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Posted By: GUEST,henryp
24-Dec-24 - 02:39 AM
Thread Name: Any December Songs?
Subject: RE: Any December Songs?
24 December. On this day;
1818: A mouse put the organ out of order at St Nicholas Church, Oberndorf, Austria. Franz Xaver Gruber rescued the Christmas music for midnight mass by writing a carol for guitar and choir. It was called “Stille Nacht” (”Silent Night”). Gruber wrote the tune, but Josef Mohr wrote the lyrics for “Silent Night”.
1828: The trial of William Burke began in Edinburgh. The other body-snatcher, William Hare, had turned king’s evidence and was not brought to trial. Sentenced to death, Burke was hanged on 28 January 1829.
BURKE AND HARE https://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=993
John Doyle sings Burke and Hare; using the nursery rhyme as a chorus; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBeT3DxK4Qo
Burke and Hare sung by Robin Laing; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIH91SoRMNs
"Burke And Hare" is a novelty song with lyrics by Norman Newell and music composed and conducted by Roger Webb. Newell (1919-2004) was a record producer who also co-wrote many songs. "Burke And Hare" was recorded by The Scaffold, and was used at the beginning of the 1972 Kenneth Shipman production Burke & Hare which was also known as Horrors Of Burke And Hare. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-scaffold/burke-and-hare