O Little Town Of Bethlehem

[@leesurridge2947]

I want to sing this in Heaven.

[@Captainmelom]

Yea

[@Captainmelom]

Pray 🙏

[@Panos__]

Classic Anglican Hymn. I was Greek Orthodox but attended an Anglican grammar school down under. I was the church organist. This is a master piece

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

I fervently agree!

[@frazer3191]

For me this is the most powerful of all the Christmas songs. It really is a prayer to amazing music and the words penetrate deep into my soul. I’m a lapsed Anglican but this hits different in a good but powerful way. 🙏✌️to all

[@a.t.c.3862]

Go back this Christmas 🙏 God bless you and yours. From a Catholic.

[@leesurridge2947]

Jesus loves you 🙂

[@frazer3191]

@@leesurridge2947 thank you. I hope he loves us all. He created us so he should haha x

[@pamgolden6799]

An American, Phillips Brooks, wrote the lyrics in 1868 and the original tune was ST. LOUIS by Lewis H. Redner. Later CHRISTMAS CAROL was the tune used. When the song traveled to Britain the tune FOREST GREEN was used. It is a traditional English melody. I prefer the Forest Green rendition used here---so majestic!

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

FOREST GREEN is IMO the best melody ever composed.

[@michaelchristian5089]

I much prefer this melody to the American version...It takes me back to my school days...

[@Tksdsmpsmareuni]

Amazing Christmas song ever👍

[@samanthasharland6156]

Wow, what a wonderful sight and sound, people together in song. I hope and pray one day soon we will be able to come together again to sing God's praises x x

[@philippeconne6148]

Fabulous ! Royal Albert Hall ? harmonization by R. Vaughan Williams et descant by Thomas Armstrong ! The best version ! Hymn sung by 8,000 singers ! Divine !

[@BBC600]

As a North American I'm listening in for the different (to what I am used to) tune.

[@djwildbill2008]

The hymn tune is called “Forest Green.” The tune that is more popular in North America is called “St. Louis”

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

​@@djwildbill2008I don't like St. Louis; I love, love, looooove Forest Green.

[@pseudonymous9153]

This isn't a North American thing, I'm Canadian and specifically sought out this version because I was singing it in my head even though I also know the other version

[@temitopefaleti7053]

Just lovely to see the school choir winners singing together

[@jakabee135]

Wow I never had seen such a song like this

[@markjd4]

As an American, I was confused as to why this version had different music than what I recognized. As it turns out, the US and UK use a very different score to sing the same lyrics. The Song was written by an American in the late 19th century, but when it travelled across the pond in the 1900’s, it was given a more traditionally ‘British sounding’ melody.

[@josie5670]

Isn’t that funny, I grew up in the uk and I’ve never heard it any other way, I always recognise it when the salvation army’s brass band play it at Christmas time. My boyfriend is American so I’ll be interested to see if I recognise it when I visit at Christmas time!

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

British hymn tunes are much prettier than American ones. I've noticed that all along.

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

I'm American but I'm also an Anglophile.

[@markjd4]

@@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWTQnYKQna-saM0 at least give our offering a taste.

[@markjd4]

@@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC Me too. I still prefer our version.

[@Esmae_loves_Dandilion]

I did this in my school play 😅

[@sirijiwalters1353]

The Descant !!!!!!

[@prasath.17]

Located from the choir ?

[@tmitch1950]

The tune name is Forest Green.

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

Best melody ever composed, IMO.

[@JoyNyadeng-ol2wl]

Goood

[@mrs.paulschmetz3912]

How do you know this is Anglican church's song?

[@damianwales5730]

Wilhelmus van nassouwe ben ik van dutchsen bloed

[@bermudagirl50]

This is the version I know, but there is a more popular version normally sung. Just realised I made a mistake - this is probably the best known version, but not the one I know best (and most enjoy). That's the Wengen/ Christmas Carol version (although not sung by a choir as far as i remember).

[@martynnotman3467]

Not over here. This is the normal version

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

I don't like St. Louis or Wengen. Forest Green for the win!

[@jaisonsamuel7468]

I like the 0.55 after marvelous

[@ann.m.4794]

Sounds like a national anthem than Christmas song

[@damianwales5730]

Check Het Wilhelmus

[@Droosmom1970]

what? this is the right lyrics but the wrong tune. weird.

[@Salmagundiii]

The English sing it to a more English sounding tune. There are actually a few other hymns that are played to different melodies on either side of the 'pond', but this is probably the most well known.