For 10 points, name this oratorio often performed during Advent, telling the prophecies and story of Jesus Christ, which includes the "Hallelujah" chorus, by George Frederick Handel.
Jonathan Swift threatened to forbid singers to take part in its premiere, as it was considered profane and subversive. Originally performed in three parts, much of its Charles Jennens-penned libretto comes from the Old Testament. This piece includes the choral section (*) "For Unto Us a Child is Born" and a section during which it is customary to stand. For 10 points, name this oratorio often performed during Advent, telling the prophecies and story of Jesus Christ, which includes the "Hallelujah" chorus, by George Frederick Handel.
Jonathan Swift threatened to forbid singers to take part in its premiere, as it was considered profane and subversive.
{Messiah}