"In the Bleak Midwinter" is a Christmas carol based on a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti written before 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. It was published posthumously in Rossetti's Poetic Works in 1904.
The poem became a Christmas carol after it appeared in The English Hymnal in 1906 with a setting by Gustav Holst.
Harold Darke's anthem setting of 1911 is more complex and was named the best Christmas carol in a poll of some of the world's leading choirmasters and choral experts in 2008.
Analysis
In verse one, Rossetti describes the physical circumstances of the Incarnation in Bethlehem. In verse two, Rossetti contrasts Christ's first and second coming. The third verse dwells on Christ's birth and describes the simple surroundings, in a humble stable and watched by beasts of burden. Rossetti achieves another contrast in the fourth verse, this time between the incorporeal angels attendant at Christ's birth with Mary's ability to render Jesus physical affection. This verse is omitted in the Harold Darke setting. The final verse shifts the description to a more introspective thought process. Darke repeats the last line in his setting.
In the Bleak Midwinter is a mystery novel written by Julia Spencer-Fleming. Published in 2002, it won six awards for best first novel, including the Agatha Award. The book introduced the characters of Clare Fergusson, an ex-Army helicopter pilot who has become an Episcopal priest and Russ Van Alstyne, a married police chief who lives in the same town.
In the Bleak Midwinter (also known as A Midwinter's Tale) is a 1995 British romantic comedy written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. Many of the roles in the film were written for specific actors. This was the first film directed by Branagh in which he did not appear.
The film begins with a monologue by out-of-work actor Joe Harper (Michael Maloney) about his slow decline into depression. In an attempt to beat his depression, Joe volunteers to help try to save his sister's local church from land developers for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything), he cannot expect – and does not get – the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope. This film encapsulates the hilarious and heartbreaking struggle of actor versus situation versus life, and often versus each other. It was shot in black and white for artistic effect.
Delilah (/dɪˈlaɪlə/; Hebrew:דלילהDəlilah, meaning "[She who] weakened") is a character in the Hebrew bible Book of Judges, where she is the "woman in the valley of Sorek" whom Samson loved, and who was his downfall. Her figure, one of several dangerous temptresses in the Hebrew Bible, has become emblematic: "Samson loved Delilah, she betrayed him, and, what is worse, she did it for money," Madlyn Kahr begins her study of the Delilah motif in European painting.
The story of Samson in Judges 13–16 portrays a man who was given great strength by God but who ultimately loses his strength when Delilah allows the Philistines to shave his hair during his slumber (Judges 16:19). Samson was born into an Israelite family, the son of Manoah and his wife who is never named. Both are visited by the Angel of the Lord and told that their child will be a Nazirite from birth.
Biblical narrative
Delilah was approached by the lords of the Philistines, to discover the secret of Samson's strength, "and we will give thee, every one of us, eleven hundred pieces of silver." Three times she asked Samson for the secret of his strength, and all three times he gave her a false answer. The first time, he told her, "If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man." Then he told her, "If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man." The third time, he told her, "If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web...." On the fourth occasion, he gave her the true reason: that he did not cut his hair in fulfillment of a vow to God; and Delilah, when Samson was asleep on her knees, called up her man to shave off the seven locks from his head, then betrayed him to his enemies: "The Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house."
Delilah is a Canadian situation comedy television series which aired on CBC Television from 1973 to 1974.
Premise
Delilah marked the CBC's first situation comedy in prime-time, having aired its previous sitcom Toby in daytime.
Delilah (Terry Tweed) moves out of the city and becomes a small community's first female barber. Her barbershop was intended to be given to her younger brother Vincent (Miles McNamara), but he must first graduate from school.
Other series characters include Delilah's Aunt Peggy (Barbara Hamilton, the town's newspaper editor T.J. (Eric House), family friend Franny Tree (Peter Mews), Frances (Kay Hawtrey), Mavis (Joyce Gordon) and Isabel (Paulle Clark).
