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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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Chants for Christmas in Greek & Arabic. From the Royal hours of Christmas Eve. 1st hour Idiomelon : Bethlehem make ready (in Greek) (2:19) ; 9th hour Cantillation : Joseph spoke thus to the Virgin (in Arabic) (3:18) ; 9th hour Doxastikon : Today born of a Virgin (in Arabic) (6:40) ; 9th hour Doxastikon : Today born of a Virgin (in Greek & Arabic) (6:58) -- From Great vespers for Christmas Day. Vespers Doxastikon : When Augustus reigned (in Greek) (4:55) ; Prophecy Troparion 1 : Secretly you were born (in Greek & Arabic) (2:23) ; Prophecy Troparion 2 : You have dawned from a Virgin, O Christ (in Arabic & Greek) (2:34) ; Apolytikion : Your nativity, O Christ (in Greek & Arabic) (3:51) -- From Matins of Christmas Day. Canon ode I : Christ is born (in Greek & Arabic) (6:27) ; Kontakion : Today the Virgin (in Greek & Arabic) (3:46) ; Canon ode IX : Magnify, O my soul (in Arabic & Greek) (10:08) ; Praises Doxastikon : When the moment came (in Greek) (4:31) ; Praises 'Both now--' : Today Christ is born (in Arabic) (3:08) -- From the Divine liturgy of Christmas Day. Liturgy Prokeimenon : Let all the earth (in Greek & Arabic) (2:49) |
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Chants for Christmas in English. From the Royal hours of Christmas Eve. 1st hour Idiomelon : Bethlehem make ready (2:00) ; 9th hour Doxastikon : Joseph spoke thus to the Virgin (2:39) ; 9th hour Cantillation : Today born of a Virgin (5:34) ; 9th hour Doxastikon : Today born of a Virgin (7:10) -- From Great vespers for Christmas Day. Vespers Sticheron : Come let us rejoice in the Lord (2:55) ; Vespers Doxastikon : When Augustus reigned (4:15) ; Prophecy Troparion 1 : Secretly you were born (1:59) ; Prophecy Troparion 2 : You have dawned from a Virgin, O Christ (:46) -- From Matins of Christmas Day. Canon ode I : Now Christ is born (5:56) ; Canon ode IX : Magnify, O my soul (8:28) ; Praises Doxastikon : When the moment came (3:56) ; Praises 'Both now--' : Today Christ is born (2:20) -- From the Divine liturgy of Christmas Day. Liturgy Prokeimenon : Let all the earth (2:20) -- Paraliturgical chant for Christmas Day. Kalophonic Eirmos : Christ is born (in Greek) (7:37) |
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Próto (John Michael Boyer, Protopsaltis of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco ; Reverend Deacon John Rassem El Massih, Protopsaltis of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, cantors) ; with additional musicians |
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Recorded 2016 October St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Portland, Oregon |
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Sung in Greek, Arabic and English |
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Hard copy version record |
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Byzantine chants.
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Christmas music.
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Byzantine chants
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Christmas music
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Streaming audio
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Streaming audio
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Boyer, John Michael, performer
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Rassem El Massih, John, performer
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Próto (Musical group), performer.
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