Review: The Marvel of This Night

usurped by "Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." "Frosty the Snowman" seemed to leave the Christ child out in the cold.

At the end of the twentieth century the holiday was generic as musically we were wished "Happy Holidays" and songs took on cynical and sinister tones. I mean, "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer?" There are probably more new songs written that have the word "Hannakuh" in them than have the word "Christmas."

I am calling all Lutheran poets to submit their own creative, Christ-centered submissions in the Discussion forum. Feel free to note copyright of your original work. If you have a specific tune in mind, note that as well. If anyone uses any of the carols presented, please be courteous and give credit where credit is due, let the author know you used his/her work, and consider getting in touch and possibly offering an honorarium for using the work. So let's see what carols we have inside us to sing praises to our newborn king!

Finally, there was a carol dear to my mother many years ago. She hasn't heard it in years. The Mt. Olive (Appleton) Adult Choir used to sing it every Christmas Eve. The refrain had a line, "Glory to God the angels sing; praises to Christ the new-born king. Peace be on earth, good will toward men." Someone mentioned the carol itself is called "Glory to God the angels sing." If anyone knows anything about this carol, or where I can find a recording of it, please e-mail me privately. Thank you!

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