Christmas in the Holy Land: Ancient Christian Liturgies

Recorded Sound (Composer), Gregorian Chant (Composer), Greek Orthodox Chant (Composer), Spoken Word (Composer), Ethiopian Orthodox Chant (Composer), Armenian Chant (Composer), Syrian Orthodox Chant (Composer), Maronite Chant (Composer), Archimandrite Cesarius (Performer), Anba Joseph (Performer), Nathanel Schahade (Performer), Sahag Kalaydjian (Performer), Abuna Ya'aqub (Performer), Etienne Khuri (Performer), Jacques R'ad (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Archimandrite Cesarius, Anba Joseph, Nathanel Schahade, Sahag Kalaydjian, Abuna Ya'aqub, et al.
• Composer: Recorded Sound, Gregorian Chant, Greek Orthodox Chant, Spoken Word, Ethiopian Orthodox Chant, et al.
• Audio CD (October 16, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Archiv Produktion
• ASIN: B000TQCERC
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,909 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bells of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem

2. Introit to the Midnight Mass (Latin)

3. Alleluia of the Midnight Mass (Latin)

4. Communion of the Midnight Mass (Latin)

5. "The Saviour has come to us", 3rd Mode (Ancient Greek)

6. St. Matthew's Gospel, 1, 4-10 (Ancient Greek)

7. "Wonderful Mystery", 1st Mode (Ancient Greek)

8. "Today He is born to us", Hymn of St. Yared, the legendary founder of the Abyssinian Liturgy (Ghez)

9. St. Luke's Gospel, 2, 2-10 (Ghez)

10. "This is the day of joy" (Ghez)

11. Negalynarion of the Nativity, 1st Mode, "Praise, my soul" (Arabic)

12. Epistle to the Galatians, 4, 4-8 (Arabic)

13. "Today is the Feast of the Saviour's Birth and Theophany" (Ancient Armenian)

14. Hymn to the Blessed Virgin (Ancient Armenian)

15. "A wondrously beautiful mystery has been revealed" (Ancient Armenian)

16. Hymn to the Holy Trinity (Arabic)

17. St. John's Gospel, 1, 11-17, reading by the Patriarch and Deacon (Arabic)

18. "Alleluia, Alleluia" (Ancient Syrian/Aramaic)

19. St. Luke's Gospel, 2, 3-12 (Ancient Syrian/Aramaic)

20. "Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus" (Arabic)

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely to listen to, October 26, 2009

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Takes you to a different time and makes you forget all the hectic nonsense we all think is so important in our lives.