Christmas Carol 圣诞颂歌

　　Slient Night 《平安夜》

　　This carol was written in 1818, in the Tyrolean village of Hallein, by the local church organist Franz Gruber and a schoolmaster called Joseph Mohr. This resulted in one of the most popular of all carols.

　　1818年在奥地利一个名叫奥本多夫的小镇上住着一个默默无闻的乡村神父——摩尔。这年圣诞节，摩尔发现教堂里的管风琴被老鼠咬坏了，修理已经来不及了。怎么庆祝圣诞呢？摩尔为此闷闷不乐。他忽然想起《路加福音》里记载着，耶稣降生时，天使向白冷郊外的牧羊人报佳音后，高唱颂歌："天主受享荣福于天，良人受享太平于地。"他灵机一动，根据这两句经文写成一首赞美诗，取名《平安夜》。摩尔写好歌词后拿给本镇小学教师葛路伯看，请他谱曲。葛路伯读完歌词很受感动，谱好曲，第二天在教堂里演唱，大受欢迎。

　　后来有两个商人路过这里，学会了这首歌，他们为普鲁士国王威廉四世演唱，威廉四世听后大加赞赏，下令把《平安夜》定为全国教堂过圣诞节时必唱的歌曲之一。于是，这首不朽的作品一直传唱至今。

　　Silent night, holy night

　　All is calm, all is bright

　　Round yon Virgin Mother and Child

　　Holy Infant so tender and mild

　　Sleep in heavenly peace

　　Sleep in heavenly peace

　　Silent night, holy night!

　　Shepherds quake at the sight

　　Glories stream from Heaven afar

　　Heav'nly host sing Alleluia

　　Christ the Saviour, is born

　　Christ the Saviour, is born

　　Silent night, holy night

　　Son of God, love's pure light

　　Radiant beams from Thy holy face

　　With the dawn of redeeming grace

　　Jesus, Lord, at thy birth

　　Jesus, Lord, at thy birth

　　Jingle Bells 《铃儿响叮当》

　　Jingle Bells也是大家耳熟能详的圣诞节歌曲之一，听到这熟悉的旋律，就能真切的感受到圣诞节的来临。

　　Jingle bells, jingle bells,

　　Jingle all the way!

　　O what fun it is to ride

　　In a one-horse open sleigh.

　　Dashing through the snow

　　On a one-horse open sleigh,

　　Over the fields we go,

　　Laughing all the way;

　　Bells on bob-tail ring,

　　Making spirits bright,

　　What fun it is to ride and sing

　　A sleighing song tonight.