Production
Delilah was recorded before a live studio audience. Six of the episodes were written by Bryan Barney under script editor Jean Templeton.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 9:00p.m. (Eastern) from 4 October 1973 to 3 January 1974.
Reception
The series generally received poor reviews and negative audience reception. It was cancelled after a single 13-episode season.Delilah was one of several CBC flops during the early 1970s, including Corwin and McQueen, the product of inferior creativity. However, CBC's next sitcom, King of Kensington, fared much better and became a multi-year success.Toronto Star television critic Jim Bawden declared the series as "Worst Canadian Sitcom", declaring the scriptwriting to be "appalling" and discovered an absence of laughter from the audience when he attended a taping of an episode.
Relaxing Christmas Music- In The Bleak Midwinter - Instrumental Harp Music
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Camilla Kerslake - In The Bleak Midwinter
Music video by Camilla Kerslake performing In The Bleak Midwinter. (C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited
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Glebe Collegiate Chamber Choir - In The Bleak Midwinter
Music Night - November 28th, 2013
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In the Bleak Mid Winter- The 4 Score Clarinet Quartet
Adams State University's "The 4 Score Clarinet Quartet" performs the Christmas classic, "In the Bleak Mid Winter."
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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Act 2 - Mon coeur s'ouvre ta voix
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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Act 2 - Mon coeur s'ouvre ta voix · Katherine Jenkins
Living A Dream
℗ 2005 Universal Classics & Jazz
Released on: 2005-01-01
Orchestra: The Prague Symphonia
Producer: Nick Patrick
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Peter Schwier
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Leon Zervos
Conductor: Anthony Ingliss
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Author: Ferdinand Lemaire
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2 Hours of Instrumental Christmas Music - Christmas Songs Playlist - Relaxing Piano Solo
2 Hours of Instrumental Christmas Music - Christmas Songs Playlist - Relaxing Piano Solo
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auld lang syne
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o come all ye faithful
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joy to the world
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sleep music
the first noel
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Delilah
Spennymoor town band playing at the Tudhoe Victory club on 8th July 2022
Relaxing Christmas Music- In The Bleak Midwinter - Instrumental Harp Music
https://youtu.be/Xi275ocSmBo
KEYWORD
christmas instrumental music
in the bleak midwi...
Relaxing Christmas Music- In The Bleak Midwinter - Instrumental Harp Music
https://youtu.be/Xi275ocSmBo
KEYWORD
christmas instrumental music
in the bleak midwinter
christmas ambience
tim janis
christmas jazz mendley
christmas jazz
cozy christmas ambience
christmas ambiance
christmas jazz music
ambience
christmas jazz instrumental
auld lang syne
christmas songs
christmas fireplace
o come all ye faithful
christmas music
joy to the world
christmas playlist
sleep music
the first noel
christmas songs playlist
christmas jazz lounge music
background music
christmas
ambiance
christmas piano
christmas background
christmas music fireplace
silent night
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fireplace christmas music
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Relaxing Christmas Music- In The Bleak Midwinter - Instrumental Harp Music
https://youtu.be/Xi275ocSmBo
KEYWORD
christmas instrumental music
in the bleak midwinter
christmas ambience
tim janis
christmas jazz mendley
christmas jazz
cozy christmas ambience
christmas ambiance
christmas jazz music
ambience
christmas jazz instrumental
auld lang syne
christmas songs
christmas fireplace
o come all ye faithful
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joy to the world
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sleep music
the first noel
christmas songs playlist
christmas jazz lounge music
background music
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christmas piano
christmas background
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silent night
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o holy night
christmas fireplace music
christmas songs instrumental
peaceful music
cello
yule log
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o christmas tree
christmas carols
holiday jazz music
soothing music
traditional christmas music
holiday music
classical christmas music
christmas orchestra
instrumental christmas
relaxing christmas
traditional christmas songs
peaceful christmas music
xmas music
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peder b. helland
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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Act 2 - Mon coeur s'ouvre ta voix · Katherine Jenkins
Living A Dream
℗ 2005 Univ...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Act 2 - Mon coeur s'ouvre ta voix · Katherine Jenkins
Living A Dream
℗ 2005 Universal Classics & Jazz
Released on: 2005-01-01
Orchestra: The Prague Symphonia
Producer: Nick Patrick
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Peter Schwier
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Leon Zervos
Conductor: Anthony Ingliss
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Author: Ferdinand Lemaire
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Act 2 - Mon coeur s'ouvre ta voix · Katherine Jenkins
Living A Dream
℗ 2005 Universal Classics & Jazz
Released on: 2005-01-01
Orchestra: The Prague Symphonia
Producer: Nick Patrick
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Peter Schwier
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Leon Zervos
Conductor: Anthony Ingliss
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Author: Ferdinand Lemaire
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2 Hours of Instrumental Christmas Music - Christmas Songs Playlist - Relaxing Piano Solo
https://youtu.be/AbEgl3-gWkk
KEYWORD
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in th...
