Michael E. Renzi, is an American composer, music director, pianist and jazz musician, he is also friends and partners with which jazz singer, with whom he has published a Christmas album titled,"Our First Christmas", an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world?
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Mike Renzi Michael E. Renzi (known as "Mike Renzi") is an American composer, music director, pianist and jazz musician. He was musical director for Peggy Lee and Mel Torme for over 25 years. He is also friends and partners with jazz singer Cynthia Crane, with whom he has published a Christmas album titled ""Our First Christmas"". Renzi also has his own jazz group called "The Mike Renzi Trio", which published an album together with tenor sax legend Ben Webster.
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Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is prepared for by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night; in some traditions, Christmastide includes an Octave. The traditional Christmas narrative, the Nativity of Jesus, delineated in the New Testament says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies; when Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then disseminated the message furthermore. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated religiously by the vast majority of Christians, as well as culturally by a number of non-Christian people, and is an integral part of the holiday season, while some Christian groups reject the celebration. In several countries, celebrating Christmas Eve on December 24 has the main focus rather than December 25, with gift-giving and sharing a traditional meal with the family.
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List of Magnificat composers The Magnificat, in Latin also "canticum Beat(issim)ae Virginis Mariae" (the song of the (most) Blessed Virgin Mary), is a common part of Christian worship, for instance traditionally included in vespers, evensong or matins. As such it is often sung and was set to music by various composers.
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Christmas (Kenny Rogers album) Christmas is the twelfth studio album and the first Christmas album by Kenny Rogers released in 1981.
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Det brinner ett ljus Det brinner ett ljus or Det brinner ett ljus för en gammal sång is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Monica Forsberg, and music by Kerstin Andeby. The song describes Christmas both during the birth of Jesus, and today. The song was recorded by Stefan Borsch in 1981.
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When a Child Is Born "When A Child Is Born" is a popular Christmas song. The original melody was "Soleado", a tune from 1974 by (alias Zacar), composer for Italy's Daniel Sentacruz Ensemble, and Dario Baldan Bembo. The tune was based on Damicco's earlier tune "Le rose blu" published in 1972. The English language lyrics were written a few years later by Fred Jay (Friedrich Alex Jacobson IPI number 00015195204, who wrote many hits for Boney M such as Rasputin and Ma Baker). They do not make specific mention of Christmas but the importance they attach to looking forward to the birth of one particular child somewhere, anywhere, suggests a reference to the birth of Jesus Christ, and the citing of "a tiny star" that "lights up way up high" may allude to the Star of Bethlehem. Fred Jay's lyrics have been sung by many artists, most successfully by Johnny Mathis in 1976.
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Christmas Eve Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western society.
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Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir Based in Arcata, California, USA, the "Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir" is a community-based interfaith group of adult vocalists who share a love of Black gospel music. The non-profit AIGC consists of about 80 members who regularly perform at local community events such as Martin Kuther King Jr. celebrations, festivals, churches, baseball games, and the county jail. The choir also presents its own concerts each year: a Harvest Concert in the late fall, Holiday Concerts in early December, and a Prayer Breakfast in early May.
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For Christmas with Love For Christmas with Love is a 1968 Christmas album by Australian recording artist Judith Durham. It was her first solo studio album after leaving The Seekers in July 1968. the album was recorded in Hollywood and Judith headlined her own concert tours across New Zealand and Australia.
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O, ce veste minunată! O, ce veste minunată is a Christmas carol, sung primarily in Romanian-speaking communities and countries. Like many other traditional songs, there are umpteen versions of it. E.g. some have "Viflaim" for Bethlehem, some have "S-a nascut Mesia" (The Messiah was born). It is attributed to Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu (1866-1928) who founded the Romanian traditional music.
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My Best Christmas My Best Christmas (2005) is an Amy Grant compilation album of her three previous Christmas albums. It was released by YMC Records (Your Music Channel Records). It features two hard-to-find Christmas songs: "Merry Christmas Darling", a cover of the Carpenters song, which was only available on the Target store version of "A Christmas to Remember", and "Child of God", which appears on the various-artists compilation album "One Silent Night" (2000). A different version of "Child of God" appeared on a limited-edition Christmas maxi-single in 1999 released to promote "A Christmas to Remember".
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Sängerfest Sängerfest, also Sängerbund-Fest, Sängerfeste, or Saengerfest, meaning singer festival, is a competition of Sängerbunds, or singer groups, with prizes for the best group or groups. Such public events are also known as a Liederfest, or song festival. Participants number in the hundreds and thousands, and the fest is usually accompanied by a parade and other celebratory events. The sängerfest is most associated with the Germanic culture. Its origins can be traced back to 19th century Europe. Swiss composer Hans Georg Nägeli and educator Carl August Zeller, both protégés of Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, established sängerbunds to help foster social change throughout Germany and Prussia. University students began to choose the art form as an avenue for political statements. As the sängerfest concept gained popularity and spread around the world, it was adapted by Christian churches for spiritual worship services.
