2010 Christmas Card Carol
It's always interesting when people ask for "the story" behind a song. Sometimes I can oblige with the kind of thing they're asking for, and sometimes the story is right there in the song, and nothing more needs to be said. That's the case with this one. For the story behind this song, you need only read Luke 2 and Matthew 1-2. :)
This song is part of a longer program I'm concocting for Easter of 2011, where it will be a choral, so yes, there's an SATB and instrumental obbligato coming, but they won't be ready until spring.
In the first recording, James works his usual magic. The second recording is by a lovely young woman James introduced to me after meeting her in a competition. Anca Miriam Rus is originally from Transylvania, Romania, and currently lives in Canada. I hope you enjoy her beautiful and unique take on this song.
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