Dr. Ginger’s Gift to You: 2 Vocal Meditations for Christmas
Gabriel’s Message, A Christmas Meditation
A Christmas Meditation, with all parts recorded and sung by Ginger Garner. A gift for the Season.
About Gabriel’s Message…
A Basque Christmas carol, “Gabriel’s Message” is a folk song about the Annunciation, quoting the Biblical account from Luke, Ch 1, 26-38 and the Magnificat from Luke, Ch 1, 46-55. with the opening lines…
The angel Gabriel from heaven came,his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;“All hail”, said he, “thou lowly maiden Mary,most highly favoured lady.” Gloria.
It was collected by Charles Bordes and then paraphrased into English by Sabine Baring-Gould. It is commonly performed in an arrangement by Edgar Pettman published in his 1892 book Modern Christmas Carols.
Silent Night, A Christmas Meditation
A Christmas Meditation, with all parts recorded and sung by Ginger Garner. A gift for the Season.
About Silent Night…
“Silent Night” (German: “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht”) is a popular Christmas Carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. The song has been recorded by a large number of singers from every music genre. The version sung by Bing Crosby is the third best selling single of all time.
