I’ve featured O Come, O Come Emmanuel lots and lots of times as part of Christmas Songs. This recently released version by Sara Groves has a new tune and setting for the lyrics. It’s very tasteful, and singable I think, though fans of the words themselves would probably prefer the old tune, and those who …

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Sara Groves has a /christmas album out as well. These videos A Wassailer’s Guide To Christmas Carols examine some of th more esoteric aspects of seasonal song. 1. Moving punctuation. 2. On traditional texts and regional tunes. (with some weird lyrics being sung to a traditional tune) 3. Antiphons. O Antiphons. (The secret origin of …

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