2 Hours of Instrumental Christmas Music - Christmas Songs Playlist - Relaxing Piano Solo
https://youtu.be/AbEgl3-gWkk
KEYWORD
christmas instrumental music
in the bleak midwinter
christmas ambience
tim janis
christmas jazz mendley
christmas jazz
cozy christmas ambience
christmas ambiance
christmas jazz music
ambience
christmas jazz instrumental
auld lang syne
christmas songs
christmas fireplace
o come all ye faithful
christmas music
joy to the world
christmas playlist
sleep music
the first noel
christmas songs playlist
christmas jazz lounge music
background music
christmas
ambiance
christmas piano
christmas background
christmas music fireplace
silent night
relaxing christmas music
fireplace christmas music
piano music
christmas music instrumental
christmas jazz songs
instrumental christmas music
angels we have heard on high
we wish you a merry christmas
christmas piano jazz
christmas song
christmas instrumental
christmas piano music
o holy night
christmas fireplace music
christmas songs instrumental
peaceful music
cello
yule log
fireplace christmas
o christmas tree
christmas carols
holiday jazz music
soothing music
traditional christmas music
holiday music
classical christmas music
christmas orchestra
instrumental christmas
relaxing christmas
traditional christmas songs
peaceful christmas music
xmas music
christmas eve music
peder b. helland
2 Hours of Instrumental Christmas Music - Christmas Songs Playlist - Relaxing Piano Solo
https://youtu.be/AbEgl3-gWkk
KEYWORD
christmas instrumental music
in the bleak midwinter
christmas ambience
tim janis
christmas jazz mendley
christmas jazz
cozy christmas ambience
christmas ambiance
christmas jazz music
ambience
christmas jazz instrumental
auld lang syne
christmas songs
christmas fireplace
o come all ye faithful
christmas music
joy to the world
christmas playlist
sleep music
the first noel
christmas songs playlist
christmas jazz lounge music
background music
christmas
ambiance
christmas piano
christmas background
christmas music fireplace
silent night
relaxing christmas music
fireplace christmas music
piano music
christmas music instrumental
christmas jazz songs
instrumental christmas music
angels we have heard on high
we wish you a merry christmas
christmas piano jazz
christmas song
christmas instrumental
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o holy night
christmas fireplace music
christmas songs instrumental
peaceful music
cello
yule log
fireplace christmas
o christmas tree
christmas carols
holiday jazz music
soothing music
traditional christmas music
holiday music
classical christmas music
christmas orchestra
instrumental christmas
relaxing christmas
traditional christmas songs
peaceful christmas music
xmas music
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peder b. helland
Relaxing Christmas Music- In The Bleak Midwinter - Instrumental Harp Music
https://youtu.be/Xi275ocSmBo
KEYWORD
christmas instrumental music
in the bleak midwinter
christmas ambience
tim janis
christmas jazz mendley
christmas jazz
cozy christmas ambience
christmas ambiance
christmas jazz music
ambience
christmas jazz instrumental
auld lang syne
christmas songs
christmas fireplace
o come all ye faithful
christmas music
joy to the world
christmas playlist
sleep music
the first noel
christmas songs playlist
christmas jazz lounge music
background music
christmas
ambiance
christmas piano
christmas background
christmas music fireplace
silent night
relaxing christmas music
fireplace christmas music
piano music
christmas music instrumental
christmas jazz songs
instrumental christmas music
angels we have heard on high
we wish you a merry christmas
christmas piano jazz
christmas song
christmas instrumental
christmas piano music
o holy night
christmas fireplace music
christmas songs instrumental
peaceful music
cello
yule log
fireplace christmas
o christmas tree
christmas carols
holiday jazz music
soothing music
