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Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Song lyrics to Hark! the Herald Angels Sing was written by Charles Wesley (brother of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church) in 1739.
Song lyrics to Hark! the Herald Angels Sing was written by Charles Wesley (brother of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church) in 1739.  Originally sung to a different tune, the current version is taken from a cantata composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1840.
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Angels we have heard on high

Song lyrics to Angels we have heard on high, translated from a tra­di­tion­al French car­ol (Les Anges dans Nos Cam­pagnes); trans­lat­ed from French to Eng­lish by James Chad­wick (1862)
Song lyrics to Angels we have heard on high, translated from a tra­di­tion­al French car­ol (Les Anges dans Nos Cam­pagnes); trans­lat­ed from French to Eng­lish by James Chad­wick (1862)
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Hallelujah Chorus

Song lyrics to the Hallelujah Chorus - no really, there’s more words than just ‘Hallelujah’ (Praise the Lord, all ye people)
Song lyrics to the Hallelujah Chorus – no really, there’s more words than just ‘Hallelujah’ (Praise the Lord, all ye people)
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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Song lyrics to It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – written by Edmund Hamilton Sears in 1849 as a poem.  The music for It Came Upon A Midnight Clear was composed by Richard Storrs Willis in 1859.
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Holiday Inn [Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire]

Holiday Inn (1942), starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale
Holiday Inn (1942), starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale Editorial review of Holiday Inn courtesy of Amazon.com This perennial, Christmas-season favorite from 1942 teamed Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire as entertainers (and rival suitors of Marjorie Reynolds) running an inn that is only open on holidays. It’s a...
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George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, starring Kevin Kline, Macaulay Culkin, Jessica Lynn Cohen, Bart Robinson Cook, Darci Kistler Synopsis of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker Angels and sugarplums. Candy canes and ice. A magic prince, a dreamy young girl, a mysterious old man and a Christmas tree that grows sky high. Enter the world...
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