17 December 2010

Christmas Carols

I guess I've always assumed that Christmas Carols are so traditional that there really shouldn't be that many differences, other than word spelling (if you're in the UK) or language (if you're in, say, Germany), assuming you're in a country with religious history that's well connected to that of the US.

At my fellowship last week we had a carol sing. The words for "Angels from the Realms of Glory" came on the screen. I started singing and the rest of the group sang a different song. Then, the same thing happened with "O, Little Town of Bethlehem". This time, however, the band did an intro and I thought to myself "this sounds like some other hymn.... it sounds like... 'A Shelter in a Time of Storm'." Which it did. If you don't believe me, trust YouTube:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P3f6BDy0EYA

http://youtube.com/watch?v=e-GFQ_liezU

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