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Christmas Carols, bring warmth, happiness to the season. But, do you know how most of them came into being? Well that’s what The Story of Carols will help you discover, and as we learned researching these tunes, the story is rarely what you’ll expect.
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Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
The Story Of Carols - "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day"
Did you know that one of America’s most famous poets, wrote a Christmas Song - and made it to the top of the charts in the twenty-first century?
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Check Out Some Of Our Favorite Versions of I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
Casting Crowns - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7670CXvPX0
Bing Crosby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMmRkimMBOE
Frank Sinatra - https://youtu.be/eFKwlkJbT0Y
(John Baptiste Calkin Version) St. Peter's Choir - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOGz9WqNQoI
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Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
The Story Of Carols - "An Olde English Christmas"
We often don’t understand the lyrics to our favorite Christmas Songs. So we’ll look at the truth behind An Olde English Christmas.
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Check Out Some Of Our Favorite Versions of Olde English Christmas Tunes
Medley - Jim Holthouser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrTyeNsLGSI
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen The Pentatonix - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KpZBQ6yGE
Ding Dong Merrily On High King's College Choir - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J_2tKCwu7Q
Deck The Halls - Nat King Cole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgEVI8DEkF8
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Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
The Story Of Carols - "O Holy Night"
Today we think of "O Holy Night" as one of the most spiritual of all carols, but it was once banned by the church, and declared absent the spirit of religion.
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Check Out Some Of Our Favorite Versions of O Holy Night
Josh Groban - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zh-yR0pbmU
Jim Holthouser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYIObVjr5Ls
King's College Choir - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTFG_nvreoI
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Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
The Story Of Carols - "Go Tell It On The Mountain"
The story of how "Go Tell It On The Mountain," saved an early African American University - and that university saved the song for us all.
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Check out some of our favorite performances of Go Tell It On The Mountain
Mahailia Jackson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq5aEwtvdRI
Jim Holthouser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKIZEZYFDfE
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