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December 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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#LessSungCarols I meant 😩
Day 4 of my #LessSungsCarols An Italian carol - some of the words (in English) are faintly familiar, from school? (There was no longer war, in peace the earth did dwell…) Link to the Italian and a translation in the comments. #Advent youtu.be/xhMl4KzVSF8?...
Quanno nascette ninno
"Quanno nascette ninno"
Dal Cantico della Natività di S. Alfonso Maria De Liguori
Pina Cipriani - voce
Raimondo De Sandro - Chitarra
Antonio Parascandolo - Primo mandolino
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December 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#LessSungCarols I meant 😩
#LessSungCarols 14 (only reposting as s omitted 1st time round and I need to keep track of what I’ve done)
The angel Gabriel from heaven came is my #LessSungCarol number 14. Unusually we sang it at the kirk this morning. #Advent
The King's Singers - The Angel Gabriel (arr. Pettman)
To celebrate the coming Christmas season we've recorded a few of our favourite Christmas carols, for you to sing along with us from your homes.
This one is the old Basque carol 'Gabriel's Message',…
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December 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#LessSungCarols 14 (only reposting as s omitted 1st time round and I need to keep track of what I’ve done)
Day 5 of my #LessSungCarols #Advent A favourite
It came upon the Midnight Clear🎶 King's College Cambridge (Christmas 2014) #christmas
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December 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Day 5 of my #LessSungCarols #Advent A favourite
Day 18 of my #LessSungCarols is the Wexford Carol. Only discovered it a few years ago.
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ANÚNA - The Wexford Carol (solo Aisling McGlynn)
From the album "ANÚNA: Christmas from Ireland"
https://anuna.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-from-ireland
Arranged by Michael McGlynn
Sheet Music www.michaelmcglynn.com
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December 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Day 18 of my #LessSungCarols is the Wexford Carol. Only discovered it a few years ago.
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Day 8 of my #LessSungCarols is a carol originally written in Gaelic and not sung enough in its English translation (in my humble opinion!) #Advent
Child In A Manger
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Child In A Manger · Erin Sandison
Christmas Carols From The Shetland Isles
℗ 2009 Classic Fox Records
Released on: 2009-11-17
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December 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Day 8 of my #LessSungCarols is a carol originally written in Gaelic and not sung enough in its English translation (in my humble opinion!) #Advent
Day 11 of my #LessSungCarols - While shepherds watched. Not that unusual but the tune - On Ilkley Moor - is not the usual one so I think that counts. #Advent
WHILE SHEPHERD'S WATCHED-tune "On Ilkley Moor Baht at"
The Sing Out Loud UK Choir sing the traditional carol "While Shepherds Watched" to the traditional Yorkshire tune "On Ilkley Moor Baht at" Live concert performance
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December 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Day 11 of my #LessSungCarols - While shepherds watched. Not that unusual but the tune - On Ilkley Moor - is not the usual one so I think that counts. #Advent
In dulci jubilo - day 22 of my #LessSungCarols I prefer a rather brisker tempo but could only find instrumental versions eg Mike Oldfield at that pace. Here’s Kings College Chapel Choir though
In dulci jubilo | King's College, Cambridge
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'In dulci jubilo', arranged by Robert Lucas de Pearsall & Daniel Hyde. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, is directed by…
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December 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In dulci jubilo - day 22 of my #LessSungCarols I prefer a rather brisker tempo but could only find instrumental versions eg Mike Oldfield at that pace. Here’s Kings College Chapel Choir though
Day 6 of my #LessSungCarols - stretching things a bit Away in a manger is sung a lot, to the extent that I really did not like it but this lovely setting made me rethink. #Advent
Away In A Manger
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Away In A Manger · Jenny Keldie
Christmas Carols From The Shetland Isles
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December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Day 6 of my #LessSungCarols - stretching things a bit Away in a manger is sung a lot, to the extent that I really did not like it but this lovely setting made me rethink. #Advent
Day 12 of my #LessSungCarols and it’s the Zither Carol. A joyous Czech carol m.youtube.com/watch?v=sByx...
