The song’s exact origins are unknown, but Heinrich Seuse is typically credited as the song’s author. 4 -  1.1 Recordings. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1068×⇩ - Pietro Cattaneo, PDF typeset by arranger (-) - !N/!N/!N - 7460×⇩ - wrshannon, PDF typeset by arranger 2 0.0/10 6 0.0/10 *#404813 - 0.02MB - 0:49 -  Required fields are marked *. Michrond (2012/2/7), Complete Score *#271179 - 1.10MB - 1:12 -  Hymn Number 202 Music Attr. 6 4 *#602999 - 3.28MB - 3:35 -  It seems that Aptommas also arranged "Adeste Fideles" for harp solo. Its exact origins are difficult to date, but it was widely-known and sung all over medieval Europe. 6 0.0/10 *#177361 - 0.13MB - 4:04 -  *#546584 - 1.16MB - 1:01 -  Your email address will not be published. *#449518 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 832×⇩ - Michrond, Trombone 1/2 *#404812 - 0.21MB, 16 pp. 0.0/10 8 0.0/10 -  2 It is believed that he may have created the song after the first recorded Christmas celebration took place in 336 AD. Composer Jeff Whitmill provides a catalogue of free choral descants for hymns, PDF samples of his original compositions and an invitation to musical ensembles to commission special works from him. 10 6 -  Written By:  unknown; modern English words written by Robert Davis 2 Rah9639 (2015/12/28), Vocal Score (A major) 10 0.0/10 “In dulci jublio” is another traditional Christmas carol dating back to medieval times. 2 10 Monsell - 464. • Switch back to classic skin, For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (Rutigliano), For 2 Horns, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau), For Mixed Chorus and Orchestra or Organ (Novello), For Mixed Chorus, 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones and Organ (Donella), For Tenor, Mixed Chorus and Organ (Beischer-Matyó), For Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass (Gencer), ขอเชิญท่านผู้วางใจ, For 2 saxophones, trumpet, trombone, percussion, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard (arr), Scores featuring percussion soloists (arr), For mixed chorus, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, organ (arr), For voices and chorus with keyboard (arr), For 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba (arr), Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0, Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0, http://imslp.org/index.php?title=Adeste_Fideles_(Wade,_John_Francis)&oldid=3300356, Lefébure-Wély, Louis James Alfred/Arranger, Works first published in the 18th century, Pages with commercial recordings (Naxos collection), Pages with commercial recordings (BnF collection), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License, with Marthe Jobidon (trumpets), Eric Vaillancourt & Steve Guerin (trombones). 6 Conducting voices is different to each stanza with challenging counterpoints for each voice. Rah9639 (2015/12/28), Synthesized Performance 4 8 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 383×⇩ - Valentino Donella, PDF typeset by arranger 2 Written By:  Aurelius Prudentius Clemens Created: circa 4th century AD (between 310 – 367 ) Identified as a "Harp accomp't", presumably to be played with voice. wrshannon (2012/6/7). Country of Origin: Roman province of Tarraconensis (modern-day Northern Spain). (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2455×⇩ - Michrond, PDF typeset by arranger *#352022 - 0.62MB, ? (-) - !N/!N/!N - 193×⇩ - MID - Rah9639, MID file (audio/video) 0.0/10 -  *#130994 - 0.11MB, 2 pp. -  8 In the Middle Ages, the English combined circle dances with singing and called them carols. Reccmo (2012/3/14), Complete Score (A♭ major) (-) - !N/!N/!N - 630×⇩ - Zeljko Trbusic, PDF typeset by arranger Complete Performance 2 Jiloxiga (2013/12/9), Complete Score (original with pedal, B♭ major) 0.0/10 While it certainly has evolved over the…, Spread the loveThe word Torah can mean many different things, but in general it refers to the first five books…, Spread the loveThere is no doubt about it: religion is old. -  6 Written By:  unknown 4 According to different sources, the song either dates back to as early as the 13th century or the 16th century. 6 6 In German it is known as “Herbei, O ihr Gläubigen.” Lyrics in Latin, German, and English. 