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Here's a little Christmas treat from the kids from Sourh Park :



I'll give you a moment to wash your brain out.


Traditional Christmas carols

O Holy Night -



In 1847, the music for O Holy Night was written by French composer Adolphe-Charles Adam, who also wrote the ballet Giselle. Now a mainstay for church celebrations and carolers, the song was first denounced by church authorities for its "lack of musical taste and total absence of the spirit of religion." The English words to the song were translated from French by American clergyman John Sullivan Dwight.


O Little Town of Bethlehem -



Pastor Phillips Brooks wrote the words to O Little Town of Bethlehem in 1867, recalling the view of Bethlehem from the hills of Palestine at night. His church organist, Lewis Redner, added the music so that the children's choir could sing the song.


Angels We Have Heard on High -



Angels We Have Heard on High began as a shepherd's exclamation (Gloria in excelsis Deo!) shouted from hill to hill to celebrate Christmas. The version we sing today was first published in 1855.


Hark! The Herald Angels Sing -



Composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote the music for Hark! The Herald Angels Sing for a cantata dedicated to Johannes Gutenberg. The tune was later matched with words written by Charles Wesley, a Methodist poet.