traditional christmas music
holiday music
classical christmas music
christmas orchestra
instrumental christmas
relaxing christmas
traditional christmas songs
peaceful christmas music
xmas music
christmas eve music
peder b. helland
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Act 2 - Mon coeur s'ouvre ta voix · Katherine Jenkins
Living A Dream
℗ 2005 Universal Classics & Jazz
Released on: 2005-01-01
Orchestra: The Prague Symphonia
Producer: Nick Patrick
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Peter Schwier
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Leon Zervos
Conductor: Anthony Ingliss
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Author: Ferdinand Lemaire
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2 Hours of Instrumental Christmas Music - Christmas Songs Playlist - Relaxing Piano Solo
https://youtu.be/AbEgl3-gWkk
KEYWORD
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in the bleak midwinter
christmas ambience
tim janis
christmas jazz mendley
christmas jazz
cozy christmas ambience
christmas ambiance
christmas jazz music
ambience
christmas jazz instrumental
auld lang syne
christmas songs
christmas fireplace
o come all ye faithful
christmas music
joy to the world
christmas playlist
sleep music
the first noel
christmas songs playlist
christmas jazz lounge music
background music
christmas
ambiance
christmas piano
christmas background
christmas music fireplace
silent night
relaxing christmas music
fireplace christmas music
piano music
christmas music instrumental
christmas jazz songs
instrumental christmas music
angels we have heard on high
we wish you a merry christmas
christmas piano jazz
christmas song
christmas instrumental
christmas piano music
o holy night
christmas fireplace music
christmas songs instrumental
peaceful music
cello
yule log
fireplace christmas
o christmas tree
christmas carols
holiday jazz music
soothing music
traditional christmas music
holiday music
classical christmas music
christmas orchestra
instrumental christmas
relaxing christmas
traditional christmas songs
peaceful christmas music
xmas music
christmas eve music
peder b. helland
"In the Bleak Midwinter" is a Christmas carol based on a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti written before 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. It was published posthumously in Rossetti's Poetic Works in 1904.
The poem became a Christmas carol after it appeared in The English Hymnal in 1906 with a setting by Gustav Holst.
Harold Darke's anthem setting of 1911 is more complex and was named the best Christmas carol in a poll of some of the world's leading choirmasters and choral experts in 2008.
Analysis
In verse one, Rossetti describes the physical circumstances of the Incarnation in Bethlehem. In verse two, Rossetti contrasts Christ's first and second coming. The third verse dwells on Christ's birth and describes the simple surroundings, in a humble stable and watched by beasts of burden. Rossetti achieves another contrast in the fourth verse, this time between the incorporeal angels attendant at Christ's birth with Mary's ability to render Jesus physical affection. This verse is omitted in the Harold Darke setting. The final verse shifts the description to a more introspective thought process. Darke repeats the last line in his setting.
In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow In the bleak midwinter long ago Our God Heaven cannot hold Him nor Earth sustain Heaven and Earth shall flee away when He comes to reign In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed The Lord, God Almighty, Jesus Christ Angels and archangels may have gathered there Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air But His mother only in her maiden bliss Worshiped the beloved with a kiss Oh, what can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb If I were a wise man I would do my part