Joy to the World

Joy to the World is one of the most popular and well-known carols from the English-speaking.

The text wrote Isaac Watts (1674-1748) in 1719 ( The Psalms of David in the language of the New Testament of the Christian state and worship ) after the second part of the Psalm 98 Lowell Mason adapted in 1836 the music from an older melody and arranged the choral setting. Since the first four notes of the play the chorus " Lift up your heads" ( "High on you doing " ) from the oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel and " Glory to God " ( "Glory to God " ) are similar and also a topic the tenor recitative " Comfort ye my people " ( " Comfort ye my people " ) is to hear in the middle part, it is first acted as an original composer. However, he is not the sole author.

  • 4.1 Death to the World
  • 4.2 Joy to the World, our teacher's dead

Adaptations

The title Joy to the World took numerous sizes of the music business on their respective Christmas albums.

Examples:

  • Johnny Cash - Country Christmas (1970 )
  • The Kelly Family - Christmas all Year ( 1981)
  • Boney M. - Christmas With Boney M. (1984 )
  • Peter Hofmann and The London Symphony Orchestra - Silent Night (1989 )
  • Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas ( 1994)
  • Neil Diamond - Christmas Album (Vol. 2 ) ( 1994)
  • Plácido Domingo - Christmas in Vienna VII (2001)
  • Ashanti Douglas - Ashanti 's Christmas (2003)
  • Dolly Parton - Home For Christmas (2004)
  • Mahalia Jackson - A Gospel Christmas (2005)
  • Moya Brennan - An Irish Christmas (2005)
  • Third Day - Christmas Offerings (2006)
  • Casting Crowns - Peace on Earth ( 2008)
  • Chameleons Vocal Ensemble - Merry Xmas - Merry Christmas ( 2008)

Text

Translations into German

Version of John Haas ( 1962)

Version of Annette Summer (1985 )

Parodies

How many popular songs and poems also experienced Joy to the World numerous more or less original reinterpretations.

Death to the World

The version of the HP Lovecraft Historical Society.

Joy to the World, our teacher's dead

The following variant of the Christmas song is popular, especially among school children in the United States.

And often in " barbecued " is replaced with " amputated " and " teacher" with "principal " (Director ). "We flushed it down the potty " can be translated as " We have flushed it down the toilet ."

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