Text by prominent English Christian composer Isaac Watts(1674-1748), published in 1719; music adapted in 1839 from several disparate G.F. Handel themes by American musicologist Lowell Mason(1792-1872). Perhaps the most published of all Christian hymns.
Known also as "A Visit From St. Nicholas," published anonymously in 1823, then acknowledged in 1837 to have been authored by New York City literature professor Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863). Initially, Moore had thought having his name attached to light verse would hamper his reputation as a distinguished collegiate intellectual.
Known also as "A Visit From St. Nicholas," published anonymously in 1823, then acknowledged in 1837 to have been authored by New York City literature professor Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863). Initially, Moore had thought having his name attached to light verse would hamper his reputation as a distinguished collegiate intellectual.
Known also as "A Visit From St. Nicholas," published anonymously in 1823, then acknowledged in 1837 to have been authored by New York City literature professor Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863). Initially, Moore had thought having his name attached to light verse would hamper his reputation as a distinguished collegiate intellectual.
The Nutcracker, music by Peter Tchaikovsky, libretto by Marius Petipa based upon a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann. First produced in 1892 in St. Petersburg.