Its been years since I listened to any of her stuff. Her voice has a very different quality. Throatier and lacking the soaring top register of her early Eurythmics work. Still not bad...
Thank you SO MUCH for making and posting this video. Happy Holidays to you and the always brilliantly stunning Annie Lennox. I, too, hope she had a wonderful birthday this Christmas. She does so much for those in need and spreads so much joy with that voice of perfection--she is truly a gift to us all. Best wishes for a healthy and happy 2012 to everyone!
Whenever I sing the version of this that I know, my Irish friends don't know it. Must be a Scottish thing. Annie's from Aberdeen and her version is slightly different from the Dundee version. God bless regional folk music.
I simply cannot understand people trying to somehow inject paganism and wicca witchcraft crap into these beautiful and stunning Christmas songs by one of the greatest singers of our time.Not only is that insulting to Miss Lennox, it seems an attempt to secularize the blessed birth of our LORD JESUS THE CHRIST! Come on, it is what it is and it isn't anything other than Praise to God through our LORD JESUS THE CHRIST.
Why are we getting into a religious debate here instead of commenting on how BEAUTIFUL this?!! I could care less if Annie is Catholic, Jewish, agnostic or Buddhist... this is a stunning version of this song. Let's all get along and just enjoy!
the decision to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the winter was to replace a pagan celebration popular at the time. Even around Bethlehem, it is too cold to keep sheep outside in the fields.
pagan means country dweller,,,so we are all dwellers on this earth wich we share with different forms of awareness,,,and inorganic awareness like angels ,,in celtic tradition the bard,,or barda stood high in rank for it was they who where the bridge between the heavens and the earth,,with a direct link to spirit,,annie is a truly a great barda ~~~~~~
@Aaronthegreatest It's a little more complicated then that seeing as how Christianity started before Catholicism. I'd go into greater detail but there's just to much to even summarize.
@XTestament The Christian church existed as one until it split into Orthodox and Western Christianity. After more fissures appeared after the 16th century, Catholicism is what the "old-school" church in Rome called itself to distinguish themselves and the protestants. But since then, a lot of other formerly subsets of Christianity have broken off from Catholicism; that's what I meant.
@Aaronthegreatest except the NT alludes to divisions between early Christian communities, not to mention heresies like Gnosticism. When Rome adopted trinitarian Christianity in the 4thC was the closest the Church came to unity. Even then, in the UK we had Celtic Christianity which had to be reintigrated into the Roman form. Then there was more disunity. Roman Christianity, or Catholicism, has only ever been one flavour of Christianity and not the only or original Church.
@Hedgewisekat Okay you win. I don't know much about religion, but if there are pagan roots in the Catholic religion, then Protestantism and all of its subsets and branches, as well as any other form of Christianity derived from Catholicism, can also be said to have pagan roots. Catholicism and Protestantism (and its branches) are by far the most practiced forms of Christianity today, so it's reasonable to say the Christian religion has pagan roots.
Amazing arrangement from Annie, timeless beautiful. My favorite version.
Cologneer 1 month ago
Its been years since I listened to any of her stuff. Her voice has a very different quality. Throatier and lacking the soaring top register of her early Eurythmics work. Still not bad...
ianmaclure 1 month ago
Angelic voice!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE Annie Lennox
ptpoo1 1 month ago
Thank you SO MUCH for making and posting this video. Happy Holidays to you and the always brilliantly stunning Annie Lennox. I, too, hope she had a wonderful birthday this Christmas. She does so much for those in need and spreads so much joy with that voice of perfection--she is truly a gift to us all. Best wishes for a healthy and happy 2012 to everyone!
marcycripps 1 month ago
Happy birthday to your beautiful, uncomparable, talented and amazing Annie Lennox
eduardomicet 2 months ago
<3 beautiful!!!thanks for sharing :))) happy Christmas to everyone!!!!
love and peace for evermore. <3~<3~<3
1melodyaurora1 2 months ago
Gloria in excelsis Deo...:-) LOVE
danilele75 2 months ago
Whenever I sing the version of this that I know, my Irish friends don't know it. Must be a Scottish thing. Annie's from Aberdeen and her version is slightly different from the Dundee version. God bless regional folk music.