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Merry Christmas (Andy Williams album) Merry Christmas is a Christmas album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released by Columbia Records in 1965. This, his second holiday LP, is focused exclusively on 20th century compositions, unlike 1963's "The Andy Williams Christmas Album", which, of its 12 tracks, had six with origins predating the turn of the century.
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Serbian Christmas traditions Serbian Christmas traditions are customs and practices of the Serbs associated with Christmas and a period encompassing it, between the third Sunday before Christmas Day and Epiphany. There are many, complex traditions connected with this period. They vary from place to place, and in many areas have been updated or watered down to suit modern living. The Serbian name for Christmas is "Božić" (Cyrillic: Божић, ] ), which is the diminutive form of the word "bog" ("god"), and can be translated as "young god". Christmas is celebrated for three consecutive days, starting with Christmas Day, which the Serbs call the first day of Christmas. On these days, one is to greet another person by saying "Christ is Born," which should be responded to with "Truly He is Born," or in Serbian: „"Hristos se rodi"“ ] – „"Vaistinu se rodi"“ ] .
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Happy Christmas (compilation album) Happy Christmas is a 1998 holiday music compilation album released by BEC Records featuring artists from a variety of styles who were signed to BEC and its parent label, Tooth & Nail Records, and its parent EMI Christian Music. While most songs are classic Christmas songs, some are original tunes. The album is the first in what would later become a series of releases.
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When Christmas Comes (album) When Christmas Comes is the a Christmas album from Kim Walker-Smith. Jesus Culture Music released the album on November 4, 2014. She worked with Jeremy Edwardson, in the production of this album.
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Baptism of the Lord The Baptism of the Christ (or the Baptism of Christ) is the feast day commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Originally the baptism of Christ was celebrated on Epiphany, which commemorates the coming of the Magi, the baptism of Christ, and the wedding at Cana. Over time in the West, however, the celebration of the baptism of the Lord came to be commemorated as a distinct feast from Epiphany. It is celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church as well as the Anglican and Lutheran Churches on the first Sunday following The Epiphany of Our Lord (6 January).
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Little Christmas Little Christmas (Irish: "Nollaig na mBan" , 'Women’s Christmas' ) is one of the traditional names in Ireland for 6 January, which is also known in other parts of the world as the Feast of the Epiphany. By the year AD 1500 eastern Churches were celebrating Christmas on 6 January and western churches were celebrating it on 25 December even though both were using the Julian Calendar. It is the traditional end of the Christmas season and until 2013 was the last day of the Christmas holidays for both primary and secondary schools in Ireland.
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Celebrating Christmas Celebrating Christmas is the second Christmas worship album of Christian Contemporary music composed of Christmas songs led by Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong Team. The album appeared on the "Billboard" Top Heatseekers Albums Chart.
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List of Christmas operas Christmas operas are operas which are thematically based on either the Nativity of Jesus or secular Christmas stories. The earliest Christmas operas appeared in the early 17th century, not long after the creation of the art form. Because of the ban on secular theatrical works during the season of Advent, these early Christmas operas, while elaborately staged, were based on religious themes relating to the Nativity. By the mid 19th century the ban on secular operas during Advent had ceased, and operas based on a wider array of Christmas themes, such as Santa Claus and King Wenceslaus, emerged. Several operas have been inspired by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", including works by composers Bernard Herrmann and Thea Musgrave. The story of the Magi has also been the basis of several operas, including Gian Carlo Menotti's 1951 opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors". Initially written for television performance, Menotti's opera has become the only modern Christmas opera to earn an enduring place in the live opera performance repertoire. In the 21st century, composer Kevin Puts' "Silent Night" (2011) achieved critical success and won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 2012.
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Christmas (Stephanie Mills album) Christmas is a studio album by American recording artist Stephanie Mills, released in October 1991 on MCA Records. The album is a Christmas album, the first by Mills that showcases her soulful renditions of classic Christmas carols such as "White Christmas", "Silent Night", "Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer", and soul singer Donny Hathaway's, "This Christmas".
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Black Nativity Black Nativity is a retelling of the classic Nativity story with an entirely black cast. Traditional Christmas carols are sung in gospel style, with a few songs created specifically for the show. Originally written by Langston Hughes, the show was first performed Off-Broadway on December 11, 1961, and was one of the first plays written by an African American to be staged there. The show had a successful tour of Europe in 1962, one of its appearances being at the Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds in Italy. "Black Nativity" has been performed annually in Boston, Massachusetts at various locations, such as: the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, Boston Opera House, Tremont Temple, Roxbury Community College, Northeastern's Blackman Auditorium, and presently at Emerson College's Paramount Theater since 1969 & is considered the longest-running production of Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity." The original 160 singers were arranged by age group and vocal range, with an assortment of soloists, along with the narrator, and Mary and Joseph, who are both mute, as well as musicians & ASL interpreters.