Joy to the world, a Christmas Carol by Händel / myLot

Chile

November 20, 2015 11:05am CST

After I read a post here about Christmas songs, I began to think about the Christmas Carol I love best: Joy to the World. For me it has all the miracle that true Christmas brings. I went to the web to read more about it and discovered that it was written by Georg Friedrich Händel, one of the musical geniouses of the barroque There are many Christmas Caroals that have been sung for centuries. What is your favorite and how old is it?

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

20 Nov 15

I am quite certain that the words were written by someone else and applied to Handel's music, although I cannot remember who.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

21 Nov 15

Probably. I´ll check it again. I also found out that the musician lived most of his life in England and is buried in Wesminster Abbey.

Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

21 Nov 15

@marguicha Yes, Handel was buried at Westminster Abbey.

Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

1 Dec 15

I love carols, my favorite is "Oh Holy Night"

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marguicha

@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

2 Dec 15

Oh holy night is also one of my favorites.

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Hazel Vee

@epiffanie (11336)

• Australia

21 Nov 15

I love that christmas song too..and silent night is the other one I like .

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marguicha

@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

21 Nov 15

In my family, we don´t open any present before we sing Silent Night.

Yalul

@yalul070 (1712)

• Manila, Philippines

20 Nov 15

my favorite is Silent Night. i don't know how old it is but i remember singing as a kid.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

20 Nov 15

Now you can check online the origines of the song. It´s so easy to learn more!

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Xavier Bage

@franxav (14597)

• India

24 Nov 15

Joy to the world is sung by our children in the school and Children's Home every Christmas. But, I sing to myself other carols like Silent Night, O Come All Ye, Hark the Angels sing and so on. I don't feel like Christmas without them.