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"Love Came Down at Christmas" is a Christmas poem by Christina Rossetti. It was first published without a title in ''Time Flies: A Reading Diary'' in 1885. It was later included in the collection ''Verses'' in 1893 under the title "Christmastide".〔(The Lied and Art Song Texts Page )〕 The poem has been set to music as a Christmas carol by many composers including Harold Darke, Leo Sowerby, John Kelsall and John Rutter〔(Hyperion Records )〕 and is also sung to the traditional Irish melody "Garton".〔(Cyber Hymnal )〕 More recently, the poem was given a modern treatment by Christian band Jars of Clay on their 2007 album, ''Christmas Songs''.〔(Jars of Clay - Christmas Songs (Amazon) )〕 American composer Jennifer Higdon set the text for solo soprano, harp and four-part chorus 〔Jennifer Higdon choral works listing |URL=http://jenniferhigdon.com/choralworks.html〕. A new setting by the British composer David J Loxley-Blount was performed in Southwark Cathedral on 8 December 2014 by the Financial Times Choir conducted by Paul Ayres. It was repeated by the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree on 11 December 2014.〔David J Loxley-Blount (http://www.djloxley-blount.co.uk )〕 Studwell describes the poem as "simple, direct and sincere" and notes that it is a rare example of a carol which has overcome the disadvantage of "not having a tune (or two or three) which has caught the imagination of holiday audiences."〔Studwell, William Emmett. ''The Christmas Carol Reader'', p.100. (Google Books )〕
==See also== *List of Christmas carols 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Love Came Down at Christmas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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