Vi tänder ett ljus i advent is an Advent song, written by Stewe Gårdare. An early recording was done by Voice on the 1984 album Jul i vårt hus. Julens...

An Advent calendar, from the German word Adventskalender, is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the First...

The Advent wreath, or Advent crown, is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent in the liturgical calendar of the...

Advent Sunday, also called the First Sunday of Advent or First Advent Sunday, among the Western Christian Churches, is the first day of the liturgical...

Advent is a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of...

fröhlich im Advent Und unser lieben Frauen Up, Awake, and Away! (Traditional Galician carol arranged by Philip Ledger) Vi tänder ett ljus i advent Wir sagen...

has not overcome it. This is the message of the Advent star, which also points to Jesus, who said, “I am the bright and Morning Star.” It is the star...

Gaudete Sunday (/ɡaʊˈdɛtɛ/ gow-DET-eh) is the third Sunday of Advent in the liturgical calendar of Western Christianity, including the Roman Catholic Church...

(also known as the Great Advent Antiphons or Great Os) are Magnificat antiphons used at Vespers on the last seven days of Advent in Western Christian traditions...

An Advent candle is a candle marked with the days of December up to Christmas Eve. It is typically used in a household rather than a church setting: each...

the Western Church during Advent. The text is frequently sung to plainsong at Mass and in the Divine Office during Advent where it gives expression to...

works by Johannes Brahms and Herbert Howells. The Chrismon tree and the Advent calendar have been used by Christians, who may use the term "Jesse Tree"...

Catholic and Anglican churches for the last Sunday before the season of Advent. It gets its name from the beginning of the collect for the day in the Book...

a YWCA or university), with Advent and Christmas decorations. This is done on or directly before the start of the Advent season, in preparation for Christmastide...

1716 for Advent. He expanded the Advent cantata in six movements to ten movements in two parts in the new work. While the text of the Advent cantata was...

the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent. It is celebrated as a Christian festival with particular regard to Saint...

come, Emmanuel" (Latin: "Veni, veni, Emmanuel") is a Christian hymn for Advent, which is also often published in books of Christmas carols. The text was...

nations) is a Latin Advent or Christmas hymn by Ambrose of Milan in iambic tetrameter. The hymn is assigned to the Office of Readings for Advent, from 17 December...

Enchiridion of 1524. The song was the prominent hymn for the first Sunday of Advent for centuries. It was used widely in organ settings by Protestant Baroque...

"Vi tänder ett ljus i advent" "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her" ("From Heaven Above to Earth I Come") "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" ("O How Shall I Receive...

its prophetic theme, the hymn is popular during the Christian season of Advent. The hymn has its roots in an unknown author before the 17th century. It...

virtue" "Tochter Zion, freue dich" "Savior of the Nations, Come" "Vi tänder ett ljus i advent" "Hark, a Thrilling Voice Is Sounding" "Wachet auf, ruft uns...

"Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus" is a 1744 Advent and Christmas carol common in Protestant hymnals. The text was written by Charles Wesley. It is performed...

"Det är advent" or Ett litet barn av Davids hus, is a Swedish Advent song with lyrics written by Britt G. Hallqvist in 1966 and music by Olle Widestrand...

introduced: The author wrote in his preface, dated 10 August 1598: Day by day I wrote out my meditations, found myself, thank God, wonderfully well, comforted...

virtue" "Tochter Zion, freue dich" "Savior of the Nations, Come" "Vi tänder ett ljus i advent" "Hark, a Thrilling Voice Is Sounding" "Wachet auf, ruft uns...

begins with I Vespers in the evening. In the Sarum Breviary it is appointed as the Vesper hymn on the Saturday before the 1st Sunday in Advent, and throughout...

countless Trumpets" by John Cennick (1718–1755). Most commonly sung at Advent, the hymn derives its theological content from the Book of Revelation relating...

for the first Sunday in Advent and first performed it on 3 December 1724. The chorale cantata is based on Martin Luther's Advent hymn "Nun komm, der Heiden...

parere Dei consilio." Angelus disparuit Et statim puellaris Uterus intumuit Vi partus salutaris. Qui, circumdatus utero Novem mensium numero, Hinc exiit...