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- Jesus Refulsit Omnium is often cited as the oldest known Christmas song in the world. Like many of the first Christmas songs, “Jesus Refulsit Omnium” is a Christian hymn. The hymn was composed in Latin by St. Hilary of Poitiers sometime in the fourth century.
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Like many of the first Christmas songs, “Jesus Refulsit Omnium” is a Christian hymn. The hymn was composed in Latin by St. Hilary of Poitiers sometime in the fourth century. It is believed that he may have created the song after the first recorded Christmas celebration took place in 336 AD.
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- Angels We Have Heard on High by Anonymous/Unknown (translated by James Chadwick, 1862) Angels we have heard on high / Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
- Angels, From the Realms of Glory by James Montgomery (1816) Angels from the realms of glory / Wing your flight o’er all the earth; Ye who sang creation’s story / Now proclaim Messiah’s birth.
- Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus by Charles Wesley (1745) Come, Thou long-expected Jesus / Born to set Thy people free; From our fears and sins release us / Let us find our rest in Thee.
- For Unto Us a Child Is Born from The Messiah (based on Isaiah 9:6) by George Frederic Handel (1741) For unto us a Child is born / Unto us a Son is given,
Dec 21, 2017 · These are mostly traditional Christian Christmas songs, but some new ones that I felt were sweet such as this first song by Faith Hill and Harry Connick Jr.’s song below. On some you’ll find some background stories for your interest, including what Bible passages they may have been based on.
The very first recorded vestiges of what became Christmas songs came way before the commercialized holiday, in ancient, second-century Rome. Then, the Christian order of the day demanded the hymns be sung to propagate Trinitarian Christian doctrine claiming that God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all equals, three beings in ...
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- Joy To The World. "Joy to the World" is a popular Christmas carol with words by Isaac Watts. As of the late 20th century, "Joy to the World" was the most-published Christmas hymn in North America.
- O Holy Night. "O Holy Night" is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by poet Placide Cappeau (1808–1877).
Dec 17, 2023 · 25 Religious Christmas Songs. 1. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" by Anna Madsen. An earnest tune that anticipates Jesus Christ's arrival, Anna Madsen sings this advent-inspired request...
Dec 23, 2019 · In fact, the earliest known Christmas hymn was written by St. Hilary of Poitiers in the year 336AD, just twenty-three years after Constantine legalized Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. It was called “Jesus, Light of All Nations.”
