Loreena McKennitt- Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle

[lonewolfintj]

I don't like it. A very emotionally intense French dance (not originally a Christmas carol), but a poor performance here. I think adding a bass drone chord was a bad idea, for one thing; destroys the intimacy of the piece. Doubling the tempo also destroys the intimacy and makes it seem more like a barn dance than the bittersweet song it can be in other treatments. (Compare the performance of this song by Mannheim Steamroller on their 1984 Christmas album for a very different version.)

[EvanJamesInglis]

Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle -- Un flambeau! Courons au berceau! C'est Jésus, bonnes gens du hameau. Le Christ est né; Marie appelle! Ah! Ah! Ah! Que la Mère est belle, Ah! Ah! Ah! Que l'Enfant est beau! Qui vient la, frappant de la porte? Qui vient la, en frappant comme ça? Ouvrez-donc, j'ai pose sur un plat Des bons gateaux, qu'ici j'apporte Toc! Toc! Toc! Ouvrons-nous la porte! Toc! Toc! Toc! Faisons grand gala! C'est un tort, quand l'Enfant sommeille, C'est un tort de crier si fort.

[yugoroth1]

Don't Care if Your Pagan Or Not, I just love the song! 1000/5 to Loreena!

[mkl62]

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (January 2, Christmas 2), we sang a hymn set to this tune. It is Love Has Come, written by Ken Bible, born 1950. It is #292 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship.

[wolfgodess26]

thumbs up if 38 people are awesomeness >.<

[wenarto]

i love it, i am so impressed

[koalagirl90]

we sing this every year in French class!

[PrueStar]

beautiful

[PrueStar]

Sounds Irish, how new is this song ha I love it

[nuttyducky29]

@PrueStar it was written in 1533.

It's french

[yummi2x0]

I think it's wonderful, but sometimes it sounds a bit like "I saw three ships".... :)

[CelticMusings]

I think they share the same melody... I think Un Flambeau came first! :)

[BeinnBheagh]

@CelticMusings Actually she has combined the two separate tunes, beautifully, in this arrangement. She alternates between "Un Flambeau" and "Three Ships". Lovely arrangement! Thank you for posting it!

[CelticMusings]

@BeinnBheagh

thank you for explaining! :)

[lonewolfintj]

@yummi2x0 : "Three Ships" is another nice Christmas carol, about a century older than "Un Flambeau", but not as intimate or emotional. Similar melodies, but not the same. (Mannheim Steamroller's 1984 Christmas album has both songs on it (instrumental versions) if you want to compare.)

[Madlen1304]

Cannot people simply enjoy the beautiful music without arguing with one another?

Find your selves in the music...

[smileybabe98]

i love this song its soo preetyy

[KottonMoufSoulJa]

J'adore ce musique. J'aime tous ces chants de noel.

[cub68134]

que je l'adore!

[Rosulae]

anyway, it's a very beautiful music!!!!

[Xerxes2005]

I find pagans very amusing... They hear something that is mildly "celtic" and they think they are renewing with their pagan roots... when they are really listening to christian songs written in christian times by christian composers and writers. Face it, the pagan Celts didn't write their music, so we have no way to know how their music sounded. Same thing with ancient roman or greek music. By the way this song is French and was composed in the 16th century.

[TwilightWitch7]

Sure. But the way the song is performed is trying to evoke the style of the "celts" based on traditional music performed by the descendants of those people. Besides, the spirit of the song and the season are just as resonant to non-Christians as to Christians. Maybe this type of music just puts them in mind of their spiritual roots.

[cub68134]

@Xerxes2005

so....what's your point?

[Smartmouth78]

I agree a thousand % with Annyinha. Loreena McKennitt truly is alike a druidess bard reborn into modern times! A truly gifted artist, musician, & singer!!!

[ChrisC2I]

Just a playful comment, no dissing any religion here, but the druidess/bard is playing a medley of two thoroughly christian christmas songs here :-)

Other than that I agree on her great talent.

[Annyinha]

AMO!

[arjantjeee]

loreena is an true bard reborn, she brings us back to times when druidism was still flourishing ^^

i am a druicca btw :)

[KnightShave]

I love Loreena McKennitt too :D Her music is so wonderful.. I'm a Wiccan so it wouldn't surprise I like this hehe ;)

[LadyGuiweny]

I love Loreena Mckennitt!!! :)

[Alassenya]

I used to sing this song in church *laughs* Then I became a pagan and now I don't but I still love Yule time music and this is beautiful

[CelticMusings]

:D me too! I never sang this in church but I used to be christian *now pagan* and love Yule songs too! Loreena makes everything better! :)

[budgiebudgielover]

Same with me - but we didn't sing this song in church. lol, most of us on this page are in the pagan branch, Pagans, and a Wiccan.

[Alassenya]

Loreena seems to pull Pagans together *laughs* Her incantation song is my circle song its great I have to say. :)

[budgiebudgielover]

Oh, the Incantation song from The Ancient Muse or something. Nice song, so soothing, it makes me sleepy.

[newsman1066]

@Alassenya you were always a pagan you just stopped pretending.