Christmas music thread

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Let's hear some Christmas music! My first selection is an 'Old Believer' Znamenny Chant for Russian Orthodox Christmas, which is on Gregorian Calender's January 7th;

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVknnsYYYaQ


"Universal Glory'

Uploaded on Dec 25, 2009
Dogmatic Theotokion, 1st tone.

The universal glory born of men, who hath given birth unto the Master, the heavenly gate: let us praise Mary the Virgin, the song of the bodiless hosts, and the adornment of the faithful. For she was shown to be a Heaven and a temple of the Godhead; destroying the middle wall of enmity, she ushered in peace and opened the Kingdom. Possessing, therefore, this anchor of faith, we have as champion the Lord who was born of her. Take courage, therefore, take courage, O ye people of God; for He shall fight thine enemies, since He is the Almighty One.

Всемирную славу, от человек прозябшую и Владыку рождшую, небесную дверь, воспоим Марию Девицу, бесплотных песнь и верных удобрение; Та бо явися небо и церковь божественная; Та преграждение вражды разрушивши, смирение введе и Царство отверзе. Тоя убо имуще веры утвержение, Поборника имамы из нея рождшагося Господа. Дерзайте убо, дерзайте, людие Божии, ибо Той победит враги, яко Всесилен.

Performed by Old Believers from Nizhny Novgorod.
The icon is Vladimir Mother of God, Stroganov school.

[Ryan Ruck]