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style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Christmas_carol" title="Christmas carol">Christmas carol</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_angel_gabriel.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The Angel Gabriel sheet music" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/The_angel_gabriel.gif/220px-The_angel_gabriel.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/The_angel_gabriel.gif/330px-The_angel_gabriel.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/The_angel_gabriel.gif/440px-The_angel_gabriel.gif 2x" data-file-width="1449" data-file-height="1902" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The Angel Gabriel sheet music</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Native name</th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Basque-language text"><i lang="eu">Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen</i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Full title</th><td class="infobox-data">The angel Gabriel from heaven came</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Text</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Magnificat" title="Magnificat">The Magnificat</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">Basque</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Melody</th><td class="infobox-data">"<i>Angelus Ad Virginem</i><span style="padding-left:.15em;">"</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composed</th><td class="infobox-data">13th century</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Performed</th><td class="infobox-data">24 December 1818<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1818-12-24</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Published</th><td class="infobox-data">1833<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1833</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Gabriel's Message</b>" or "<b>The angel Gabriel from heaven came</b>" (<a href="/wiki/Basque_language" title="Basque language">Basque</a>: <i lang="eu"><b>Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen</b></i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Basque_language" title="Basque language">Basque</a> Christmas folk <a href="/wiki/Christmas_carol" title="Christmas carol">carol</a> about the <a href="/wiki/Annunciation" title="Annunciation">Annunciation</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mary" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Mary">Virgin Mary</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Archangel" title="Archangel">archangel</a> <a href="/wiki/Gabriel" title="Gabriel">Gabriel</a> that she would become the mother of <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesus Christ">Jesus Christ</a> the <a href="/wiki/Son_of_God" title="Son of God">Son of God</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Text">Text</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gabriel%27s_Message&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Text"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It quotes the biblical account of the Annunciation (<a href="/wiki/Gospel_of_Luke" title="Gospel of Luke">Luke</a>, Chapter 1, verses 26–38) and Mary's <a href="/wiki/Magnificat" title="Magnificat">Magnificat</a> (Luke 1.46–55) with the opening lines:<sup id="cite_ref-McDowell_MacKinnon_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McDowell_MacKinnon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote><div class="poem"> <p>The angel Gabriel from heaven came,<br /> his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;<br /> "All hail", said he, "thou lowly maiden Mary,<br /> most highly favoured lady." Gloria. </p> </div></blockquote> <p>A Basque folk carol, originally based on <i><a href="/wiki/Angelus_ad_virginem" title="Angelus ad virginem">Angelus ad virginem</a></i>, a 13th or 14th Century Latin carol,<sup id="cite_ref-hymnsandcarolsofchristmas_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hymnsandcarolsofchristmas-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was collected by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Bordes" title="Charles Bordes">Charles Bordes</a> and then paraphrased into English by <a href="/wiki/Sabine_Baring-Gould" title="Sabine Baring-Gould">Sabine Baring-Gould</a>, who had spent a winter as a boy in the Basque country. The tune is called "Gabriel's Message".<sup id="cite_ref-hymnary_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hymnary-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is commonly performed in an arrangement by <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Pettman" title="Edgar Pettman">Edgar Pettman</a> published in his 1892 book <i>Modern Christmas Carols</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pettman_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pettman-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The use of the lilting phrase "Most highly favoured lady" made it the favourite carol of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Harries" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Harries">Richard Harries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Oxford" title="Bishop of Oxford">Bishop of Oxford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recordings">Recordings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gabriel%27s_Message&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Notable modern interpretations include a track on <a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/Russians_(song)" title="Russians (song)">Russians</a>" (1985) and on his album <i><a href="/wiki/If_on_a_Winter%27s_Night..." title="If on a Winter's Night...">If on a Winter's Night...