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Christmas Chants
''Christmas Chants'' is a studio album by the Gregorian chant band Gregorian. It was released in 2006 on Nemo Studio. In 2008 a special edition titled ''Christmas Chants & Visions'' was released, containing the original CD with two bonus tracks, and a DVD. The live concert DVD was filmed in Berlin in December 2007 during Gregorian's Christmas tour. Track listing # "Ave Maria" (featuring Julian) # " Silent Night" # " When a Child Is Born" (featuring Sarah Brightman) # " Amazing Grace" # "The First Noël" (featuring Amelia Brightman) # "In the Bleak Midwinter" # "Pie Jesu" # "A Spaceman Came Travelling" ( Chris de Burgh) # "O Come All Ye Faithful" # " Gloria in Excelsis" # " Footsteps in the Snow" # "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (featuring Amelia Brightman) # "Sweeter the Bells" # "Child in a Manger" # " Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon) (featuring Amelia Brightman) # "Auld Lang Syne" # " Last Christmas" (bonus track) (featuring Carolin Fortenbacher) # "Moment of Peace" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorian (band)
Gregorian is a German band headed by Frank Peterson that performs Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs. The band features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment. They competed in Unser Lied für Stockholm, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and placed 5th in the first round of public voting with the song "Masters of Chant", failing to make the Top 3 with 9.06% of the public vote. Band history Originally, Gregorian was conceived as a more pop-oriented group in the vein of Enigma. Under this concept, Peterson together with Matthias Meissner and Thomas Schwarz, recorded the 1991 album '' Sadisfaction'', with lead vocals provided by The Sisters of Oz: Susana Espelleta (Peterson's wife at the time) and Birgit Freud. However, this was the only album by the trio in that style. In 1998, Peterson and his team of Jan-Eric Kohrs, Michael Soltau and Carsten Heusmann re-invented the project to perform popular songs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footsteps In The Snow
''Footsteps in the Snow'' is a 1966 low-budget independent Canadian thriller film written by Dan Daniels and Martin Green and directed by Martin Green. The film features, in a minor role, Veronica Lake Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973), known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd ..., in her second-to-last film role, after 15 years away from the screen. The film was not released in the United States, and went largely unnoticed. References External links * * 1966 films English-language Canadian films 1960s thriller films Canadian thriller films 1960s English-language films 1960s Canadian films {{1960s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyrie (song)
"Kyrie" () is a song by American pop rock band Mr. Mister, from their album '' Welcome to the Real World''. Released around Christmas in 1985, it hit the top spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in March 1986, where it was number 1 for two weeks. It also hit the top spot on the ''Billboard'' Top Rock Tracks chart for one week. In the UK, the song peaked at number 11 in March 1986. Background and writing The lyrics to "Kyrie" were written by Arizona-born John Lang who co-wrote the songs on all of Mr. Mister's albums. The music was composed by Richard Page and Steve George while on tour with Adam Ant. Kýrie, eléison means "Lord, have mercy" in Greek, and is a part of many liturgical rites in Eastern and Western Christianity. ''Kýrie, eléison; Christé, eléison; Kýrie, eléison'' is a prayer that asks "Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (Elton John Song)
"Sacrifice" is a song by English musician Elton John, written by John and Bernie Taupin, from John's 22nd studio album, ''Sleeping with the Past'' (1989). It was first released in October 1989 as the second single from the album. It achieved success in 1990, particularly in France and the United Kingdom, becoming John's first solo chart-topper in both nations. The song describes how hard it is to stay faithful and devoted in a marriage, challenging the mantra that a successful union requires sacrifice. Due to the song's success, John has played this song in various locations in the years since it was released. Chart performance "Sacrifice" was initially released as a single in 1989 but stalled at number 55 in the UK and at number 18 in the US in March 1990. In mid-1990, English DJ Steve Wright began playing the song on BBC Radio 1, soon followed by many more radio DJs. The song was then re-released as a double A-side single, along with " Healing Hands", and reached number one i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crying In The Rain
"Crying in the Rain" is a song composed by Carole King with lyrics by Howard Greenfield, originally recorded by American duo the Everly Brothers. The single peaked at number six on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1962. The song was the only collaboration between songwriters Greenfield and King, both of whom worked for Aldon Music at the time of the song's composition. On a whim, two Aldon songwriting partnerships decided to switch partners for a day – Gerry Goffin (who normally worked with King) partnered with Greenfield's frequent writing partner, Jack Keller, leaving King and Greenfield to pair up for the day. Despite the commercial success of their collaboration, King and Greenfield never wrote another song together. Track listing Charts Tammy Wynette version In 1981, "Crying in the Rain" was notably covered by American country artist Tammy Wynette. It became a major hit after being released as a single that year. Wynette's version was produced by Chips Moman at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad World
"Mad World" is a 1982 song by British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas as Opiates", appeared on the band's debut LP ''The Hurting'' (1983). This single was also the band's first international success, reaching the Top 40 in several countries in 1982–83. "Mad World" has since been covered by various artists, including a 2001 version recorded by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the soundtrack of the film ''Donnie Darko''; a 2003 single release of the song reached number one in the UK for three consecutive weeks and won Orzabal his second Ivor Novello Award. A 2021 rendition of the song was included on Demi Lovato's album '' Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over''. The cover photo was taken at Round Pond in Kensington Gardens (London, England). Backgroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miracle Of Love
