In CBC's Carol service, we sang a Spanish carol called Riu Ritu Chiu.
I only had a quick chance to look at it before the service so it was a bit nerve-wracking singing it as I was sightreading in bass clef and reading Spanish words I had no idea how to pronounce.
I happened to google it to see if I could listen to it and I found that it was sung by one my mum's favourite bands, The Monkees as part of their Christmas show in 1967. They sang it unaccompanied by instruments in harmony.
The origin of the song sometimes has been attributed to one Mateo Flecha who died in 1553 (Renaissance era) although some have described it as anonymous.
It was really effective in the carol service
It's quite exciting to discover a new Christmas carol/song I did not know!
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