{"id":4746221125694,"title":"Christmas Decorations - Metal - Ding, Dong, Merrily on High","handle":"christmas-decorations-ding-dong-merrily-on-high","description":"\u003cp\u003eA four piece decoration from A Blackbird Sang. \"Ding Dong Merrily on High\" is also Christmas carol. The tune first appeared as a secular dance tune known under the title \"Branle de l'Official\" in Orchésographie, a dance book written by Jehan Tabourot (1519–1593). The lyrics are from English composer George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934), and the carol was first published in 1924 in his The Cambridge Carol-Book: Being Fifty-two Songs for Christmas, Easter, And Other Seasons. Woodward took an interest in church bell ringing, which no doubt aided him in writing it. Woodward was the author of several carol books, including Songs of Syon and The Cowley Carol Book. The macaronic style is characteristic of Woodward’s delight in archaic poetry. 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Hosanna in the highest!]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhere the sung vowel sound \"o\" of \"Gloria\" is fluidly sustained through a lengthy rising and falling melismatic melodic sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of a series of carols, sayings, and festive creatures at Christmas designed for trees or walls or ceilings:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned to be hung indoor or outdoor. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Each one approx 83w x 110h mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myvisibleobject.com\/products\/christmas-decorations-made-of-poplar?variant=345139675143\" title=\"Christmas Decorations made from layered Poplar Ply\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChristmas Decorations made of layered Poplar Ply\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlternating in Gold and Silver. 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The tune first appeared as a secular dance tune known under the title \"Branle de l'Official\" in Orchésographie, a dance book written by Jehan Tabourot (1519–1593). The lyrics are from English composer George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934), and the carol was first published in 1924 in his The Cambridge Carol-Book: Being Fifty-two Songs for Christmas, Easter, And Other Seasons. Woodward took an interest in church bell ringing, which no doubt aided him in writing it. Woodward was the author of several carol books, including Songs of Syon and The Cowley Carol Book. The macaronic style is characteristic of Woodward’s delight in archaic poetry. Charles Wood harmonised the tune when it was published with Woodward's text in The Cambridge Carol Book. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe song is particularly noted for the Latin refrain:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    [Glory! Hosanna in the highest!]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhere the sung vowel sound \"o\" of \"Gloria\" is fluidly sustained through a lengthy rising and falling melismatic melodic sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of a series of carols, sayings, and festive creatures at Christmas designed for trees or walls or ceilings:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned to be hung indoor or outdoor. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Each one approx 83w x 110h mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myvisibleobject.com\/products\/christmas-decorations-made-of-poplar?variant=345139675143\" title=\"Christmas Decorations made from layered Poplar Ply\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChristmas Decorations made of layered Poplar Ply\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlternating in Gold and Silver. Powder coated steel. \u003c\/p\u003e"}