0.0/10 4 10 0.0/10 0.0/10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4114×⇩ - Pierre Gouin, Complete Score (manuals only, transposed to G major) wrshannon (2012/6/17), Virtual Performance (-) - !N/!N/!N - 32203×⇩ - Supertchan, PDF typeset by Cantate Domino Morecambe - 310. 10 *#175033 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. 2 *#255279 - 0.50MB, 20 pp. The original Latin song has been credited to several people including John IV of Portugal in the early to mid-17th century, John Reading in the late 17th century, and John Francis Wade in the mid-18th century. 0.0/10 2 Written By:  Heinrich Seuse 4 Although the song is popular, academics have been critical of Neale’s decision to put his own lyrics over the original melody. -  -  A copy of Wade’s original manuscript is housed by Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, England. 4 -  10 Printed in 1751, the text was originally written in Latin as ‘Adeste Fideles’, a title you’ll still sometimes see printed on Christmas albums. 2 *#207659 - 0.03MB - 3:25 -  0.0/10 Written By:  unknown *#272818 - 0.53MB, 8 pp. 8 10 6 8 My Anchor Holds - 717, 717, 717. 4 Zeljko Trbusic (2016/12/1), Complete Score 0.0/10 10 0.0/10 10 8 -  2 10 8 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 75×⇩ - Vlavasa, PDF typeset by arranger *#546582 - 0.30MB, 15 pp. 0.0/10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3784×⇩ - Pierre Gouin, PDF typeset by editor (-) - !N/!N/!N - 20481×⇩ - wrshannon, PDF typeset by Editor 2 wrshannon (2012/6/17), Complete Score and Parts 4 2 The hymn was composed in Latin by St. Hilary of Poitiers sometime in the fourth century. -  8 8 8 The tune was also published with the text in Southern Harmony and Sacred Harp. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 541×⇩ - Michrond, Engraving files (Finale) *#505507 - 4.49MB, 8 pp. 2 4 -  8 Country of Origin: France. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1395×⇩ - MID - wrshannon, MID file (audio/video) 0.0/10 2 2 2 6 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 129×⇩ - MP3 - Rafoio, Synthesized Performance (-) - V/V/V - 2983×⇩ - Olmsted, PDF scanned by Olmsted Country of Origin: France. The most sung version of the song was written by John M. Neale with help from his music editor Thomas Helmore in 1853. *#505508 - 4.45MB, 8 pp. 4 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2418×⇩ - wrshannon, PDF typeset by arranger 0.0/10 8 10 Michrond (2012/2/10), Complete parts -  “Good King Wenceslas” is a classic and popular Christmas carol about a king from Bohemia who journeyed through harsh winter conditions to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen, which is on December 26th. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 328×⇩ - Gian Paolo Dal ... PDF typeset by arranger The origins of Christmas songs dates back to around the 4th century when some of the first Latin Christian hymns were written about Jesus Christ. The song is about the animals (a donkey, cow, sheep, camel, and dove) present at Christ’s birth during the nativity scene and the gifts they bring to baby Jesus. 8 -  4 *#188279 - 0.46MB, 18 pp. 8 wrshannon (2012/6/7), Engraving files (Capella) Copyright 2020 Oldest.org | Terms | Privacy | Contact | Facebook, Spread the loveDetermining when the books in the Bible were written can be difficult because there is a lot of…, Spread the loveReligion has been around for as long as man has existed. *#230842 - 0.00MB - 0:41 -  -  4 0.0/10 10 *#177362 - 0.14MB, 7 pp. 4 6 *#261494 - 0.10MB, 8 pp. pp. 4 6 10 6 6 “Alle Jahre wieder” (“Every Year Again”) 2 NEW: “Adeste fideles” (“O Come, All ye Faithful”) This traditional carol began life in Latin. 6 4 0.0/10 2 The word “carol” comes from the Greek word horaulein, meaning a circle dance performed to flute music.. 6 Choral setting by Luciano Migliavacca (b.1919). 0.0/10 *#235295 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1153×⇩ - MID - Michrond, MID file (audio/video) Your email address will not be published. 6 8 0.0/10 2 The original song lyrics are a mixture of German and Latin and the oldest extant copy of the song is found in Codex 1305, a manuscript dating from around 1400. