Christmas Carols of Different Times and Traditions

20 декабря 2018

The Department of the English Language and the Centre of the English Language and Culture invite to the concert on December 21, 18:00 in the Assembly Hall: Lyubov Zolotova and The Minne Singers present "Christmas Carols of Different Times and Traditions", an interactive lecture and concert. This special program will offer you a unique insight into the world of Christmas carols of different countries and times, from the 12th to the 20th centuries!

You will hear:

a sacred Christmas carol of the 12th century performed in Latin;
the original Huron Carol composed by a Jesuite missionary for the Huron/Wendat tribe of the North America in the 17th century;
a heavenly 17th century German Christmas carol Maria durch ein Dornwald ging;
energetic Ukranian kolyadki and much more!

You will find out:

What Christmas carols have in common with pagan songs and rituals;
What nativity hymns sounded like back in early Middle ages
... and many fascinating facts from the history of Christmas carols!

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