In the province of Quebec, one of the most secular societies in the world, debates around Christmas carols are not so much about faith and religion as they are about culture. A choir and sacred music specialist believes these carols remain beloved because people especially preserve the emotion associated with them. “Sacred music remains eminently... Read More
16th century, 1862, 18th Century, 1915, 24th, 25th, Adolphe Adam, Advent, Baby It's Cold Outside, Boulay, carols, cathedral, catholic, celebrations, children, choir, Christmas, Christmas carols, Christmas music, communities, concerts, culture, danger, December, Englishmen, Ernest Gagnon, faith, festival, forgotten, French, French Canadian, French Carol, French nationalism, French revolutions, French tune, French-speaking, gifts, Guillaume Boulay, history, Holy Trinity, iconic, Il est ne le divin Enfant, Latin, Levis Polyphonic Choir, lyrics, mass, mid-19th century, Minuit Chretiens, music, nationalism, Nativity, nostalgic, Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral, Now is Born the Divine Christ Child, O Come Divine Messiah, O Holy Night, organist, Quebec, religion, revolutions, sacred music, Second Vatican Council, secular, snowmen, societies, specialist, Tune, Venez divin Messie, world