O Come, O Come

December 15, 2010 at 7:03 pm Leave a comment

Richard at Connexions has posted a video of this splendid Advent hymn (and my word, Aled has put on weight).

My favourite version, though, is this one:

(the awesome Sufjan Stevens, from his awesome Christmas box-set. Awesomeness.)

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