Thursday, December 14, 2006

Meaning behind the carols #2

O little town of Bethlehem
Philip Brooks was the writter and creater of this song. He was an Episcopal Priest, and he made this song while he was on a journey to the Holy Land in 1865. On Christmas Eve, while he was heading to Jerusalemfrom Bethleham, he stopped at an open field, to watch the dusk envelop the town. After that, he attended a 5 hour church service at the Church of Nativity. For 3 long years, he kept his memories to himself, and then he was motivated to share his memories with a Church gathering. And what he did, was write a 5 stanza poem, and he gave it to the Church organist, Lewis Redner, who gave the poem its musical background. And this song was first heard on December 27th, 1868; then later appeared in the Episcopal Hymnals, and soon enough becoming one the favorite Christmas Carols.

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