Christmas Jingles
Wishing you all a merry christmas and a happy new year with a small collection of my christmas jingles and a little bit of history behind each of these..
Song no.1: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas History reverts back to the 16th century with its roots in England. However the author and the composer of the song still remain unknown to the whole world.
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Song no.2: Silent Night
Silent Night (Stille Nacht)is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song Stille Nacht were written in German by the Austrian priest Father Josef Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber. In 1863, John Freeman Young translated the song into the English version sung today.
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Song no.3: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
This song is a traditional standard at Christmas time, and has been covered by numerous recording artists.It was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. It became an instant hit with orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music the next day and over 400,000 copies sold by Christmas.
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Song no.4: Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells, originally titled "One Horse Open Sleigh" was written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857. This song was meant for a Thanksgiving program initially. It's one of favorites when i used to be a part of my School (Alpha) choir..
Interesting .....!! "Jingle Bells" was the first song broadcast from space, in a Christmas-themed prank by Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra, December 16, 1965.
Listen:
Thanks to Our "Alpha"..
Thanks to Online Christmas Songs Karaoke Sources..
Song no.1: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas History reverts back to the 16th century with its roots in England. However the author and the composer of the song still remain unknown to the whole world.
Listen:
Song no.2: Silent Night
Silent Night (Stille Nacht)is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song Stille Nacht were written in German by the Austrian priest Father Josef Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber. In 1863, John Freeman Young translated the song into the English version sung today.
Listen:
Song no.3: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
This song is a traditional standard at Christmas time, and has been covered by numerous recording artists.It was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. It became an instant hit with orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music the next day and over 400,000 copies sold by Christmas.
Listen:
Song no.4: Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells, originally titled "One Horse Open Sleigh" was written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857. This song was meant for a Thanksgiving program initially. It's one of favorites when i used to be a part of my School (Alpha) choir..
Interesting .....!! "Jingle Bells" was the first song broadcast from space, in a Christmas-themed prank by Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra, December 16, 1965.
Listen:
Thanks to Our "Alpha"..
Thanks to Online Christmas Songs Karaoke Sources..
Comments
In the last few seconds of Santa Claus is coming to town, I was wondering what happened to your voice. Later realized that it was a bunch of kids singingg ;)
I miss Alpha!!!
Wonderful job. I loved all of the songs... especially Santa claus is coming to town.I played it to my daughter on Christmas eve and beleive me everytime she hear you sing she was all smiles.Thanks for the Christmas gift.
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