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5250×⇩ - wrshannon, ZIP typeset by Editor -  0.0/10 2 *#603261 - 0.63MB, 1 pp. 10 4 6 10 *#306273 - 1.02MB, 6 pp. Monkland - 30. *#350892 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. You can also print out scores for orchestral instruments including brass and strings, transpose, and resize music and text. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 720×⇩ - Ajuntung, PDF typeset by arranger 0.0/10 0.0/10 2 8 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 225×⇩ - Michrond, PDF typeset by arranger 8 8 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4164×⇩ - Michrond, PDF typeset by arranger *#230840 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. Michrond (2018/10/23), Complete Score (-) - !N/!N/!N - 312×⇩ - Valentino Donella, Complete Score 8 10 4 Supertchan (2009/12/3), Complete Score 2 “Resonet in laudibus” is a traditional Christmas carol from 14th century Europe. -  wrshannon (2012/6/7), Synthesized Performance 4 (-) - V/V/V - 1074×⇩ - Jiloxiga, PDF scanned by US-Wc (-) - !N/!N/!N - 103×⇩ - Michrond, ZIP typeset by arranger 0.0/10 4 Vlavasa (2019/12/29), Content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License The original lyrics of the song were written by an unknown author in 12th century France and the song is set to the melody of the Latin song “Orientis Partibus.” The modern English words were written by Robert Davis in 1920. The song, which is actually a Christian hymn, was written by Roman Christian poet Aurelius Prudentius. 0.0/10 8 *#177384 - 1.87MB, ? *#235296 - 0.00MB, ? -  2 *#175034 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1181×⇩ - Michrond, Complete Score and Parts Hymnary.org FlexScores are a revolutionary type of score that lets you print out lead sheets, large print, bulletin, or projection (melody or harmony) formats of hymns. • Page visited 96,982 times • Powered by MediaWiki 6 4 8 They are also some of the…. 2 Country of Origin: Germany. The book helped popularize several of the most-known Christmas carols including “Resonet in laudibus.” Popular English hymn writer, John M. Neale, translated the song into English as “Christ was born on Christmas Day” and based his version on the one in Piae Cantiones. 0.0/10 More Love to Thee - 548. Morning Star - 167. 6 2 Country of Origin: France. 2 2 Like many of the first Christmas songs, “Jesus Refulsit Omnium” is a Christian hymn. 4 1.1.1 For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau); 1.2 Naxos; 1.3 Synthesized/MIDI. -  wrshannon (2012/6/17), Engraving files (PMX) While “Corde natus ex Parentis” isn’t a popular Christmas song today, it is probably the oldest known Christmas song that is still performed by a few churches today. Several people credit St. Hilary as the first Latin Christian hymn writer and two other hymns are attributed to him. 4 10 6 to John F. Wade Text John F. Wade, 1711–1786. It is believed that he may have created the song after the first recorded Christmas celebration took place in 336 AD. 4 More About Jesus - 676, 676. -  Created: circa 14th century Michrond (2012/2/1), Complete Score *#65476 - 0.29MB, 2 pp. 6 4 10 One of the most popular versions of the song is the English version written by J.M. Created: date is disputed – current form from mid-18th century, but words may be from 13th century ADESTE FIDELES FOUNDATION The anonymous tune FOUNDATION first appeared in Joseph Funk's A Compilation of Genuine Church Music (1832) as a setting for this text (there it was called PROTECTION). 10 Country of Origin: Germany. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4042×⇩ - Bmt, Complete Score 0.0/10 -  10 Michrond (2012/2/1), Trumpet 1/2 -  2 8 Mozart - 484. 4 10 2 My Redeemer - 681, 681 8 8 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 635×⇩ - MID - wrshannon, MID file (audio/video) The hymn was composed in Latin by St. Hilary of Poitiers sometime in the fourth century. 4 Created: circa 1328 6 8 It’s so old, in fact, there is evidence that…, Spread the loveSyngogues are some of the most beautifully designed buildings in the world. 10 -  Of the very oldest Christmas songs on this list, “The Friendly Beasts” is still regularly sung today and is considered a traditional Christmas song. Pierre Gouin (2011/9/30), Complete Score (for manuals only, B♭ major) *#352021 - 0.35MB, 23 pp. wrshannon (2012/4/20), Complete Score Written By:  John M. Neale and Thomas Helmore *#549192 - 0.05MB, 2 pp. