8 Dec 2009 at Brazennose Street, Manchester Christmas European/ German Market. Traditional Christmas songs and carols from a wonderful group of singers that I came across by chance, who I believe are from Manchester Universities Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

Christmas Song – AMY GRANT- Winter Wonderland lyrics: Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin’ In the lane, snow is glistenin’ A beautiful sight We’re happy tonight Walkin’ in a winter wonderland. Gone away is the bluebird Here to stay is a new bird He sings a love song As we stroll along Walkin’ in a winter wonderland. In the meadow we can build a snowman And pretend that he is Parson Brown He’ll say Are you married?, we’ll say No, man, But you can do the job when you’re in town. Later on, we’ll conspire As we dream by the fire To face unafraid The plans that we’ve made Walkin’ in a winter wonderland.

FREE MP3S! ► amzn.to ► XmasFLIX.com ► DVD ► http ► MUSIC ► amzn.to “Silent Night” (German: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song Stille Nacht were written in Austria by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber. In 1859, John Freeman Young (second Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Florida) published the English translation that is most frequently sung today. The version of the melody that is generally sung today differs slightly (particularly in the final strain) from Gruber’s original, which was a sprightly, dance-like tune in 6/8, as opposed to the slow, meditative lullaby version generally sung today. Today, the lyrics and melody are in the public domain. The carol was first performed in the Nikolaus-Kirche (Church of St. Nicholas) in Oberndorf, Austria on December 24, 1818. Mohr had composed the words two years earlier, in 1816, but on Christmas Eve brought them to Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for the church service. Silent Night historian, Renate Ebeling-Winkler Berenguer says that the first mention of a broken organ was in a book published in the US Some believe that Mohr simply wanted a new Christmas carol that he could play on his guitar. The Silent Night Society says that there are “many romantic stories and legends” that add their own anecdotal details to the known facts. The original manuscript has been lost …