Summary: <h1>Overview</h1><br> <p>This Special episode is a Holiday music compilation from the WWI era. It features a special homily from Rear Admiral Margaret Kibben - Chief of Navy Chaplains, with words of thanks and prayer from all of us here today - back to those who were serving in 1917, in recognition and appreciation for their service and their sacrifice in the War That Changed the World!<a id="more-8408472"></a></p><br> <h2>Musical Selections</h2><br> <p><strong>Noël: Holy Night</strong><br>Performers: Venetian Trio<br>Release Year: 1915</p><br> <p><strong>Cantique de Noël</strong><br>Performers: Enrico Caruso<br>Release year: 1916</p><br> <p><strong>The night before Christmas</strong><br>Performers: Harry E. Humphrey<br>Release year: 1914</p><br> <p><strong>Hark! The herald angels sing. [Mendelssohn (Hymn tune)]</strong><br>Performers: Edison Mixed Quartet.<br>Release year: 1914</p><br> <p><strong>The mistletoe bough</strong><br>Performers: British Male Quar[tet, i.e. Carol Singers].<br>Release year: ca. 1913</p><br> <p><strong>The song of ages</strong><br>Performers: Metropolitan Quartet.<br>Release year: 1918</p><br> <p><strong>Jest 'fore Christmas</strong><br>Author: Eugene Field<br>Performer: Cora Mel Patten<br>Release year: 1913</p><br> <p><strong>It came upon the midnight clear</strong><br>Performers: The Carol Singers.<br>Release year: 1915</p><br> <p><strong>Christmas Eve. a fantasie on old German Christmas carols</strong><br>Performers: Robert Gayler.<br>Release year: 1916</p><br> <p><strong>Home For Christmas - from A silent Night: A WWI Memorial in Song</strong><br>Performers: John Brancy and Peter Dugan<br>Release Year: 2017</p><br> <p><strong>God rest you, merry gentlemen</strong><br>Performers: The Carol Singers<br>Release year: 1917</p><br> <p><strong>Ring out, wild bells</strong><br>Performers: The Carol Singers<br>Release year: 1916</p><br> <p><strong>No candle was there and no fire</strong><br>Performer: Elizabeth Wheeler<br>Release Year: 1912</p><br> <p><strong>O come, all ye faithful. [Adeste fideles]</strong><br>Performers: Edison Mixed Quartet.<br>Release year: 1914</p><br> <p><strong>Old Jim's Christmas hymn</strong><br>Performers: Arthur Middleton (as "Edward Allen") and Chorus.<br>Release year: 1917</p><br> <p><strong>Christmas, Christmas, blessed, blessed day</strong><br>Performers: Metropolitan Quartet.<br>Release year: 1917</p><br> <p><strong>Joy to the world, our Lord is born today</strong><br>Performers: Metropolitan Quartet.<br>Release year: 1917</p><br> <p><strong>We three kings of Orient are</strong><br>Performers: Carol Singers.<br>Release year: 1917</p><br> <p><strong>Flora's holiday. song cycle</strong><br>Performers: Frank Croxton Quartette [i.e. Croxton Quartet].<br>Release year: 1911</p><br> <p><strong>March of the toys. Babes in Toyland [Babes in Toyland. March of the toys]</strong><br>Performers: American Symphony Orchestra.<br>Release year: 1917</p><br> <h1>Introduction</h1><br> <p>Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - This Holiday week, we have a special episode for you. We have compiled a one-hour collection of WWI era holiday music. It includes popular christmas music of the time, including a wonderful live recording of the fabulous Caruso singing an italian version of Oh Holy Night, even a modern day rendition of I’ll be home for Christmas from the contemporary WWI musicians, Baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan.</p><br> <p>We invite you to play the podcast during this special time for a WWI holiday ambiance, in memory of those who spent Christmas 1917 apart from their loved ones! My wife Kathy and I wrapped presents with the compilation as background and it was really lovely.</p><br> <p>The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission our founding sponsor, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and we here at World War 1 Centennial News wis</p>
