The Huron Carol (or 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime)

[scrollgirl]

I'm sharing two versions, the first performed by a white Canadian artist Heather Dale, sung in Wendat (Huron), French, and English. The second version is English-only, but performed by Thomas Dale Jackson, OC, a Métis actor and singer.

Heather Dale:

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Tom Jackson:

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[cactuswatcher]

Here's a carol you recognize. Not originally Navajo but still very moving.

[scrollgirl]

Ooh, very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[londonkds]

On the theme, linked to by nwhyte a few days ago, have "Fairytale of New York" translated into Irish.

[scrollgirl]

Thanks, KdS! I like how the language sounds, even if I don't understand the lyrics...

[lakrids404]

Beautiful

By Rasmus Berthelsen wrote it about 150 years ago, as one of the first Greenlandic caroles. It's very popular in Greenland, where it's considered nearly a national hymen.

By Hans Adolph Brorson a classic Danish carol