{"id":1974,"date":"2014-10-20T23:09:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T23:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2014-10-20T23:09:51","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T23:09:51","slug":"christmas-carol-joy-to-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/1974\/christmas-carol-joy-to-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Carol: Joy to the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Les racines de ce chant de Christmas<\/a> d\u2019origine chr\u00e9tienne, Joy to the World, remontent aussi loin qu\u2019en 1719. Isaac Watts en est l\u2019auteur, et pour en \u00e9crire les paroles, il s\u2019est inspir\u00e9 d\u2019un hymne anglais, puis\u00e9 \u00e0 m\u00eame le Psaume 98 de la Bible. Toutefois, si l\u2019on retourne \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque fort lointaine, les cantiques de No\u00ebl n\u2019existaient pas en tant que tel, et au moment de sa publication, Joy to the World se voulait plut\u00f4t un hymne destin\u00e9 \u00e0 rendre hommage au retour du Christ. D\u2019ailleurs, en se r\u00e9f\u00e9rant aux paroles contenues originalement dans la song<\/a>, on constate que seule la seconde partie a \u00e9t\u00e9 conserv\u00e9e dans la version actuelle.<\/p>\n

As for the melody accompanying the lyrics, adapted in 1839, it comes from a very old tune, of which only a segment is attributed to the composer Handel. However, no trace can be found of this other author who would have completed Handel's work. In short, it was not until the end of the 20th century that Joy to the World finally became the Christmas carol that everyone hums today. It was also during this period that this hymn spread throughout North America, and then moved to other continents. <\/p>\n

Among the most famous artists to have recorded Joy to the World are Andy Williams, Maria Carey, Whitney Houston, Boney M., The Supremes, Perry Como, Anne Murray, Alabama, Michael Bolton, as well as an instrumental version recorded by Percy Faith and his orchestra. <\/p>\n