许多教会还有将临期/待降节（英语：Advent，拉丁语：Adventus）的习惯，意义上除了古代希伯来人等待救主到来之外，另也包括基督徒等待耶稣的降临。将临期起自圣诞节前四周，由最接近11月30日之主日算起直到圣诞节，2021年的降临节期从11月28日开始至12月24日结束。有些人在降临期间禁食（不吃任何东西）， 在许多东正教和东方天主教堂中，降临节持续40天，于11月15日开始。
从现在（11月23日）到圣诞节仍有32天，在这近一个月的时间里，给大家每天介绍一首圣诞经典曲目及其背景，作为我个人迎接圣诞节的Advent 活动，也可以供一些朋友参加圣诞活动时可以参照选用。
下面的曲目许多都是大家听过的，也选有几首和圣诞老人有关的非常经典的歌曲。教会传统上不希望这个节日商业化，不希望把圣诞老人作为中心人物，认为商家过分利用这个人物把原本神圣的节日商业化，但不等于我们需要完全排斥圣诞老人和歌曲（一般不会在崇拜时演唱），早期圣诞老人体现的给予精神，关心有需要群体和一些有趣元素，仍然使许多人对此持肯定的。教会不是一个远离尘世，不吃人间烟火的群体。在节日中，我们既不随波逐流，又要保持圣洁，同时也不要失去在节日期间表达我们的爱心和传扬福音的机会。许多教会团体也会组织诗班到一些商场、餐厅唱圣诞歌，也有组织到老人院唱歌探望老人作为一种体现关爱活动。受到疫情的影响，这些活动受到一定的限制，但是仔细查查，2021年还是有不少可以参与的活动。
下列歌曲逐一推介The following songs will be introduced:
- Angels from the Realms of Glory
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- Away in Manger
- A Holly Jolly Christmas
- Carol of the Bells
- Feliz Navidad
- Go Tell it On the Mountain
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice
- Hark! The Herald Angela Sing
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- He Has Come for Us
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
- Jingle Bells
- Joseph Lullaby
- Joy to the World
- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
- Let There be Peace on Earth
- Mary, did you know?
- O Come, All Ye Faithful
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- O Holy Night
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Silent Night
- The First Noel
- The Prayer
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Up on the Housetop
- We Three Kings of Orient Are
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Give Thanks*
- God will Make a Way*
- Be Thou My Vision*
- Still *
* worship songs
圣诞歌谱： https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-B-3AvgH6KrE__CpJahFESDjNpF0mQXR?usp=sharing 【注意：每首歌曲网上有许多版本的谱子合歌词，可以仔细比较，选择适合自己唱/弹/伴奏。
BCAC以往有司琴录制了一些伴奏和网上合成的版本：https://www.brantfordcac.org/music
关于耶稣的诞生圣经章节：
路加福音第二章
Angels from the Realms of Glory celebrates the birth of Jesus and the good tidings he bring the Earth-bound. It is a Christmas carol written by Scottish poet James Montgomery. It was first printed in the Sheffield Iris on Christmas Eve 1816, though it only began to be sung in churches after its 1825 reprinting in the Montgomery collection The Christian Psalmist and in the Religious Tract Society's The Christmas Box or New Year's Gift. 这首歌庆祝耶稣的诞生以及他带来大地的喜讯。 这是苏格兰诗人詹姆斯·蒙哥马利（James Montgomery）创作的圣诞颂歌，最早于1816年圣诞节前夕在Sheffield Iris上印刷，但直到1825年才在蒙哥马利（Montgomery）收藏于《基督教赞美诗》（Christian Psalmist）和宗教运动学会的《圣诞节盒或新年礼物》中重印后才开始在教堂中演唱。
2. Angels We Have Heard on High
"Angels We Have Heard on High" is a Christmas carol with English lyrics by James Chadwick, to the hymn tune "Gloria" from a traditional French song of unknown origin called Les Anges dans nos campagnes. Chadwick's lyrics are derived and inspired, and in parts a loose translation, from the French original. The song's subject is the birth of Jesus Christ as narrated in the Gospel of Luke, specifically the scene in which shepherds outside Bethlehem encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising the newborn child.这首圣诞节颂歌，詹姆斯·查德威克（James Chadwick）用英语歌词演唱了圣歌“Gloria”，这是一首源于出处不详的传统法国歌曲，名为《 Les Anges dans nos campagnes》。 查德威克的歌词从法国原著中衍生而来的，部分翻译较为随意。 这首歌的主题是《路加福音》中叙述的耶稣基督的诞生，具体是伯利恒外面的牧羊人遇到众多天使唱歌和赞美新生婴儿的场景
3.Away in Manger（马槽歌）
Away in a Manger like many of the timeless Christmas tunes that through the mist of the ages, authorship of the lyrics for "Away in a Manger" is difficult to parse. The first-known printing of the words was 1884, in a Boston University publication called the Mytle. In subsequent appearance s they were erroneously attributed to 16th century reformer Rev. Martin Luther, but nowadays it's generally agreed that the poem was actually written for the 400th anniversary of Luther's birth. 就像许多永恒的圣诞节曲调一样，由于时代的迷雾，很难解析“ Away in Manger”歌词的作者身份。 第一个已知印刷年代是1884年，发表在波士顿大学的出版物《 Mytle》中。 在随后的出现时，被错误地将其归因于16世纪的改革者马丁·路德（Rev.）马丁·路德（Martin Luther），但如今，人们普遍认为这首诗实际上是为路德（Luther）诞辰400周年而写的。
4. A Holly Jolly Christmas
