Christmas Nativity Scenes Present the Miracle Birth of Jesus the Savior of the World
It is true that the Nativity scene represents more than just a religion. It memorializes the birth of Jesus Christ. It captures that single moment in time when God, because of His mercy, sent the Savior of the world.
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Martin Luther May Have Authored Away in a Manger
This beloved Children's song was first published in an 1885 Lutheran Sunday School book compiled by James R. Murray (1841-1905), who gave the song a subtitle of Luther's Cradle Hymn.
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Jester Harrison Wrote the Hymn Marys Boy Child
Mary's Boy Child was written by Jester Harrison.
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Composer Jester Hairston Writes Marys Boy Child
Mary's Boy Child was written in 1956 by Jasper Hairston. The melody of the song is reminiscent of the music the composer so loved to preserve: The Negro Spiritual.
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The Beginning of the Christian Year
The traditions and history of the Advent Season, the beginning of the Christian year.
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The Composer of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is Unknown
The composer of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is unknown. There is record of it being sung within the Christian Church since the 15th century.
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Tha Original Melody of The First Noel (Nowell) was Created by an Anomymous Writer
In varied Christmas Carol books the song title will either read Noel, or Nowell. The English word Nowell< /i> is from the French word Noel, which means Christmas and is derived from the Latin word natalis meaning birth.
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Composer John W. Works Promotes African American Folk-Work with Go Tell It on the Mountain
In one format or another since its conception, the anthem of Go Tell It on the Mountain has been sung in the fields, on buses, in the streets, in churches, on school choir platforms and in concert halls.
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Where Is He?
Only a few wise men recognized the heavenly announcement of His birth, and traveled far to see with their own eyes the one who would be the King of kings.
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O Holy Night as a Powerful Song Illustrating an Unusual Journey
On Christmas Eve, 1906, Reginald Fessenden, a Canadian inventor, broadcast the very first AM radio program which included him playing a violin solo. The hymn he chose as the first musical piece to ever be broadcast via radio airways was O Holy Night.
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