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 Come close and listen,
    all you who honor God;
    I will tell you what God has done for me:
Psalm 66:15 (Common English Bible)
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Africans in America Go To the Mountain to Tell the Story

12/20/2018

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Fisk Jubiliee Quartet 1800s
Fisk Jubilee Quartet with John Wesley Work (r), arranger/publisher of "Go Tell It On the Mountain."
It may be fair to conclude that the first Christmas carol created on the shores of the U.S. was by Americans of African descent. That is, African-Americans.

Keep in mind that, in #CarolStory, the ten-minute play by Kingdom Impact Theater Ministries, the definition of a Christmas carol is a song that includes the salvation message of Christ amid the story of the birth of Jesus.


Until “Go Tell It on the Mountain” was put to paper by John Wesley Work Jr., in 1906, the traditional carols sung in the States originated in Europe.  ​
Three people on Christmas Card
This song is one of 61 on the playlist of “Carol Story,” a 10-minute play that tells the life of Christ solely through Christmas lyrics as dialogue. Learn More about "Carol Story" and "Carol Story: The Easter Edition."
​LEARN MORE:  John Wesley Work & Fisk University Singers

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Hark!  It's the Gospel, Charlie Brown!

12/16/2018

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Charlie Brown's Christmas program.
The finale of Charlie Brown's Christmas program sings the gospel of Luke.
As with Handel’s “Messiah,” the development of “Hark! The Herald Angel Sings” exemplifies  the ever-evolving collaboration (some say interference) of artist, patron and theologian.

The original poem which begat the song, written in 1739 by Methodist pastor and song writer Charles Wesley, was entitled “Hymn for Christmas Day.”  Wesley’s hymn was an epic with over 10 stanzas.

​It included words that showed Wesley’s intellect but left listeners scratching their heads.  Wesley’s pastor friend, George Whitefield, pointed this out and suggested revisions, simplifying the text.
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This song is one of 61 on the playlist of “Carol Story,” a 10-minute play that tells the life of Christ solely through Christmas lyrics as dialogue. Learn More about "Carol Story" and "Carol Story: The Easter Edition."

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A Handel on Flash Mobs

12/14/2018

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Handel Messiah Manuscript
George Friderik Handel's "Messiah," is a Christmas classic that began as an Easter concert.
​Imagine going about your daily activities of life -- school, shopping, work, dining -- and suddenly the sky around you bursts into song:  a voice here, a voice there, until the entire sky is filled with powerful harmonies singing repeatedly  the same set of lyrics, delivering a message.

What would you do?  Sit slack-jawed!  Complain?  Hide?   Join in? Call the authorities? Utter a sentence starting with "What the..."?
​
The shepherds tending flocks on the silent night on the hills above Bethlehem faced this situation.  In their case, "What the...?" may not have been  an unreasonable response.
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This song is one of 61 on the playlist of “Carol Story,” a 10-minute play that tells the life of Christ solely through Christmas lyrics as dialogue. Learn More about "Carol Story" and "Carol Story: The Easter Edition."

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Carol Story:  Elvis & The Prophecy

12/13/2018

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Elvis Christmas Album 1951
Elvis Presley's first Christmas album, 1951
This carol is one of 61 on the playlist of “Carol Story,”  a 10-minute play that tells the story of Christ solely through lyrics of Christmas songs as dialogue.  Learn More.

"O Little Town of Bethlehem" is the fulfillment of prophecy proclaimed in Micah 5:1-2.  This eloquent recording by Elvis Presley, backed up by his compatriots The Jordanaires, is from  his simple beginnings and reflect his deep, yet embattled faith in Christ. 

Elvis was poster-child for conflicted Believers, especially those in performing arts.  

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Carol Story:  Anniversary of a Silent Night

12/12/2018

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Mahalia Jackson Christmas Silent Night
Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel, with classic rendition of "Silent Night."
This carol is one of 61 on the playlist of “Carol Story,”  a 10-minute play that tells the story of Christ solely through lyrics of Christmas songs as dialogue.  Learn More.

"Silent Night" is the quintessential Christmas song. It's virtually impossible for any artist to record a Christmas album and not have a rendition.  In this 200th anniversary of the song's creation, we thought  it fun to expand the variety of recordings of the song to show its durability and to underscore the need to not let musicality overshadow the message of the lyrics.

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