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" was written by Johnny Marks in 1962. It was written for, and premiered in, the classic Rankin-Bass stop-motion animated Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the story of a misfit reindeer whose differences set him apart but then become the the very thing Santa needs to save Christmas. The music was composed by Johnny Marks and originally sung by Burl Ives. It has become one of the most performed holiday songs of all time. 由约翰尼·马克斯（Johnny Marks）于1962年撰写。为经典兰金-巴斯定格动画圣诞特别片鲁道夫·红鼻子驯鹿而写，并首次公映，故事描绘了一只不合群的驯鹿的故事, 他与众不同，但后来成为圣诞老人拯救圣诞节所需的东西。 该音乐由Johnny Marks创作，原唱为Burl Ives。 现已成为有史以来表演最多的节日歌曲之一。
5. Carol of the Bells
"Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol, with music by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914 and lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. The song is based on the Ukrainian folk chant "Shchedryk". The music is based on a four-note ostinato. It has been performed in many genres: classical, metal, jazz, country music, rock, and pop. The piece has also been featured in films, television shows, and parodies.一首流行的圣诞颂歌，1914年乌克兰作曲家Mykola Leontovych演奏音乐，Peter J. Wilhousky填词。 这首歌是根据乌克兰的民谣“ Shchedryk”改编的。 音乐以四音阶ostinato为基础，演奏形式多种多样：古典，金属，爵士，乡村音乐，摇滚和流行。 该作品还出现在电影，电视节目和模仿秀中。
"Feliz Navidad"is a Christmas song written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer and songwriter José Feliciano.With its simple Spanish chorus (the traditional Christmas/New Year greeting, "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad" meaning "Merry Christmas, a prosperous year and happiness") and equally simple English verse "I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart", it has become a classic Christmas pop song.这首圣诞节歌曲由波多黎各歌手和词曲作者何塞·费利西亚诺（JoséFeliciano）于1970年创作，带有简单的西班牙合唱（传统的圣诞节/新年问候语，“ Feliz Navidad，prósperoañoy felicidad”的意思是“圣诞节快乐，繁荣且快乐”） ）和同样简单的英语“我想从心底里祝你圣诞快乐”，成为经典的圣诞节流行歌曲。
7. Go Tell it On the Mountain
"Go Tell it On the Mountain" is an African-American spiritual song, compiled by John Wesley Work Jr., dating back to at least 1865, that has been sung and recorded by many gospel and secular performers. It is considered a Christmas carol because its original lyrics celebrate the Nativity of Jesus.这是一首由约翰·卫斯理·沃克（John Wesley Work Jr.）编写的非裔美国宗教歌曲，其历史可以追溯到至少1865年，并被许多福音和世俗表演者演唱和录制。 这首歌被视为圣诞节颂歌，因为其原歌词又庆祝耶稣的诞生的内容。
8. Good Christian Men, Rejoice
“Good Christian Men, Rejoice" can be traced from a Latin carol dating back to the 14th century titled "In dulci jubilo"("In Sweet Rejoicing"), by Heinrich Seuse. The melody may have existed before the lyrics were matched to it, but the history is murky. In 1853, John Mason Neale created loose English translation, which is the carol presented.
9. Hark! The Herald Angela Sing
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is one of the the most popular and beloved Christmas carols of all time. It is heard at virtually all holiday occasions, including at church services, family gatherings, and in Christmas movies. It was first appeared in 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems. As it is known in the modern era, it features lyrical contributions from Charles Wesley and George Whitefield, two of the founding ministers of Methodism, with music adapted from "Vaterland, in deinen Gauen" by Felix Mendelssohn.
10.Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics
20. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Reference:
Why Christmas: https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/advent.shtml
The Christmas Family Song Book by Alfred Music
O COME O COME , EMMANUEL is a popular hymn for Advent with the original Latin text (Veni, Veni, Emmanuel) dating back to the 8th century. The tune most often associated with this 19th century English translation first appear as 15th centrury French melody.
(to be continued 介绍未完待续）
Reference:
Why Christmas: https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/advent.shtml
The Christmas Family Song Book by Alfred Music
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