Europe has created inspiring Christmas music! Right now I'm listening to Handel's Messiah from the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. The music, setting, and history--some of the things that keep us going back!
A special Christmas greeting to our British cousins on the Forum (and to Germany for Handel).
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white plains, ny, usa
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While most Americans are familiar with the iconic composition " Sleigh Ride " by the New England composer Leroy Anderson , this is a " Sleigh Ride " by the relatively unknown English composer Frederick Delius --- http://youtu.be/j4VLc7DYJ8Y
Posted by
OP
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
Emma, thank you.
And Best Holiday Wishes to all our Forum contributors. All of our Forum contributors living in the UK are valued members of our community.
Am constantly impressed with how well you all write, the Mother Tongue. Now you could work on those accents, but....
:-)
Posted by
white plains, ny, usa
4140 posts
Not to forget that Professor Higgins once infamously quipped ( and correctly so ) " In America , they haven't used it for years "
Posted by
Tel Aviv
15582 posts
Ah, written by an Irishman - need I say more
happy new year to all
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Northamptonshire, England
32752 posts
Now floating around on YouTube and broadcast here 2 days ago is the original Lessons and Carols at Kings. Old black and white, and one of the choristers has a high note that could shatter glass. Lots of fun to see the how as it was in 1954.
Not so many of the newer hymns there....