I'm an atheist, but I still enjoy various types of music, including the religious variety, as some is quite beautiful. To that end, I posted this a few years ago on Facebook. I braved the nightmare that is the main site today and was able to find it. I hope it brings joy to you.
Now, it's time for some Christmas music history! Some of these are playlists, so just skip what you don't like, I promise, this is not the usual music you hear in shops!
I have a few time periods in mind, but let us begin with the very first Christmas song ever written.
Jesus Refulsit Omnium - Roman Christmas Song - YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=izRVH2avtz…
And now, for something a bit more modern. Don't expect to hear Elvis on this list, though.
Here are some songs from the eighteenth century! Unfortunately, these are just instrumentals.
18th Century Authentic Christmas Music
youtube.com/watch?v=bwiJ9qsIBN…
On to the Regency! Yay! Sadly, there isn't much available from then. Please feel free to make suggestions.
The Gloucester Wassail/The Holly and the Ivy, Regency Christmas
youtube.com/watch?v=tzv5eGTxvi…
This may or may not be authentic, but it's pleasant. Again, it's instrumental.
Regency Music - Peaceful Christmas
youtube.com/watch?v=ynx3fv7JpI…
This is real, in more ways than one, as the song existed then, and it's being played on a genuine Regency piano!
O come o come Emmanuel played on a Regency period Broadwood square piano
youtube.com/watch?v=iSJwQidimD…
On to the Victorian era. Believe it or not, while a large number of familiar Christmas songs came from then, I can't find a good playlist! Again, if you know of one, please suggest it. While this recording is modern, you can be sure that Victorians would have been very familiar with the arrangements and that many also spent time in the church where this was recorded, probably hearing the same organ, too!
Victorian Carols from St Bartholomew the Great
youtube.com/watch?v=q8GV7NMfy3…
Now, let's turn to my second favourite period next to the Regency, the Edwardian! This extremely special! All of the following was actually recorded then! I have made it a tradition to listen to this every year. Some of the tunes may be familiar, but in several cases, the lyrics may not be. The last one is a real treat for the children and those young at heart!
Vintage Christmas Songs from the 1900's & 1910's Playlist
youtube.com/watch?v=zOBKgQj-qq…
I'm not very familiar with this one.
1900s -1910s Victorian Christmas Music Selection
youtube.com/watch?v=AXflh4s6T9…
This is from two years after King Edward's death, but I had to include it, as it's a lovely version. Note that the link that I originally provided no longer exists, so I had to find another. But here, you can actually see the grammophone!
"Silent Night! Hallowed Night!" Elsie Baker on VV Model XI, 1912.
youtube.com/watch?v=nElAx0MpBs…
Finally, as my friends know, I love Eton College, so I had to include this. It breaks the theme slightly, in that it doesn't belong to a specific time period, but songs from different times are sung, and all in a very traditional manner.
Eton Choir Christmas
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Telegraph definition of woke;
If it's not Nazi, it's woke.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/15/woke-eton-college-has-become-a-lost-cause/
I'm in awe right now, but I need some advice. For several years, I've been seeking the book that Beau Brummell used to learn Latin. I know it was Introduction to the Latin Tongue for the use of Youth. There were many different editions, including The famous, but later, Eton Latin Grammar. He attended Eton from 1786 to 1794. I have a digital copy of one published in 1795, wich fits the timeframe perfectly, but it's a mess when trying to read the "full text" with NVDA (my screen reader) or to convert the pdf to text. Likewise, I have one from about 1824-5 that is a reprint of 1795, and though it's a bit clearer, it's still full of errors. The hard copy reprints I've found are all pictures of the originals, not cleanly retyped. Just now, I found an original 1824 edition, and it's in clean condition! I'm quite afraid, because I am totally blind, and in order to read it, I must hold it and turn the pages so that my software can scan it! I can either use my ArX Vision, which I wear on my head, or my Pearl Document Scanning Camera with Openbook. Either way, I would be touching a book that's 200 years old! However, no one seems to have a modern copy that is retyped. All are just pictures of old editions, and when I try to convert the pdfs to txt, or to read the pre-made html versions (all at the Internet Archive), they are full of errors! This would be fine in English, but I'm using the book to learn Latin!
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As a side note, here is my post in which I explain my search for a Latin tutor. I have not yet found one. If you think you can help me, please read said post before simply writing that you are a tutor. I am not using modern methods or pronunciation.
dandylover1.dreamwidth.org/768…
Finally, this is the syllabus for the pre-1868 Eton College curriculum that I created after a lot of research. It includes links to the books I plan to use, as well as extras.
dandylover1.dreamwidth.org/994…
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Hardcover - Printed and Sold by E. Williams, London, 1824, - Condition: see description - small 8vo, 190pp, woodcut device on title page, early pressed sheep, upper hinge beginning to split at top and bottom but binding firm, text very clean, overall vg. - An Introuction to the Latin Tongue, for the Use of Youth,
Eton, Fourth of June Selects & Used June, 1959.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
#EtonCollege #England #EtonJune #unitedkingdom #england #photography
Eton, Fourth of June Selects & Used June, 1959.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
Eton, Fourth of June Selects & Used June, 1959.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
#theUnitedKingdom #British #Freshment #EtonCollege #unitedkingdom #england #photography
Eton, Fourth of June Selects & Used June, 1959.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
Eton, Fourth of June Selects & Used June, 1959.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
Eton, Fourth of June Selects & Used June, 1959.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
#Fourth #EtonCollege #England #unitedkingdom #england #photography
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