January 1 in the twelve days of Christmas can focus on Mary. Oddly, Mary is not particularly present in the Christmas Carol tradition. This may have been because the popular Christmas songs came from the protestant traditions, and Mary was consciously (or unconsciously) not focused upon. Gabriel’s Song (The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came) was …
Gabriel’s Message by Matt Maher. From an old Basque carol translated by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) and arranged by Edgar Pettman (1892) I’d shared another version of this recorded by Moya Brennan back in the day. The lyrics: The angel Gabriel from Heaven came His wings as drifted snow, His eyes as flame “All hail” said …
It’s amazing how quick these twenty-five songs go by each year. It’s also amazing how quick each year is coming around. Gabriel’s Message is becoming a recurring visitor to this annual collection. Here’s a rendition by The Good Shepherd Band.
Various renditions of this setting of the biblical account of Gabriel’s annunciation to Mary of the conception of Jesus are all over the place. I chose this one by Moya Brennan because I like Moya Brennan. The lyrics: 1. The angel Gabriel from heaven came His wings as drifted snow his eyes as flame “All …
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