGo Tell It On The Mountain<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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\nHark The Herold Angels Sing<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nJoy To The World<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nSilent Night<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nO Holy night<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nO Come, O Come Emmanuel<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nO Come All Ye Faithful<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nO Little Town Of Bethlehem<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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