Story Behind Christmas Songs

His son james tells the story of how the song came to be.

Story behind christmas songs. Sing along to good king wenceslas. Good king wenceslas looked out upon the feast of stephen when the snow lay round about deep and crisp and even. Here are the stories and meanings behind four of the world s most loved christmas carols. But the true lyricist was unknown until as recently as 1995 when an 1820 manuscript was discovered that confirmed the men behind the song.

Nicholas was not working which threatened the singing sans accompaniment at the christmas eve service. Over the years the music for this ubiquitous christmas song has been erroneously attributed to plenty of famous composers including haydn and beethoven. Crosby s original version recorded in may 1942 for decca most christmas songs over the years have been made during the summer months. The story goes that father joseph mohr of oberndorf austria was determined to.

The legend behind one of the most popular christmas carols in the world plays out as a sort of christmas miracle. The story behind the christmas song mel tormé famously co wrote one of the most well known carols of all time in 1945. We should be thankful then that we have christmas carols to remind us why we celebrate and to help us praise god for keeping his promise to send a savior to his people the same savior whom we celebrate today. Jingle bells dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh o er the fields we go laughing all the way while this is a popular christmas jingle this song wasn t written for the holiday at all.

Angels we have heard on high. On a different site all. The story behind white christmas is fascinating. Brightly shone the moon that night though the frost was cruel when a poor man came in site gathering.

So this christmas song has got quite a confusing story behind it. The organ at the church of st. The song was actually written by two austrians. Thank you so much for sharing the stories behind the songs.

The history of christmas carols. He wrote over 300 songs played piano and drums arranged for orchestra acted in movies and television penned a couple of best selling biographies the other side of the rainbow his book on judy garland is especially insightful and even found time to fly airplanes as a commercial pilot. Here are eight unusual stories about popular christmas songs that you didn t know. It makes the singing of them all the richer.

And though his low key recording of the christmas. Singing holiday songs goes hand in hand with baking christmas treats and learning the story of santa claus and rudolph the red nosed reindeer.