"The Miracle of Love" is an electropop ballad recorded by British duo Eurythmics. It was written by Eurythmics members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The track was released as the third single from the duo's sixth album ''Revenge'' in the UK. It was not released as a single in the United States. The music video was directed by band member David A. Stewart. The grainy video shows Lennox and Stewart separately in darkened room surrounded only by candles followed by a shot of Lennox against a tree while historical footage of military violence is shown. The video ends with an extreme close-up of Lennox as she wanders around a park before acknowledging the camera by winking, smiling and laughing. The cover art for the single is a screenshot from this scene. The music features a soaring guitar solo by Stewart, reprising the melody of the opening bars. The song became a modest hit on the UK Singles Chart but reached the top 20 in Australia, Brazil and parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greensleeves
"Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song. A broadside ballad by the name "A Newe Northen Dittye of ye Ladye Greene Sleves" was registered by Richard Jones at the London Stationer's Company in September 1580,Frank Kidson, ''English Folk-Song and Dance''. READ BOOKS, 2008, p.26. John M. Ward, "'And Who But Ladie Greensleeues?'", in ''The Well Enchanting Skill: Music, Poetry, and Drama in the Culture of the Renaissance: Essays in Honour of F. W. Sternfeld'', edited by John Caldwell, Edward Olleson, and Susan Wollenberg, 181–211 (Oxford:Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1990): 181. . and the tune is found in several late-16th-century and early-17th-century sources, such as ''Ballet's MS Lute Book'' and ''Het Luitboek van Thysius'', as well as various manuscripts preserved in the Seeley Historical Library in the University of Cambridge. Form "Greensleeves" can have a ground either of the form called a ''romanesca''; or its slight variant, the ''passame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moment Of Peace
"Moment of Peace" is a song by the German Gregorian chant band Gregorian featuring English singer Sarah Brightman. It was released in 2001 on Edel AG as the only single from their third studio album, '' Masters of Chant Chapter II'' (2001) of which it is the opening track. It is a Gregorian chant and new age song that was written by Amelia Brightman and Carsten Heusmann and produced by the latter and by Jan-Eric Kohrs and Michael Soltau. The Facebook page for the Gregorian band has an unpublished, multilingual Multilingualism is the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers. It is believed that multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. More than half of all E ... version of the song uploaded by Markus Zöllner in 2014. Track listing Charts References External links * * * * * * (multilanguage version, original) * (multilanguage version) * (multilanguage version wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolin Fortenbacher
Carolin Fortenbacher (born 26 June 1963 in Hamburg) is a German musical actress and singer. She has had a leading role for five years in the musical '' Mamma Mia!'' in Hamburg. Career Training Fortenbacher began training as a make-up and cosmetic artist, before her introduction to ballet and musical training with Monika Radler at the Volker Ullmann Studio, and then the Stage School of Dance and Drama. Additionally, her voice was trained by Liliana Aabye. Musical theatre Fortenbacher's different musical styles include soul, jazz, pop and rock, and also opera. Audiences know her both for her musical roles and for classical parts. In the Hamburg performance of ''The Magic Flute'', she played the Queen of the Night. Musical commitments followed such as Rosalina in ''West Side Story'', Lucy in the musical ''Charlie Brown'', Audrey in the '' Little Shop of Horrors'' or Anne in '' La Cage aux Folles''. She took part in the Rock Opera ''Jimmy Dean'' at the Theater Casa Nova in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Christmas
"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, originally released in December 1984 on CBS Records internationally and as a double A-side on Epic Records with "Everything She Wants" in the UK. Described as a "high watermark of mid-80s British synthpop songcraft", it was written and produced by George Michael, and has been covered by many artists since its original release. Upon its initial release in 1984, "Last Christmas" spent five consecutive weeks at number two in the UK Singles Chart—it was held off the top spot at Christmas by Band Aid's " Do They Know It's Christmas?" (on which Michael also performed). After many chart runs in subsequent years, which included three more weeks at number two, and which saw the recording become part of RCA Records' catalogue, the song finally reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on New Year's Day 2021 (chart week ending date 7 January 2021), more than 36 years after its initial release. In doing so, it became the fifth UK nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auld Lang Syne
"Auld Lang Syne" (: note "s" rather than "z") is a popular song, particularly in the English-speaking world. Traditionally, it is sung to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. By extension, it is also often heard at funerals, graduations, and as a farewell or ending to other occasions; for instance, many branches of the Scouting movement use it to close jamborees and other functions. The text is a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 but based on an older Scottish folk song. In 1799, it was set to a traditional tune, which has since become standard. "Auld Lang Syne" is listed as numbers 6294 and 13892 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The poem's Scots title may be translated into standard English as "old long since" or, less literally, "long long ago", This book was purchased at Burns Cottage, and was reprinted in 1967, and 1973. "days gone by", "times long past" or "old times". Consequently, "For auld lang syne", as it appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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