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Literary
December 26, 1954
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
This essay explores Christmas music, noting carols as popular folk songs from early Latin tunes adapted in later centuries, Negro spirituals like 'Go, Tell It on the Mountain,' and Handel's Messiah as the supreme masterpiece.
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CHRISTMAS IN MUSIC
The occasion of Christmas has called forth some of the finest expressions of the human spirit in the form of music. Perhaps the carols are the simplest because they are folk songs or ballads that have won a lasting place in the hearts of plain folk and for this reason they are the most popular. Some of them are early Latin tunes reaching as far back as the fourth century and translated and/ adapted in the 15th and 19th centuries. Negro spirituals also captured the spirit of Christmas as in "Go, Tell It on the Mountain" and in "Wasn't That A Mighty Day?"
Handel's Messiah with its immortal Hallelujah Chorus is no doubt the recognized masterpiece of Christmas music.
The occasion of Christmas has called forth some of the finest expressions of the human spirit in the form of music. Perhaps the carols are the simplest because they are folk songs or ballads that have won a lasting place in the hearts of plain folk and for this reason they are the most popular. Some of them are early Latin tunes reaching as far back as the fourth century and translated and/ adapted in the 15th and 19th centuries. Negro spirituals also captured the spirit of Christmas as in "Go, Tell It on the Mountain" and in "Wasn't That A Mighty Day?"
Handel's Messiah with its immortal Hallelujah Chorus is no doubt the recognized masterpiece of Christmas music.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Religious
Seasonal Cycle
What keywords are associated?
Christmas Music
Carols
Negro Spirituals
Handel Messiah
Hallelujah Chorus
Literary Details
Title
Christmas In Music
Subject
On Christmas Music
Key Lines
Handel's Messiah With Its Immortal Hallelujah Chorus Is No Doubt The Recognized Masterpiece Of Christmas Music.