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Jesus Christ was crucified by public opinion.

Away in a manger

Away in a manger, no crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head,
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the poor Babe...

From Heaven High O Angels Come

From heaven high, O angels, come,
Eya, eya, susani, susani, susani.
Come music, song, come pipe and drum,
Alleluia, alleluia.
Of Jesus sing and Maria.

Let every instrument join in,
Eya, eya, susani,...

Bring a torch

Bring a torch, Jeannette, Isabella,
Bring a torch, come hurry and run.
It is Jesus, good folk of the village,
Christ is born, and Mary's calling, Ah! Ah!
Beautiful is the Mother. Ah! Ah!
Beautiful is her Son.

Skies are...

The Holly and the Ivy

The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown
Of all the trees that are in the wood
The holly bears the crown
O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ
Sweet singing...

Carol of the bells

Hark, how the bells, sweet silver bells,
All seem to say, Throw cares away.
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer
To one and old, meek and the bold.
Ding, dong, ding-dong, that is their song,
With joyful ring, all...

The friendly beasts

Jesus our brother, kind and good
Was humbly born in a stable rude
And the friendly beasts around Him stood,
Jesus our brother, kind and good.

"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown,
"I carried His mother up hill...

Good Christian men, rejoice,

Good Christian men, rejoice,
With heart and soul and voice,
Give ye heed to what we say:
News, News, Jesus Christ is born today.
Ox and ass before Him bow,
And He is in the manger now.
Christ is born...

I wonder as I wander

I wonder as I wander out under the sky
How Jesus our Saviour did come for to die
For poor orn'ry people like you and like I.
I wonder as I wander out under the sky.

When Mary birthed Jesus 'twas in a cow's stall...

Go tell it to the Mountain

Go tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and everywhere,
Go tell it on the mountain,
Our Jesus Christ is born.

When I was a seeker
I sought both night and day,
I asked the Lord to help me,
And he...

If she's a nun in the abbey, she treats Jesus as an owner, but if she's a nun in the home, she serves Jesus and kisses him.

Silent night:

Silent Night, Holy Night,
All is calm, all is bright,
'Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent Night, Holy Night,
Shepherds quake...

He Smiles Within His Cradle

He smiles within his cradle,
A babe with face to bright
it beams most like a mirror
Against a blaze of light:
This babe so burning bright.

This babe we now declare to you
Is Jesus Christ, our Lord;
He...

If Jesus Christ comes to help me, I laugh at the angels.

O come all ye faithful:

O come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant;
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him Born, the King of Angels;

O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord. God of God,
Light of light, Lo!
He...

The first noel:

The First No?l the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.


Chorus: 'No?l, No?l, No?l, No?l Born is...

Christmas traditions and superstitions

In many romanian villages, in Christmas Eve, exists the tradition to smear the cattles and stables with garlic to keep away the bad spiritis. The people are smeared as well with garlic on the forehead,...

Angels we have heard on high

Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o'er the plain,
And the mountains in reply echo back their joyous strains.
Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your...

Go tell it on the mountain

Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere,
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.

While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks at night,
Behold, throughout the heavens...

Hark the herald angels sing,

Hark the herald angels sing,
Glory to the newborn King;
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.
Joyful, all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies,
With angelic host proclaim,...