Well firstly I hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas. There are many special things about Christmas - food, presents, family, friends... You won't be surprised to hear that one of my favourite things about Christmas is the music. So many of our Christmas carols have wonderful melodies and words that are rich in meaning. I particularly enjoy playing "O come all ye faithful" each year in Truro Cathedral for the BBC Radio Cornwall Christmas Celebration. There's something special about playing a great carol like that in such a wonderful venue on a very fine pipe organ, particularly when using David Willcocks' arrangement of the last verse.
The line "born that man no more may die..." comes from the carol "Hark! the herald angels sing". The words for this carol were written by Charles Wesley and for me the carol says so much about the true meaning of Christmas. As a Christian I believe that at Christmas we remember God sending His Son Jesus to this earth. Jesus became a man and ultimately went to the cross and died for us so that "man no more may die". Because of Christmas we can all have the gift of eternal life.
I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas but also that you take some time to reflect on what Christmas is all about.
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