Long Time Ago In Bethlehem
A Long Time Ago In Bethlehem
So The Holy Bible Says
Mary boy child, Jesus Christ
Was born on Christamas Day
Listen hear the angels sing
A new king is born today
And man will live forever more
Because of Christamas-day
While shepherds watched their flocks by night
They see a bright new shining star
And then they hear a choir sing
The music seem to come from afar
Listen hear the angels sing
A new king is born today
And man will live forever more
Because of Christamas-day
When Joseph an he wife Mary
Came to Bethlehem that night
They find no place to born that child
Not a single room was in sight
Listen hear the angels sing
A new king born today
And man will live forever more
Because of Christamas-day
Then bye and bye they find a little nook
In a stable all forlorn
And in a manger cold and dark
Mary’s little boy was born
Listen hear the angels sing
A new king born today
And man will live forever more
Because of Christamas-day
Hør sangen
Hør sangen
Om julesangen Long Time Ago In Bethlehem
“Long Time Ago in Bethlehem” hører til De Nattergales musik fra “The Julekalender”. Titlen peger mod Betlehem og den gamle fortælling om Jesu fødsel, men sangens form bærer seriens karakteristiske humor og særlige sprog. Den er en del af en julekalender, der leger med både traditioner og genrer.
Det historiske sted i titlen giver lytteren en genkendelig juleindgang. Når De Nattergale bruger den, mødes den højtidelige fortælling og kalenderens skæve tone. Nummeret skal derfor høres som en del af seriens musikalske univers, ikke som en anonym gammel salme.
Det kan give en anderledes plads til julefortællingen på en playliste. For seere af kalenderen er både figurerne og deres særprægede måde at synge på en del af decemberminderne.
