"Angels We Have Heard On High (Unplugged)" genre: Christian Easy Listening
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	This lively instrumental arrangement of this famous French Christmas carol is sustained by a percussive piano and acoustic guitar. Over this the melody is carried by sweeping strings, flutes and oboes. “Glory to God in the highest!” is the theme of this exhilarative hymn. As you listen to this brisk rendition, you will be uplifted with the joy of Christ’s birth.
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	Story Behind the Song This traditional French Christmas carol is based on Luke 2:20 which reads: Then the shepherds went back again to their fields and flocks, praising God for the visit of the angels, and because they had seen the child, just as the angel had told them. Many times in the hustle and the bustle of the Christmas season we forget to praise God who was made in our likeness in the form of a baby. Luke tells us that the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen. The words Gloria in excelsis Deo translate into Glory to God in the highest. The celebration of Christmas is about glorifying God in exultant praise for what He has done for us. It was for that reason that I decided to arrange this song in a way that would generate excitement. Usually to accomplish this I will utilize bass and drums to give a song a good beat. However, this song was going to be a part of our Christmas CD project O Come Let Us Adore Him. Because I wanted it to have a Classical/Baroque feel I specifically did not want to use a rhythm section in this collection of songs. So, I had to get the percussiveness from somewhere else. I began by hammering away at the piano (as I love to do!) Next I added picking acoustic guitars and the results were great! On the bottom I utilized a sustained string double bass sound. Over the percussive rhythm I laid swooping melodic strings as a contrast. The rapture of the piece is evident and we pray that it lifts your spirits to reflect upon the excitement that is contained in the Christmas story. Lyrics Angels We Have Heard On High Angels we have heard on high, Sweetly singing oer the plains; And the mountains in reply, Echo back their joyous strains. Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains belong? Say what may the tidings be, Which inspire your heavenly song? Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. Come to Bethlehem and see, Him whose birth the angels sing; Come adore, on bended knee, Christ, the Lord, the newborn King. Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. Arrangement Copyright © 1999 Don Wigton A free chord chart to this song is available at the Wigtune Home Page @ http://userzweb.lightspeed.net/wigton/wigtune.htm

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