聖誕詩歌很多，但有二首是每年必唱的，否則缺少喜樂、和平、恬靜的氣氛。這二首歌就是「平安夜」與「普世歡騰」(Joy to the World)。
莫爾（Joseph Mohr, 1792-1848）出生奧地利薩爾斯堡，童年時是一個活潑的兒童合唱團的團員，1815年受封為羅馬天主教神父。
1818年聖誕節前夕，在奧地利的阿爾卑斯山谷中，有一座新建的小教堂。新到任的莫爾獨坐在教堂內，想到聖誕節來臨，教堂的風琴卻壞了，不能在午夜彌撒時， Continue reading
By Elvis Presley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyKoDg3sb1c
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“Wooden Heart” (“Muss i denn” lit. Must I then) is a song best known for its use in the 1960 Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues. The song was a hit for Presley in the United Kingdom, making number one for six weeks, but was not released as a single in the United States until November 1964 as the B-side to “Blue Christmas”. Presley performed the song live during his Dinner Show concert at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas in 1975. The recording is available on the Elvis Presley live album, Dinner At Eight. Continue reading
“When the Saints Go Marching In”, often referred to as “The Saints”, is an American gospel hymn that has taken on certain aspects of folk music. The precise origins of the song are not known. Though it originated as a spiritual, today people are more likely to hear it played by a jazz band. The song is sometimes confused with a similarly titled composition “When the Saints are Marching In” from 1896 by Katharine Purvis (lyrics) and James Milton Black (music). Continue reading
“Unchained Melody” is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some estimates having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages. Continue reading