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Hearing Christmas carols everyplace you go could only mean one thing, Christmas is near and so every one want to keep the spirit alive by singing and playing songs that will constantly remind them of the season. If you want to know, the history of carol singing then read on.

The Christmas season is a much-awaited celebration because it brings out the best out of people, peculiarly when there are a good deal of things to remind them each day when it comes to the modest birth of Christ. So, everyplace there are Christmas decors like lampposts hanging on a good deal of street, homes with Christmas trees that have lights flashing at night and most of all, persons playing and singing Christmas carols on the street, malls and of course the church.

The Christmas carols inspire the people to do well and uplift the soul of somebody who are weary, in all likelihood why it is always nice to listen traditionalisti carol each day until and on the Christmas day itself. But where does the Christmas carol originate and what is the meaning of the word carol?

It is believe that “carol” is a medieval word of the Anglo-Norman and French origin, which means song of praising or dance. The origin of the carols before they become related with the celebration of Christmas is a pagan song sung for the duration of worship in Europe, a heap of years ago.

The carols songs are sung at the yearly Winter Solstice celebrations and the persons do not just sing together but also dance around a huge stone circles. The ancient people write a good deal of songs to celebrate the four seasons, but only the carols songs for the Winter Solstice pulled through the passing of time.

By the way, the only time carols become a song for Christmas is when churches started playing them as well. In fact, the time when Christianity traditionalisti in Rome as the official religion was likewise the time when the Christian song substituted the Winter Solstice celebration songs of the pagan.

The primary song played in a church service is called the “Angel’s Hymn” as ordered by the Roman Bishop in 129 AD. Then, in 760 AD, another Christmas hymn made famous. The composers in Europe followed suit, and soon thereafter carols are sung oftentimes in a great deal of churches.

Today, the Christmas carols is already portion of the Christmas celebration and no longer just heard in churches but almost everywhere. You may listen one playing in a radio, personal music player and even on Street there are persons singing ordinary carols like “White Christmas” an old time favorite.

Christmas carols are general because of the singularity of the sounds, lyrics and the meaning of the songs.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Literary scholarship and musical prowess
By Fabiano Seixas Fernandes
At first, to be quite honest, this record did little for me: singing did not sound as enticing as in 11,000 Virgins, and there’s very little music of Hildegard in it. Only 6 out of the 17 tracks have been set to music by her; opening and close hymns are not hers (neither text nor music), and Hildegard’s visions (which make up most of the program) were set to music by A4, who borrowed recitation tones from different sources.
However, with A4, music is not the only factor to be taken into account. ORIGIN OF FIRE is primarily not a presentation of Hildegard’s music, but of a specific aspect of her visions–this is why near half of the program is chanting: chanting is not all-the-way musical; it is first and foremost a form of recitation, i.e. of bringing a text to one’s attention. The listener who really wants to enjoy this record needs to focus on liner notes and text as well. By the way, this record’s liner notes are, as is always the case with A4, clear and comprehensive.

34 of 45 people found the following review helpful.
My humble opinion…..
By Adrien Caldwell
I gave this CD an above average rating. I did so because this is the 3rd CD that I have purchased from Anonymous 4 and to be quite honest they all sound the same to me. I personally feel that the style of Hildegard is heavy, crisp, intentional and complicated. It is unique compared to other styles of anicent choral music. Anonymous 4 has a very light, airy almost contemporary feel to whatever they sing. In the CD insert Anonymous 4 goes on to express how they prepared to sing the medeival music in latin with a German accent because that is where Hildegard was from, and that this is how she would have sung her music. But honestly I don’t think one can tell. Like I said, this is my third CD from them and they all sound the same. Don’t get me wrong ladies. You 4 have gorgeous voices but I have found that the albums by Sequentia that sing in Hildegard’s von Bingen tradition to be more authentic. I recommend to those interested to try Chanticles of Extasy by Sequentia or any of Sequentia’s albums. You’ll understand what I mean after you compare them for yourselves.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
A good CD
By Laqueus contritus est
Let’s start out with some limitations:
1. If you’re looking for an excellent translation and commentary on these works of St. Hildegard, you ought not buy this album (the booklet is generally unhelpful, and the translations are absurd).
2. If you are looking for a huge collection of St. Hildegard’s music, you ought to think about buying the 11,000 Virgins album before this one.

BUT,
Anonymous 4 is definitely my favorite interpreter of the Hildegard texts. They take very little liberty with the musical notation for Hildegard’s music, almost interpreting it with Solesmes-like conservativism. This lets the melody speak for itself. Moreover, they don’t fool around with musical instruments that would have been forbidden from the monasteries of her time.
In this CD, Anonymous does some original and amazing work, interpreting not only the music of St. Hildegard, but also trying to bring the texts from her visionary works to life. If you can read and hear Latin, this is going to be a real treat–just don’t bother with the translations in the book! They do original settings of Invitatory reciting tones and lection tones (the ones used in the Divine Office) to sing the texts, such as they might be sung if they were included in the Office of Matins. This gives the CD a quasi-liturgical style which, of course, matches with the lifestyle that St. Hildegard would have lived.

St Hildegard, pray for me!

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