BBC - Christmas Carols

Simon W · 25th December 2009, 00:06

BBC Radio 4 & World Service:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ns_and_Carols/

Very nice French(?) carol at 55min 45sec.

(Play it loud).

Dragrad · 25th December 2009, 00:22

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Originally Posted by Simon W

BBC Radio 4 & World Service:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ns_and_Carols/

Very nice French(?) carol at 55min 45sec.

(Play it loud).

BBC - Radio 4 - French!!

Sorry, the world's gone mad- Remember the ... Agincourt!!

Ragman · 25th December 2009, 00:24

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Originally Posted by Dragrad

BBC - Radio 4 - French!!

Sorry, the world's gone mad- Remember the ... Agincourt!!

I'm with you!!

Dragrad · 25th December 2009, 00:27

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Originally Posted by Ragman

I'm with you!!

Simon W · 25th December 2009, 00:36

It's gorgeous - stuff Agincourt!

Dragrad · 25th December 2009, 00:39

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Originally Posted by Simon W

It's gorgeous - stuff Agincourt!

Aha!

But you're prejudiced... you're the OP

It's still FRENCH!!

I'm not prejudiced against them - never met a "bad" French person, but as a nation they are dispicanble!! View recent histrory, let alone Agincourt!!

Simon W · 25th December 2009, 00:58

Yes I'm the OP - but it's still gorgeous.

Cue it up and play it loud.

Dragrad · 25th December 2009, 01:25

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Originally Posted by Simon W

Yes I'm the OP - but it's still gorgeous.

Cue it up and play it loud.

I did, but.... it's still not WELSH

stevemac · 25th December 2009, 05:31

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Originally Posted by Dragrad

BBC - Radio 4 - French!!

Sorry, the world's gone mad- Remember the ... Agincourt!!

We can't hold Agincourt against them, we won didn't we! History is not my thing really, we should ask Windrush, he was probably there

Geoffrey · 25th December 2009, 12:53

Sorry to put the cat among the pigeons, but I think you'll find that while we have adopted at least fifteen good French tunes (including 'Angels from the realms of glory', the second tune to 'Away in a manger' [see Carols for Choirs], 'Ding dong! Merrily on high', the 'Shepherds' Farewell', 'Quittez pasteurs', 'Gabriel's Message', 'Masters in this Hall', 'O come, o come Emmanuel', 'Quelle est cette odeur', etc., etc., etc.), the French cannot match this record. They enjoy singing some of the more popular English carols, but have not 'adopted' anything like that number in the same way, that is to say by adapting them to French texts. Our musical debt to the continent in general, and to France in particular, extends much further than Xmas carols, and cannot be too highly emphasised. Cultural osmosis between Welsh and Breton melodies is another matter.

Geoffrey.

25th December 2009, 00:06	#1
Simon W This is my second home Rover 75 2.0 Litre Club Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: S Posts: 3,280 Thanks: 38 Thanked 50 Times in 47 Posts	BBC - Christmas Carols BBC Radio 4 & World Service: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ns_and_Carols/ Very nice French(?) carol at 55min 45sec. (Play it loud).

25th December 2009, 12:53	#10
Geoffrey Avid contributor Rover 75 saloon cdti + 214 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rennes. Posts: 111 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	French carols Sorry to put the cat among the pigeons, but I think you'll find that while we have adopted at least fifteen good French tunes (including 'Angels from the realms of glory', the second tune to 'Away in a manger' [see Carols for Choirs], 'Ding dong! Merrily on high', the 'Shepherds' Farewell', 'Quittez pasteurs', 'Gabriel's Message', 'Masters in this Hall', 'O come, o come Emmanuel', 'Quelle est cette odeur', etc., etc., etc.), the French cannot match this record. They enjoy singing some of the more popular English carols, but have not 'adopted' anything like that number in the same way, that is to say by adapting them to French texts. Our musical debt to the continent in general, and to France in particular, extends much further than Xmas carols, and cannot be too highly emphasised. Cultural osmosis between Welsh and Breton melodies is another matter. Geoffrey. Last edited by Geoffrey; 25th December 2009 at 15:41..

25th December 2009, 00:36	#5
Simon W This is my second home Rover 75 2.0 Litre Club Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: S Posts: 3,280 Thanks: 38 Thanked 50 Times in 47 Posts	It's gorgeous - stuff Agincourt!

25th December 2009, 00:58	#7
Simon W This is my second home Rover 75 2.0 Litre Club Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: S Posts: 3,280 Thanks: 38 Thanked 50 Times in 47 Posts	Yes I'm the OP - but it's still gorgeous. Cue it up and play it loud.