Scotlanz 2 months ago
I simply cannot understand people trying to somehow inject paganism and wicca witchcraft crap into these beautiful and stunning Christmas songs by one of the greatest singers of our time.Not only is that insulting to Miss Lennox, it seems an attempt to secularize the blessed birth of our LORD JESUS THE CHRIST! Come on, it is what it is and it isn't anything other than Praise to God through our LORD JESUS THE CHRIST.
skippy11141 2 months ago 3
@skippy11141 Thank you for your post...JESUS IS LORD
ptpoo1 1 month ago
ahhhh the wonderfull annie.
there must be a angel playing with my heart ;)
MrBluebanjo 2 months ago
Why are we getting into a religious debate here instead of commenting on how BEAUTIFUL this?!! I could care less if Annie is Catholic, Jewish, agnostic or Buddhist... this is a stunning version of this song. Let's all get along and just enjoy!
Superbook4Eva 2 months ago 3
i sang this at school for part of a play with year 5
compaq1234599 2 months ago
the decision to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the winter was to replace a pagan celebration popular at the time. Even around Bethlehem, it is too cold to keep sheep outside in the fields.
ccbitikofer 2 months ago
Excellent singing and incredible orchestration too. Would love to hear Annie sing with Maddy Prior. Similar voices, though Annie's is more powerful.
lichtbroeder 2 months ago
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pagan means country dweller,,,so we are all dwellers on this earth wich we share with different forms of awareness,,,and inorganic awareness like angels ,,in celtic tradition the bard,,or barda stood high in rank for it was they who where the bridge between the heavens and the earth,,with a direct link to spirit,,annie is a truly a great barda ~~~~~~
robadorable 2 months ago
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robadorable 2 months ago
Incredible version of this classic xmas carol. Congratulatios dear, you are the best.
Jarica32 3 months ago
I want that dress!
eclctcmnd 3 months ago
beautiful production of a classic carol... love it
timothyj1966 5 months ago
SHE IS A REALLY ANGEL!!!
MrRODOARZE 6 months ago
Glorious Elation.
Splendid.Superb.
spiderdancer33 8 months ago
Yes I feel the same, she is magical
dcardelhac 1 year ago
Listening to Annie Lennox is akin to being seduced by a great wiccan witch...always a mythological adventure...
Donaldlbutts 1 year ago 4
@Donaldlbutts Yes!!
WaterboyPhx 1 year ago
@Donaldlbutts "Listening to Annie Lennox is akin to being seduced by a great wiccan witch"
"Angels from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o'er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation's story,
Now proclaim Messiah's birth:
Come and worship,
Come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King!
What is pagan about that?
TheRanhyn 2 months ago 2
@TheRanhyn Actually, there are a lot of Pagan roots in the Christian religion.
FantasmaLuna 2 months ago
@FantasmaLuna Correction, there are pagan roots in the Catholic religion
XTestament 2 months ago
@XTestament Catholicism is the progenitor of all other branches of Christianity. So...yeahhh.
Aaronthegreatest 2 months ago
@Aaronthegreatest cept Orthodox :)
Aaronthegreatest 2 months ago
@Aaronthegreatest It's a little more complicated then that seeing as how Christianity started before Catholicism. I'd go into greater detail but there's just to much to even summarize.
XTestament 2 months ago
@XTestament The Christian church existed as one until it split into Orthodox and Western Christianity. After more fissures appeared after the 16th century, Catholicism is what the "old-school" church in Rome called itself to distinguish themselves and the protestants. But since then, a lot of other formerly subsets of Christianity have broken off from Catholicism; that's what I meant.
Aaronthegreatest 2 months ago
@Aaronthegreatest except the NT alludes to divisions between early Christian communities, not to mention heresies like Gnosticism. When Rome adopted trinitarian Christianity in the 4thC was the closest the Church came to unity. Even then, in the UK we had Celtic Christianity which had to be reintigrated into the Roman form. Then there was more disunity. Roman Christianity, or Catholicism, has only ever been one flavour of Christianity and not the only or original Church.
Hedgewisekat 2 months ago
@Hedgewisekat Okay you win. I don't know much about religion, but if there are pagan roots in the Catholic religion, then Protestantism and all of its subsets and branches, as well as any other form of Christianity derived from Catholicism, can also be said to have pagan roots. Catholicism and Protestantism (and its branches) are by far the most practiced forms of Christianity today, so it's reasonable to say the Christian religion has pagan roots.
Aaronthegreatest 2 months ago
beautiful video!
TheVivifire 1 year ago
Great video and beautiful song, i like it! *****
Thanks!
MiCanaldeArte 1 year ago 9
@MiCanaldeArte Gracias ;)
eduardomicet 1 year ago