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8260×⇩ - Pierre Gouin, PDF typeset by editor 2 10 Gian Paolo Dal ... (2018/10/22), Complete Score and Parts *#235297 - 0.00MB - 0:50 -  (-) - !N/!N/!N - 11×⇩ - YunusGencer, PDF typeset by arranger 0.0/10 8 The most popular English version of the song was written in 1841, “Resonet in laudibus” is a traditional Christmas carol from 14, he song’s exact origins are unknown, but Heinrich Seuse is typically credited as the song’s author, The song may have been inspired by the Book of Isiah chapter 1 verse 3, The song, which is actually a Christian hymn, was written by Roman Christian poet Aurelius Prudentius, Jesus Refulsit Omnium is often cited as the oldest known Christmas song in the world, Christmas celebration took place in 336 AD, 9 Oldest Copies of the Torah in the World, 8 Oldest Monotheistic Religions in The World, 12 Old School Cartoons to Bring Back Your Childhood, 13 Oldest Book Covers that Tell Their own Stories, 14 Norse Names to Give Your Little Vikings. 10 “Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris” or “Between the Ox and the Grey Donkey” in English, is one of the oldest French Christmas carols that is still sung today. 4 Christmas songs are universally popular once the holiday season starts and many annual classics such as Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” seem like they’ve been around forever. pp. 4 0.0/10 8 6 10 10 Later it was translated into English, French, and German. 4 Olmsted (2013/3/10), Complete score and parts -  6 4 6 *#130995 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. The oldest known written copy of the song appears in the Moosburg Gradual of 1360. 0.0/10 -  4 Later, the word carol came to mean a song in which a religious topic is treated in a style that is familiar or festive. 0.0/10 1 Performances. pp. -  4 Written By:  unknown, possibly John IV of Portugal, John Reading, or John Francis Wade 8 Pierre Gouin (2014/11/6), Complete Tablature (French) 10 pp. 8 2 Valentino Donella (2017/12/20), Complete Score (B♭ major) Ajuntung (2015/12/5), Complete Score 8 6 0.0/10 Rafoio (2019/12/27), Complete Score and Parts 8 Complete Score (-) - !N/!N/!N - 112×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond, Synthesized Performance However, the most popular Christmas songs were created in more recent times. 6 6 10 0.0/10 Michrond (2012/2/10), Synthesized Performance *#207645 - 0.94MB, 35 pp. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1559×⇩ - MID - wrshannon, MID file (audio/video) *#47928 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. The most popular English version of the song was written in 1841 by the English Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley. pp. 0.0/10 8 *#546583 - 1.25MB, ? (-) - !N/!N/!N - 10781×⇩ - Michrond, ZIP typeset by arranger 2 6 4 10 6 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 860×⇩ - Michrond, ZIP typeset by arranger 10 Country of Origin: unknown, somewhere in Europe – original song is Latin. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 8 6 8 -  6 Although “Jesus Refulsit Omnium” is the oldest Christmas hymn, it isn’t widely-known today. 2 10 4 -  8 8 4 Frederick Oakeley, 1802–1880. 2 Over the years, the song has been recorded by several famous singers including Burl Ives, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Cash, and Garth Brooks. 2 2 *#589320 - 0.12MB, 10 pp. 0.0/10 8 YunusGencer (2021/1/20), Complete Score 8 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1010×⇩ - wrshannon, ZIP typeset by arranger 10 Neale’s original English lyrics were set to the melody of a 13th century Easter hymn called “Tempus adest floridum” (“The time is near for flowering”) from the 1582 hymn book Piae Cantiones. For 14 c. archlute in tuning F'-G'-A'-Bb'-C-D-Eb-F-G-c-f-a-d'-g' Derived from Giuseppe Torrisi's and Ken Puls's guitar versions, published with their permission. Morning Hymn - 331. 8 “O Come, All Ye Faithful”, originally known as “Adeste Fidelas” in Latin, is well-known Christmas carol with disputed origins. 