O Little Town Of Bethlehem (with words) - Christmas Carol - Pipe Organ

[RockenMusicLuver]

Hard tyme with spellan and English too. Only gott C's in English, so plezz do xcuse me, I @ttyme spell words the wey they zound2me. Other tymes I can spell korrectley, so sorry bout that. And it's been years since I beeen@t school 2.  Considering maybe nite school 4 that now. t/y

[GunaMalaysia]

Merry Christmas British folks, have a joyous holidays...love from Malaysia.

[geoffphuket]

For the 1st time in 15 years, I'm home sick

[RockenMusicLuver]

Wonce again  we Come Upon the CHRISTMAS Season, The WORD made FLESH and dwelt amongst us. God coming down2us In HUMAN FORM in Human Flesh, In the person of OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS THE CHRIST, born innuhhh Manger innuuhh Stable. The Best God and Heaven could offer us.

[stealth1692]

@RockenMusicLuver can you spell correctly?

[BritishSnail]

:-)

Thanks be to God

[RockenMusicLuver]

Just LOVE this version of OH LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM!!!! Again I first heard this version wen I wazz overseas In England, Air Force dazzz. MY First Christmas away from home2. I really just stood or SAT in AWE wen I heard this version. thankU 2 whomever came up with this version 2.

[FeignofCordor]

Reminds me of my school days....Sniff

[thefruitpixie]

Thank you for posting this Vaughn Williams version, I much prefer it to the American one and most versions on you tube seem to be of the original.

[badlongon]

Merry Christmas to all!

God bless us.

[ProtestantsRUs]

Song reminds me of our Lord Jesus

[Marchawc]

This tune is my favorite. It originated from a baudy folk song called 'The Ploughboy's Dream' and later came to be known as 'Forest Green' before being adopted by Vaughan Williams for the carol.

[Whitbywatcher]

I am a British person and I love tradition, the old carols with lovely old english words are what Christmas is all about.

I love the words of "God rest ye merry gentlemen" Oh! whatever happened to a simple Christmas without all the commercial trappings.

[yoshimomma]

Well said, thank you and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[Waldo99]

This carol was written in the US in Philadelphia in the 1800's. In addition, this is not the original music for this carol. This is the unoriginal/altered version of the music used in the UK. I love merry old England too, but this is not an example of it as this is an American carol.

[priest008]

@Whitbywatcher What happened to a Christmas where Christ was present? Thats what I wish to ask! traditions and carols are useless and stupid without Jesus. Of course if Jesus is present in our Christmas then yes carols and traditions add to the beauty of Christmas, however my Christmas highlight is midnight mass.

[sandra0104B]

@Whitbywatcher

im a british and i absolutely agree with u!

[B21983]

I must say, I prefer the traditional British tune -- so very beautiful and dignified (the American tune is great also, but this one just more so)

[Waldo99]

The American "tune" is the original as the carol was written in the US in Philadelphia in the 1800's. The British used music heard here is not the original.

[priest008]

This hymn not only invokes in me a sense of moovement that Christmas is every time we receive the Eucharist, oh how wonderfully the gift is given! and all the earth sings to God the King! When the holy mass is celebrated this is what happens the Church gives unto God the greatest offering known to man. " the Eucharist is the fastest way to get to God" (Pope St.Pius X)

[oldtimeway1]

I was at a vesper service in local Episcopal church for first time, yest.. I'd never heard this tune for this song, but it's absolutely beautiful.

[interstateruler]

It's not the tune I'm looking for

[ProtestantsRUs]

This IS Christmas for me

[FrankTheShyGuy]

This is a lovely carol! Thank you so much!

[ProtestantsRUs]

For me, this IS Christmas. A classic carol that reminds me of Jesus.

[slashtiger1]

I LOVE this tune -- I was very British-oriented as of my childhood, but it was only as of last year that I discovered this tune was actually in existence. I like the Redner tune as well, but forgive me for preferring the Ralph Vaughan Williams tune (i.e. this one) - wether or not it is the original is totally out of my point's scope... Simply beautiful!

[priest008]

this is the best version!

[lerpwlambyth]

The best Christmas hymn in my opinion. Beautiful!

[Waldo99]

I agree if you are referring to the original music that go with the lyrics. This is an altered, non-original music accompaniment to this great carol/hymn. Check out the original version for a true treat!

[HiFiHymnBook]

Great comments!

It was pretty much a coin toss as to which version to do first. We happened to be using a British hymn book at the time which is likely what decided it! The American version is very beautiful and we'll definitely be recording it later this year.

The Hi-Fi Hymn Book Team

[Yip1982]

I do like this setting much more than the American setting to these words. Though I acknowledge the place for the Redner tune, I was never taken with it, and find that perhaps this version here might better fit the words. Yet, the Walford Davies setting is so perfectly wedded to the words, and might you be including that version in your Digital Hymn book? Also, might you be including the alternate tunes of carols that may be better known outside Britain, to be fair to both British & Americans?

[Waldo99]

This is not the original music for this carol. The original tune for this carol is the one usually heard in the US. This is the later, altered UK version. Check out the original for a real treat.

[Yip1982]

It's true that some people confess a fondness for the original American setting of the words. However, I do tend to think that perhaps this setting of the British tune "Forest Green" heard here seems better suited to the words. There is a less commonly heard setting by Henry Walford Davies that choirs sing on their own, and I think that really matches the words better than any of the other settings, but I still think that this Forest Green setting is beautiful.

[VenusBlue4u]

I love this picture...before it got all crazy, it was just them (a family)