Britons Weigh in on Greatest Christmas Carols
"The cool thing about these boxes is that each of these will be filled with toys but they'll also have a gospel tract in the language of the people that will be receiving it."
REPORTER'S NOTE: I am honored to be sitting here with Anne Elmer, author of the ElijahList's best-selling book "Transported by the Lion of Judah" as I write this. Though Anne and her husband, Malgwyn, currently reside near Versailles, France, where they have lived for years, they were born and raised in England. Having never before heard of the song "The Bleak Midwinter" listed in this report, I asked Anne if it was a religiously-themed song, which she assured me it was. She then went on, in her sweet, British-accented, vibratoed, soprano voice to sing me a verse and chorus from the song. I only wish you all could have heard it with me! So Dickensesque—it filled the air of my home with an atmosphere of Old-World Christmas! -Teresa Neumann, BCN.
(United Kingdom)—An obscure song to most Americans, The Bleak Midwinter, has been voted the greatest Christmas carol of all time by British choral experts and choirmasters. In Dulci Jubilo, also known as Good Christian Men, Rejoice, came in at second place, followed by A Spotless Rose, Bethlehem Down, Lully Lulla, Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day, and There is No Rose.
O Come, All Ye Faithful, made eighth place on the list.
Richard Harries, the former Bishop of Oxford, was quoted as saying it was easy to understand why the song, from Christina Rossetti's poem, holds first place: "It's a really good start to any carol service and of course it gets an airing each year with the broadcast of the King's College service."
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