The Wrongologist

You shouldn’t be cruising the interwebs today, but in case you are, here is some music of the season.

Here is “The First Nowell” performed in 2010 by at the King’s College, Cambridge by the choir and the congregation. Although the spelling seems jarring, this is the correct spelling of the English version of the French Noël. The words and music both come from the English West Country. The arrangement is by Sir David Willcocks:

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Next, here are the Piano Guys with “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”. The text comes from a 7-verse poem that dates back to the 8th century:

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Finally, here are the Avett Brothers doing George Harrison’s “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)”. Harrison was probably the most spiritual rock musician. This isn’t a Christmas song, but it represents the spirit of the season better than most. This was recorded on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2017.

We’ve rarely needed peace on earth more than we have since then:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opLtaR8jaNQ

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Wrongo and Ms. Right want to again thank you for reading. We wish everyone a merry and bright few days.