Don’t know about anyone else, but it seems that my facebook feed is filling with Christmas music and carols shared by lots of different people. I’ve already ruled out a couple of possible shares so that I can provide something that hasn’t yet appeared ๐
Vocal
Happy Saint Andrew’s Day
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An Even Older Carol
Again a very old carol – and once again there are many arrangements/versions/interpretations to choose from. All I can say is that this time Enya got my vote.
An Old Carol
Another old carol. Many years ago Steeleye Span released a single that rose up the charts – I’m sure many of you have heard their version of Gaudete. The B-side was this song, which I think is better!! Rather different compared to yesterday’s song.
Too Early For Christmas?
With Thanksgiving past I am going to move to “seasonal” music and we start with something soothing – as it is a Friday.
Not a Happy Symphony
This seems the ideal “big piece” for this Monday in the ‘remembrance season’. This is not something written specifically for such a purpose – but it does reflect on the effect of wars.
Some Soft Jazz
Still no winner formally declared in the US presidential election, so perhaps we need some more chillin’ music ๐
A Strangely Compelling Crossover
There is a wealth of Medieval and Renaissance music within the sacred music archives and today I link to an example of that from Spain.
An Unusual Lord’s Prayer
I heard this a couple of years ago and “filed it away” to listen to again. Like yesterday’s music this perhaps sounds a bit ‘unusual’ to those who are not used to it. The music of the orthodox churches seems to me to be mesmeric and haunting.
Gorgeous Songs – Gorgeous Singing
OK – so I admit that I am pushing it a bit to claim that today’s choice is “not the original” version – however, the order of the songs is not the same as the order they were composed and different again from the order at the original performance – so I can just about claim it!!