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Zither Carol
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Zither Carol · The Royal Choral Society · Sir Malcolm Sargent
Let's Celebrate Christmas, Vol. 1 (The Christmas Songs Collection)
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December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Day 12 of my #LessSungCarols and it’s the Zither Carol. A joyous Czech carol m.youtube.com/watch?v=sByx...
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Going much more contemporary with Like a Candle flame by Graham Kendrick for day 15 of my #LessSungCarols Maybe 1988 is not all that contemporary unless you are of more advanced years. #Advent
The Candle Song (Like a Candle Flame) for schools, nativities and carol services. By Graham Kendrick
#grahamkendrick #christmasmusic
The Candle Song (Like a Candle Flame) is a very popular song from Graham Kendrick's 1988 Christmas album The Gift (Make Way for Christmas). The Candle Song is used by…
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December 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Going much more contemporary with Like a Candle flame by Graham Kendrick for day 15 of my #LessSungCarols Maybe 1988 is not all that contemporary unless you are of more advanced years. #Advent
Infant holy, infant lowly - for day 24 of my #LessSungCarols
Polish Trad, arr. David Willcocks - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
A performance given by the Merbecke Choir, directed by Huw Morgan, at Southwark Cathedral in December 2015 of Sir David Willcocks' arrangement of the traditional Polish Carol "Infant Holy, Infant…
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December 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Infant holy, infant lowly - for day 24 of my #LessSungCarols
Ar gyfer heddiw’r bore - For this day’s morning - a beautiful Welsh plygain carol. The last of my #LessSungCarols and probably my favourite, for language, content and music.
Lyrics, translation and background in next post 1/2
Lyrics, translation and background in next post 1/2
Bryn Terfel & Brigyn - Ar Gyfer Heddiw'r Bore
Bryn Terfel & Brigyn - Ar Gyfer Heddiw'r Bore
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December 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Ar gyfer heddiw’r bore - For this day’s morning - a beautiful Welsh plygain carol. The last of my #LessSungCarols and probably my favourite, for language, content and music.
Lyrics, translation and background in next post 1/2
Lyrics, translation and background in next post 1/2
One of my most favourite carols for day 21, definitely in the #LessSungCarols group: Of the Father's Love Begotten
Of the Father's Love Begotten
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Advent & Christmas: Prayer for the Journey
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December 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
One of my most favourite carols for day 21, definitely in the #LessSungCarols group: Of the Father's Love Begotten
Ok mainly #LessSungCarols day 2 here we go with Patapan sung in the French dialect of Burgundy as a nod to my far off days as a student at Aberdeen University with French Dialectology my special option in final year. Words in following post #Advent youtu.be/VKFDluTDJx4?...
Patapan - performed by Shine at Rosslyn Chapel
YouTube video by Shine
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December 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Ok mainly #LessSungCarols day 2 here we go with Patapan sung in the French dialect of Burgundy as a nod to my far off days as a student at Aberdeen University with French Dialectology my special option in final year. Words in following post #Advent youtu.be/VKFDluTDJx4?...
Day 20 of my #LessSungCarols and since I’m at a French group meal tonight it has to be a French carol: Il est né le divin enfant (Words and translation to follow in next post)
Il est né le Divin Enfant - Chorale Bx Pier Giorgio – Aumônerie de Nantes
Chorale Bx Pier Giorgio - Nantes
Concert de Noël - 19 décembre 2019
Harmonisation : B. Robilliard
Orgue : Pierre Bagneris
Direction : Cécile Duvivier
Montage : Baptiste de Saint Roman
Prise de…
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December 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Day 20 of my #LessSungCarols and since I’m at a French group meal tonight it has to be a French carol: Il est né le divin enfant (Words and translation to follow in next post)
Day 10 of my #LessSungCarols - Unto us a boy is born. A 2020 recording when people and choirs were isolated in single households. Amazing what could be done. #Advent
Unto Us a Boy is Born - SBC virtual choir Christmas 2020 a cappella (with organ intro)
SBC Singers' virtual version of this carol, with everyone singing in their own homes in December 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Day 10 of my #LessSungCarols - Unto us a boy is born. A 2020 recording when people and choirs were isolated in single households. Amazing what could be done. #Advent
Goodness! I remember singing this as a child / teenager - I can’t recall where. Obviously the melody is well-known, but I had no idea it was originally a Gaelic carol. Thanks once again; I’m loving your #LessSungCarols posts.
