O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
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Annotation
This version was composed by Lewis Redner and is most commonly known in the US. The name of the tune is called "St Louis". This differs from the version which follows the tune called "Forest Green".
Annotation last modified on 2013-07-19 15:20 UTC.
Relationships
lyricist: | Phillips Brooks (in 1868) |
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composer: | Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868) |
SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/46638 [info] |
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Wikidata: | Q96278390 [info] |
referred to in medleys: | Christmas Medley (Bing Crosby version) (order: 3) Medley: Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly / Away in a Manger / O Little Town of Bethlehem / The First Noel (order: 3) Noëls pour cordes (Christmas Carols for Strings) (order: 8) |
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later translated versions: | Oi Betlehem, sä pienoinen Tu mazā, klusā Betlēme (Latvian version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem") |
later versions: | Little Town (Cliff Richard carol -- the traditional words set to new music) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Kenneth Jennings tune) O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies tune) O Little Town of Bethlehem (version performed by Elvis Presley) |
is based on: | St. Louis (hymn tune) |
is the basis for: | Grandma's Christmas Card O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. The Joy Strings) O Little Town Of Destrehan Paraphrase on ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ Suite on Famous Christmas Carols: V. O Little Town of Bethlehem |
arrangements: | O Little Town of Bethlehem (Culloton arrangement) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Mannheim Steamroller arrangement) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Gordon Jenkins arr.) O Little Town of Bethlehem (The Mighty Fine Band trad. arr.) O Little Town of Bethlehem (adapted by Jack Gold) O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Feller) O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Gene Puerling) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Sarah McLachlan arrangement) O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Chris Walden) O Little Town Of Bethlehem (arr. J. Paterson) O’ Little Town of Bethlehem (Bob Dylan arrangement) |