Interesting article about a haunting chord in David Willcocks' arrangement of "O Come, All Ye Faithful."

Even if you can't really hear what everyone's raving about, it's still an incredible Christmas hymn. And I like the analysis here that the descants in the "Sing, choirs of angels" verse were inspired by an older carol -- "Ding Dong Merrily on High."

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/arts/music/o-come-all-ye-faithful-christmas-chord.html

Here it is on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkS57yCIk7E

#Christmas #carols #OComeAllYeFaithful #DingDongMerrily

Interesting article about a haunting chord in David Willcocks' arrangement of "O Come, All Ye Faithful."

Even if you can't really hear what everyone's raving about, it's still an incredible Christmas hymn. And I like the analysis here that the descants in the "Sing, choirs of angels" verse were inspired by an older carol -- "Ding Dong Merrily on High."

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/arts/music/o-come-all-ye-faithful-christmas-chord.html

Here it is on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkS57yCIk7E

#Christmas #carols #OComeAllYeFaithful #DingDongMerrily