Sunday, December 16, 2012

Ringing in the Christmas Season

One of my favorite Christmas albums is Bryan Duncan’s Christmas Is Jesus. Hmmmm. I shall do some reviews of Christmas albums.

In general, however, I enjoy the various arrangements of “Still, Still, Still,” and I find the Manheim Steamroller version to be right at the top. However, the song itself is so beautiful that many other versions are beautiful.

I also listened to versions of “In the Bleak Midwinter.” An instrumental version by Tine Thing Helseth is amazingly presented! The Gloucester Cathedral Choir version makes my heart stop, with voices of all ages. Chanticleer offers another lovely arrangement. Their page links here. One lovely version is by Sissel, and here is her link. So lovely!

A coworker, exchanging music links with me, shared these links. “One of the most—if not the most—beautiful trumpet pieces ever written in my option is the concerto by Georg Telemann (1681-1767).  The trumpet on the first version is a modern brass, it has a more piercing sound, and clearer tone.  The second recording is one with a full Baroque chamber orchestra, with period instruments, including the trumpet.”

So today, I am thankful for beautiful music.

I am thankful Christmas spirit that warms my heart and tunes my thinking to the gift from God of His Son, the baby in the manger who grew up to pay the debt for my sin.


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