</a></i> (2009). Sting's interpretation of this carol is part of the best-selling album <i><a href="/wiki/A_Very_Special_Christmas_(album)" title="A Very Special Christmas (album)">A Very Special Christmas</a></i>, first released in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-YouTube_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YouTube-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English rock band <a href="/wiki/Marillion" title="Marillion">Marillion</a> recorded a version for their 1999 fan club-exclusive album <i>Christmas.Marillion</i>, which was also performed on their 2003 DVD <i>Christmas in the Chapel</i>. Canadian roots musicians Terry McDade and <a href="/wiki/The_McDades" title="The McDades">The McDades</a> on their 2001 release "Midwinter". </p><p>In 2004, it was recorded by <a href="/wiki/Aled_Jones" title="Aled Jones">Aled Jones</a> on his album <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Christmas_Album_(Aled_Jones_album)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Christmas Album (Aled Jones album) (page does not exist)">The Christmas Album</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Jars_of_Clay" title="Jars of Clay">Jars of Clay</a> recorded a version for its 2007 <i><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Songs_(Jars_of_Clay_album)" title="Christmas Songs (Jars of Clay album)">Christmas Songs</a></i> album. <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Church" title="Charlotte Church">Charlotte Church</a> recorded a version of this song for the 2000 Holiday album <i><a href="/wiki/Dream_a_Dream" title="Dream a Dream">Dream a Dream</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Palmer" title="Amanda Palmer">Amanda Palmer</a> is featured on Amazon's Exclusive Holiday Playlist "All Is Bright" singing the song a cappella, accompanied by a choir. <a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a> use this reference to the <i>Virgin Mary (Intro)</i> on her <i><a href="/wiki/The_MDNA_Tour" title="The MDNA Tour">The MDNA Tour</a></i> on 2012. Ukrainian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dilya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dilya (page does not exist)">Dilya</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%95%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87" class="extiw" title="uk:Приступа Едуард Вікторович">uk</a>]</span> made his version of "Gabriel's Message" in Ukrainian folk tradition using bandura, guitar and organ with ethnic female back vocals. 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title="Christingle">Christingle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanging_of_the_greens" title="Hanging of the greens">Hanging of the greens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_market" title="Christmas market">Christmas markets</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_markets" title="List of Christmas markets">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stir-up_Sunday" title="Stir-up Sunday">Stir-up Sunday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advent_wreath" title="Advent wreath">Advent wreath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian_star" title="Moravian star">Moravian star</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ECE7FE;width:1%">Songs and hymns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Adam_lay_ybounden" title="Adam lay ybounden">Adam lay ybounden</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Advent_%C3%A4r_m%C3%B6rker_och_kyla" title="Advent är mörker och kyla">Advent är mörker och kyla</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advent_song" title="Advent song">Advent song</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Adventstid" title="Adventstid">Adventstid</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angelus_ad_virginem" title="Angelus ad virginem">Angelus ad virginem</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bereden_v%C3%A4g_f%C3%B6r_Herran" title="Bereden väg för Herran">Bereden väg för Herran</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come,_thou_Redeemer_of_the_earth" class="mw-redirect" title="Come, thou Redeemer of the earth">Come, thou Redeemer of the earth</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Conditor_alme_siderum" title="Conditor alme siderum">Conditor alme siderum</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Cherry-Tree_Carol" title="The Cherry-Tree Carol">The Cherry-Tree Carol</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come,_Thou_Long_Expected_Jesus" title="Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus">Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Det_%C3%A4r_advent" title="Det är advent">Det är advent</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Es_ist_ein_Ros_entsprungen" title="Es ist ein Ros entsprungen">Es ist ein Ros entsprungen</a>"</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gabriel's Message</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Holly_and_the_Ivy" title="The Holly and the Ivy">The Holly and the Ivy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hosianna,_Davids_son" title="Hosianna, Davids son">Hosianna, Davids son</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_das_Warten_dieser_Welt" class="mw-redirect" title="In das Warten dieser Welt">In das Warten dieser Welt</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ_the_Apple_Tree" title="Jesus Christ the Apple Tree">Jesus Christ the Apple Tree</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/K%C3%BCndet_allen_in_der_Not" title="Kündet allen in der Not">Kündet allen in der Not</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lo!