Classical - Seasonal - Christmas
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Seasonal Sounds of Longing and Remembrance
This is the current week's one-hour program from Hearts of Space Radio Show, for December 14, 2012. This album collection is split to VBR mp3 format. My Streaming Audio Converter breaks songs automatically at "blank spaces" of 3 seconds. For this program, the introductory program highlights by Stephen Hill are included, but not the end comment voiceover.

For those who are Christians (particularly Catholic), this is an exquisite collection of devotional music. For those who like Classical music, but have no religious sentiments, it's still beautiful (if somewhat overly focused on the 14th century song, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"). But then, that is the entire focus of this week's hour of music.

Program Highlights - Stephen Hill, Producer
More than any other, during the winter holiday season, we revisit classic melodies — hymns and songs from the past that are loved and enjoyed annually by millions. One of the most popular of these is the Christian Advent hymn "O Come, O Come Emmanuel." The modern version is thought to derive from an 8th or 12th century Latin text, 15th century French processional music, and a 19th century translation. Whatever the origin, it has a stately and hypnotic character that encourages repeated listening, and it carries a message of remembrance and longing, in this case, for the return of the Messiah. On this transmission of Hearts of Space...music for the winter holiday season, on a program called WAITING FOR EMMANUEL.
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