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'''O little town of Bethlehem''' is a Christmas carol by [[Phillips Brooks]]. For obvious reasons, the final verse is traditionally only sung on Christmas Day. It has been set to music by a number of composers, notably the following: | '''O little town of Bethlehem''' is a Christmas carol by [[Phillips Brooks]]. For obvious reasons, the final verse is traditionally only sung on Christmas Day. It has been set to music by a number of composers, notably the following: | ||
*[[O little town of Bethlehem (Joseph Barnby)|Joseph Barnby]] (tune "[[Bethlehem]]") | *[[O little town of Bethlehem (II) (Joseph Barnby)|Joseph Barnby]] (tune "[[Bethlehem]]") | ||
*[[O little town of Bethlehem (Lewis H. Redner)|Lewis H. Redner]] (tune "[[Saint Louis]]") | *[[O little town of Bethlehem (Lewis H. Redner)|Lewis H. Redner]] (tune "[[Saint Louis]]") | ||
**Arrangement by [[O little town of Bethlehem (Sally DeFord)|Sally DeFord]] | **Arrangement by [[O little town of Bethlehem (Sally DeFord)|Sally DeFord]] |
Revision as of 18:26, 28 November 2018
O little town of Bethlehem is a Christmas carol by Phillips Brooks. For obvious reasons, the final verse is traditionally only sung on Christmas Day. It has been set to music by a number of composers, notably the following:
- Joseph Barnby (tune "Bethlehem")
- Lewis H. Redner (tune "Saint Louis")
- Arrangement by Sally DeFord
- English traditional, harmonised by Ralph Vaughan Williams (tune "Forest Green")
- Henry Walford Davies
Text and translations
English text 1. |
German translation (Verses 1, 3, 4) |