December 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Goodness! I remember singing this as a child / teenager - I can’t recall where. Obviously the melody is well-known, but I had no idea it was originally a Gaelic carol. Thanks once again; I’m loving your #LessSungCarols posts.
Day 16 of my #LessSungCarols and back to a lockdown recording. No nostalgia for those days but the creativity was a real positive.
"A Great and Mighty Wonder" by The Melharmonic Virtual Choir directed by Chibuike N. Onyesoh
The Christmas story prompts us to a profound sense of awe and wonder. It is a love story conceived in the heart of a great and mighty God before the creation of time. The gospel of Luke records that…
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December 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Day 16 of my #LessSungCarols and back to a lockdown recording. No nostalgia for those days but the creativity was a real positive.
Day 3 of my #LessSungCarols here’s another on the language theme: A midder’s boy. It’s a relatively recent carol from #Shetland #Advent
'A Midder's boy' by Freda Leask - Christmas Carol in the Shetland dialect. Artwork by Mandy Tait
' A Midder's Boy' is a unique dialect Shetland Christmas Carol, combining original music and art for the festive season.
In a delightful celebration of Shetland's rich cultural heritage, Shetlander…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Day 3 of my #LessSungCarols here’s another on the language theme: A midder’s boy. It’s a relatively recent carol from #Shetland #Advent
My #LessSungCarols day 9 All poor folk who stumble. I’ve rarely sung it but when I have it was always as All poor men and humble or in the original Welsh O deued pob Cristion. #Advent #CarolauCymraeg
Christmas Hymn Collection 2021: All Poor Folk and Humble
Christmas Hymn Collection 2021: All Poor Folk and Humble
A selection of Christmas Hymns performed by members of Old St. Paul's Anglican Church in Woodstock, Ontario Canada
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December 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My #LessSungCarols day 9 All poor folk who stumble. I’ve rarely sung it but when I have it was always as All poor men and humble or in the original Welsh O deued pob Cristion. #Advent #CarolauCymraeg
I’m going to Club Francophile des Highlands Christmas event on Saturday and need to get my thoughts into French so here’s the French carol Quelle est cette odeur agréable on the same tune as a bonus for day 17 of my #LessSungCarols
Quelle est cette odeur agréable?: Sir David Willcocks
Quelle est cette odeur agréable,
Bergers, qui ravit tous nos sens ?
S’exhale-t-il rien de semblable
Au milieu des fleurs du printemps ?
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December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I’m going to Club Francophile des Highlands Christmas event on Saturday and need to get my thoughts into French so here’s the French carol Quelle est cette odeur agréable on the same tune as a bonus for day 17 of my #LessSungCarols
Off to Brittany for day 19 of my #LessSungCarols and an 18th century carol from the Vannes area. Chieftains recorded it too but sung here by a #Breton group.
Title roughly translated is What noise is this on earth (see for example lyricstranslate.com/en/pe-trouz-...)
Title roughly translated is What noise is this on earth (see for example lyricstranslate.com/en/pe-trouz-...)
Kanerion Pleuigner - Peh Trouz Zo Ar En Douar (41ème édition du Breizh a Gan - 2023)
Prestation du chœur Kanerion Pleuigner (Pluvigner), dirigé par Alain Le Hénanff lors de la 41ème édition du Breizh a Gan, qui s'est déroulée à la cathédrale de Vannes le dimanche 3 décembre…
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December 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Off to Brittany for day 19 of my #LessSungCarols and an 18th century carol from the Vannes area. Chieftains recorded it too but sung here by a #Breton group.
Title roughly translated is What noise is this on earth (see for example lyricstranslate.com/en/pe-trouz-...)
Title roughly translated is What noise is this on earth (see for example lyricstranslate.com/en/pe-trouz-...)