2 Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2009, 2014. (-) - V/V/V - 1844×⇩ - Generoso, Harp part These early hymns were sung during church Christmas celebrations and eventually evolved into the songs we recognize today. Several people credit St. Hilary as the first Latin Christian hymn … 4 Michrond (2018/10/23), Engraving files (Finale & XML) 8 -  Not much is known about the song other than the fact that it originated in France. 0.0/10 Pietro Cattaneo (2018/11/13), Complete Score 4 8 6 *#65475 - 1.07MB, 6 pp. 2 6 Munich - 267, 404. Moment by Moment - 708, 708. 8 10 0.0/10 Country of Origin: England; 13th century carol from Finland. 4 10 6 6 4 6 0.0/10 Missionary Hymn - 383. Like most early Christmas songs, “Between the Ox and the Grey Donkey” is about the nativity scene. 10 Created: circa 4th century AD (between 348 – 413) pp. The oldest written record of the hymn appears in a manuscript dating back to the 10th century. Michrond (2012/2/10), Engraving files (Finale) Morwellham - 444. 2 Mount Zion - 600. 4 Sousawelligton (2012/10/20), Complete Score and Parts 10 10 Flavioregis (2019/9/11), Complete score "Herbei, o ihr Gläub'gen" 8 2 Wade’s version is the one used today and was first published in Cantus Diversi in 1751. The song may have been inspired by the Book of Isiah chapter 1 verse 3 where the ox and the donkey are present for the birth of Jesus Christ. 0.0/10 According to German folklore, Seuse wrote the song sometime in 1328 after he heard the angels sing the words and joined them in a dance of worship. A sequence (Latin: sequentia, plural: sequentiae) is a chant or hymn sung or recited during the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, before the proclamation of the Gospel.By the time of the Council of Trent (1543–1563) there were sequences for many feasts in the Church's year.. The sequence has always been sung directly before the Gospel, after the Alleluia. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 742×⇩ - Flavioregis, PDF typeset by arranger 6 *#546461 - 0.11MB, 3 pp. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1240×⇩ - Michrond, Complete parts (single PDFs archive) The words, which were originally written in Latin, were translated and paired with a medieval plainchant melody called Divinum mysterium. 10 0.0/10 In 1582, the Piae Cantiones – a collection of medieval Latin songs – was first published. Created: 1853 based on 13th century carol 4 6 *#175032 - 0.02MB, 2 pp. *#176210 - 5.69MB, ? 10 Today, two English translations of the song are used in its performance: one by John M. Neale from 1851, which was later extended by Henry W. Baker a decade later and the other by Robert Furley Davis for the English Hymnal in 1906. Jesus Refulsit Omnium is often cited as the oldest known Christmas song in the world. Created: circa 12th century AD 6 10 2 wrshannon (2012/4/20), Synthesized Performance 10 2 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 572×⇩ - Rafoio, PDF typeset by arranger (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2500×⇩ - Reccmo, PDF typeset by arranger 2 2 6 Scriptures Luke 2:8–20, Psalm 95:6 Meter Irregular meter Topic Christmas Tune Adeste Fideles Languages Bahasa Indonesia -  (-) - V/V/V - 4558×⇩ - Generoso, Cello Part Written By:  St. Hilary of Poitiers Neale called “Good Christian Men, Rejoice.”, Created: unknown – believed to be around the 13th or 16th century 4 -  0.0/10 8 -  4 10 -  0.0/10 10 A hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3064×⇩ - Sousawelligton, PDF typeset by Jardilino Marciel Mueller - 641. *#401783 - 0.08MB, 1 pp. -  8 -  2 This is a brand new arrangement to be sung at your next Christmas performance. *#671118 - 0.33MB, 4 pp. 10 -  6 10 0.0/10 6 8 4 *#230841 - 0.00MB, ? But the English translation, written by the English Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley in 1841, is the most commonly used version. *#602998 - 1.34MB, 30 pp. (-) - !N/!N/!N - 10136×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond, Synthesized Performance 2 6 4 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 828×⇩ - MID - Michrond, MID file (audio/video) *#175031 - 0.01MB - 1:21 -  (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3861×⇩ - Rah9639, PDF typeset by arranger 0.0/10 6