_He_comes_with_clouds_descending" title="Lo! He comes with clouds descending">Lo! He comes with clouds descending</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Long_Ago,_Prophets_Knew" title="Long Ago, Prophets Knew">Long Ago, Prophets Knew</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Macht_hoch_die_T%C3%BCr" title="Macht hoch die Tür">Macht hoch die Tür</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Macht_weit_die_Pforten_in_der_Welt" title="Macht weit die Pforten in der Welt">Macht weit die Pforten in der Welt</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Maria_durch_ein_Dornwald_ging" title="Maria durch ein Dornwald ging">Maria durch ein Dornwald ging</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Meine_Seele,_dank_und_singe" title="Meine Seele, dank und singe">Meine Seele, dank und singe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mit_Ernst,_o_Menschenkinder" title="Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder">Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Der_Morgenstern_ist_aufgedrungen" title="Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen">Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nun_komm,_der_Heiden_Heiland" title="Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland">Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O_Antiphons" title="O Antiphons">O Antiphons</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/O_Come,_O_Come,_Emmanuel" title="O Come, O Come, Emmanuel">O Come, O Come, Emmanuel</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/O_Heiland,_rei%C3%9F_die_Himmel_auf" title="O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf">O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wie_soll_ich_dich_empfangen" title="Wie soll ich dich empfangen">O How Shall I Receive Thee</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Of_the_Father%27s_Heart_Begotten" title="Of the Father's Heart Begotten">Of the Father's Heart Begotten</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rorate_Caeli" class="mw-redirect" title="Rorate Caeli">Rorate Caeli</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sei_uns_willkommen,_Herre_Christ" title="Sei uns willkommen, Herre Christ">Sei uns willkommen, Herre Christ</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Singet_fr%C3%B6hlich_im_Advent" title="Singet fröhlich im Advent">Singet fröhlich im Advent</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There_is_no_rose_of_such_virtue" class="mw-redirect" title="There is no rose of such virtue">There is no rose of such virtue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tochter_Zion,_freue_dich" title="Tochter Zion, freue dich">Tochter Zion, freue dich</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Veni_redemptor_gentium" title="Veni redemptor gentium">Savior of the Nations, Come</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Vi_t%C3%A4nder_ett_ljus_i_advent" title="Vi tänder ett ljus i advent">Vi tänder ett ljus i advent</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Vox_clara_ecce_intonat" title="Vox clara ecce intonat">Hark, a Thrilling Voice Is Sounding</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wachet_auf,_ruft_uns_die_Stimme" title="Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme">Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ECE7FE;width:1%">Cantatas and other music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%84rgre_dich,_o_Seele,_nicht,_BWV_186" title="Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186"><i>Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht</i>, BWV 186a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bereitet_die_Wege,_bereitet_die_Bahn,_BWV_132" title="Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, BWV 132"><i>Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn</i>, BWV 132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herz_und_Mund_und_Tat_und_Leben,_BWV_147" title="Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147"><i>Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben</i>, BWV 147a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messiah_Part_I" title="Messiah Part I">Handel's <i>Messiah</i> (Part I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nun_komm,_der_Heiden_Heiland_(B%C3%B6hm)" title="Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Böhm)"><i>Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland</i> (Böhm)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nun_komm,_der_Heiden_Heiland,_BWV_61" title="Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61"><i>Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland</i>, BWV 61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nun_komm,_der_Heiden_Heiland,_BWV_62" title="Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62"><i>Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland</i>, BWV 62</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_the_Record_of_John" title="This Is the Record of John">This Is the Record of John</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unser_lieben_Frauen_Traum" title="Unser lieben Frauen Traum">Unser lieben Frauen Traum</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virga_Jesse_(Bruckner)" title="Virga Jesse (Bruckner)"><i>Virga Jesse</i> (Bruckner)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wachet_auf,_ruft_uns_die_Stimme,_BWV_140" title="Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140"><i>Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme</i>, BWV 140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wachet!_betet!_betet!_wachet!_BWV_70" title="Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70"><i>Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!</i> BWV 70a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wir_sagen_euch_an_den_lieben_Advent" title="Wir sagen euch an den lieben Advent">Wir sagen euch an den lieben Advent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_church_cantatas_by_liturgical_occasion#First_Sunday_of_Advent_(Advent_I)" title="List of church cantatas by liturgical occasion">List of Advent cantatas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ECE7FE;width:1%">Music publications</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Carols_for_Choirs" title="Carols for Choirs">Carols for Choirs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_English_Hymnal" title="The New English Hymnal">The New English Hymnal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Oxford_Book_of_Carols" title="The Oxford Book of Carols">The Oxford Book of Carols</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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