Archive for November 19th, 2011
Gaudete! Gaudete! Christus est Natus
This carol is another that appeared in the celebrated collection of sacred songs of 1582 entitled ‘Piae Cantiones’. The manuscript does not contain any melody for the verses and the standard version comes from other liturgical sources. The folk rock outfit ‘Steeleye Span’ did it a huge service by releasing a version in 1973 that appeared [...]
