British History, Sung at Christmas
December 25, 2011 2:28 PM Subscribe
The Truth about Christmas Carols -- Howard Goodall uncovers the surprising and often secret history of the Christmas carol in this hour-long BBC documentary.
"A chicken, stuffed with a pheasant, stuffed with a partridge, stuffed with three quails. Not for the fainthearted."
posted by gray17 at 2:59 PM on December 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by gray17 at 2:59 PM on December 25, 2011 [1 favorite]
Can someone please just really quickly say what the surprise and secret is?
posted by Deathalicious at 6:26 PM on December 25, 2011
posted by Deathalicious at 6:26 PM on December 25, 2011
Deathalicious: "Can someone please just really quickly say what the surprise and secret is?"
They're awesome.
posted by ob1quixote at 6:30 PM on December 25, 2011
They're awesome.
posted by ob1quixote at 6:30 PM on December 25, 2011
In all seriousness, crunchland pretty much sums it up above.
posted by ob1quixote at 6:36 PM on December 25, 2011
posted by ob1quixote at 6:36 PM on December 25, 2011
Plainsong was not "invented." The church adopted it and adapted it for its own purposes, just like they adopted and adapted everything else.
posted by charlesminus at 9:29 PM on December 25, 2011
posted by charlesminus at 9:29 PM on December 25, 2011
Well, wikipedia says that it "originated in the 3rd century," but what the heck. It's wikipedia. Merry Christmas.
posted by crunchland at 10:24 PM on December 25, 2011
posted by crunchland at 10:24 PM on December 25, 2011
c. 200 | Plainsong -- Monophonic, traditional songs used in the liturgies of the Catholic Church, invented around the 3rd century.
Before Nicea there wasn't really a "THE" Church; much less a catholic one; much, much less a Catholic one.
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 5:51 AM on December 27, 2011
Before Nicea there wasn't really a "THE" Church; much less a catholic one; much, much less a Catholic one.
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 5:51 AM on December 27, 2011
ob1quixote: "In all seriousness, crunchland pretty much sums it up above."
Not secrety or surprisey enough. :(
posted by Deathalicious at 8:43 AM on December 27, 2011
Not secrety or surprisey enough. :(
posted by Deathalicious at 8:43 AM on December 27, 2011
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Notes :
c. 200 | Plainsong -- Monophonic, traditional songs used in the liturgies of the Catholic Church, invented around the 3rd century.
c. 1300 | Angelus Ad Virginem -- Sacred lyrics applied to popular folk music celebrating the birth of Christ, more specifically the Annunciation. Thought to have been written in the 14th century by Franciscan monks. (translation)
c. 1500 | Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day -- A traditional carol that dates back to Tudor England. (lyrics)
c. 1500 | The Coventry Carol -- A song about the massacre of the innocents c. 1500. (lyrics)
1646 | The World Turned Upside Down -- An english protest song against the puritans and Cromwell, and the suppression of the celebration of Christmas, written in 1646 using a folk tune by the name of When the King Enjoys His Own Again.. (lyrics)
c. 1725 | O Come, All Ye Faithful -- Also known as Adeste Fideles, or the Portuguese Hymn. Said to be a rallying call for those loyal to the restoration of the Stewart monarchy and the Jacobian cause. (lyrics)
c. 1500 | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen -- An example of an old song that was sung to various tunes, all around England, since the 16th century, though the tune most of us know now has become universal. It is the only carol actually mentioned in A Christmas Carol (1843), by Charles Dickens.(lyrics)
c. 1800 | Awake and Join the Cheerful Choir -- A traditional country carol that represents regional british celebratory tunes, sung near Dorchester. (lyrics)
posted by crunchland at 2:30 PM on December 25, 2011 [2 favorites]