New Year’s Eve (or Hogmanay) falls during the twelve days of Christmas. A carol that refers directly to the change of year is Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly. I like Kate Rusby’s rendition from 2014’s Angels And Men. “Fast away the old year passes, Hail the new, both lads and lasses…” Blessed New …
In the twelve days of Christmas December 30 can also be a feast of the holy family. Here’s John Michael Talbot (and friends) singing Of The Father’s Love Begotten.
Continuing through twelve days of Christmas, one text that is part of December 29 is Luke 2: 25-35, the Song Of Simeon, also called the Nunc Dimittis (from Latin ‘Now You Dismiss’). It’s also a feast day of Thomas Beckitt, but that’s not so exciting for singing about. There are many song versions of Simeon’s …
December 28 is the day some parts of the church remember the account recorded in Matthew’s Gospel where Herod orders the death of children in order to end the life of Jesus. The Coventry Carol is based on that awful event. Here it is sung by Pentatonix.
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