Talk:While shepherds watched their flocks

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A fact from While shepherds watched their flocks appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 December 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the original title of the Christmas carol "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" is "Song of the Angels at the Nativity of our Blessed Saviour"?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/December.

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++Lar: t/c 23:45, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

error?

Many psalms of Tate and Brady's New Version are preserved in songbooks still in print. See Sacred Harp for instance. I think this is an error. Amity150 23:57, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to the line "It is the only one of the sixteen works in the 1700 supplement to still be sung today"? That's not saying quite the same thing. Yomangani ^talk 00:03, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are right! Should have read more closely. I was thinking in particular of "As pants the hart," but that is from the earlier _New Version of the Psalms of David_. Thank you. Amity150 00:12, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Whilst?

I've never seen "Whilst" as being the original before, and the scans of the 1700 "A Supplement to the New Version of Psalms" have it as While. Anyone have a reference to back up the "Whilst" claim in the article? --Bcola (talk) 20:43, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

UK and Canada Standard Tune

In the United Kingdom and Canada the standard is the alternative arrangement using the music "Old Winchester",

THAT STATEMENT is incorrect

The name of the tune is "Winchester Old" not "Old Winchester" the appropriate correction should be made. --Breezereef (talk) 02:38, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Washed socks

I'm aware that this parody first line is quite well known (such as this Porridge clip for example). I'm just not sure that whether including it might lead to postings of the various alternative lyrics or non-notable song versions. It doesn't help that there are several parody versions - the "switched to ITV" version, the "Sunlight soap" version and so forth. I suppose with a bit of context it might be suitable - something like "The first line has invited a number of parody lyrics, almost universally beginning While Shepherds Watched Their Socks". Rob (talk) 08:07, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong tune/label.

The audio sample labeled "Cranbrook" isn't "Cranbrook" at all, but is instead "Jackson's Tune", as the sample info correctly states. I'm going to re-label it.

Has anyone got a freely-available "Cranbrook"? If not, I'll put one together some time soon, as more people are likely to be familiar with it than with "Jackson's Tune", and it can be re-used on the On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at page, which is where I was originally looking for it :) --Kay Dekker (talk) 14:17, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sherburne

What about the shape-note version called that they call "Sherburne" after the tune they sing it too? I know it's not as well known as the "standard" versions, but it is very well known among those who like Sacred Harp and shape-note singing. And it is a beautiful example of fuging melody. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytmOue9kQsA&index=4&list=PLZb2ohY1AQGVoB3NJNQezsPjxsqflXV4o .45Colt 00:59, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Caps in title

Should this be While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks? Seems consistent with others in Category:Christmas carols. An IP changed it in the lead and I reverted for consistency with title and infobox, but then I wondered. PamD 08:07, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]