I got to hear this beautifully sung at BYU's Celebration of Christmas concert (twice) and was absolutely stunned. Had to look it up to hear it again and to learn more about it. Thanks for sharing this podcast and for the message of hope and light. Merry Christmas! 🎄
Thank you for this wonderful podcast. Coventry Carol haunts me, now that I'm raising my baby son. I just put him to sleep and in the background I heard Coventry Carol playing, VOCES8 rendition. The arrangement can bring someone to tears. The lyrics are extremely sorrowful as the story. There's that knee-jerk feeling towards the injustice in that moment in history. Then relating it to the Coventry bombing and the congregation during Christmas Day was beautiful. It's important to remember the whole story, remembering that Jesus, also an son, died and joined those innocent infants, whilst urging forgiveness.
Thank you for listening, and thank you for sharing your keen insights! I wish you all the best as you raise your son--may your lives be filled with happiness and forgiveness!
I’m so thankful to have found your podcast, Ben! You have a new subscriber. 😉❤️🙏🏼 The link was provided by a fellow viewer of a Voces8 performance of the Coventry Carol (new music, ancient lyrics) on TH-cam. This was a wonderful way to find out about a Christmas hymn I have sung many times! Thank you, and a very Merry Christmas!
I did not find this inspirational or "comforting". Instead, I found it somehow false and shallow. I think it is dangerous nonsense to forgive the Nazis for any of the atrocities they committed. There are some events that should never be forgotten and some perpetrators who should never be forgiven. Why would the city of Coventry want to partner with a German city? It was those people in Kiel, in Germany, who supported Hitler and his thugs, thus giving the Nazis the power to exterminate millions of innocent and helpless persons in their concentration camps. Forgiving the ex-Nazis and partnering with them minimizes their collective responsibility for Hitler's atrocities. It also minimizes and trivializes the suffering of the victims. I think the narrator of this podcast is hopelessly naive about the presence of radical evil in the world and how we should deal with it as a community. I hope this person is not in charge of any government or any military organization, because "forgiveness" in today's world will lead to annihilation of the innocent. If you think your religion is so redemptive, try telling this to Vladimir Putin, who is doing his best these days to annihilate the Ukrainian people. He, too, claims to be a religious man! The nonsense that you are broadcasting is one of the reasons why people are increasingly turning away from churches and religion -- because established religion offers only palliatives and bromides, and advice that is shallow, sanctimonious, and self-serving.
Thank you. This was very insightful and informative
I got to hear this beautifully sung at BYU's Celebration of Christmas concert (twice) and was absolutely stunned. Had to look it up to hear it again and to learn more about it. Thanks for sharing this podcast and for the message of hope and light. Merry Christmas! 🎄
Thanks for listening and thanks for your kind words! Merry Christmas!!
Thank you for this wonderful podcast. Coventry Carol haunts me, now that I'm raising my baby son. I just put him to sleep and in the background I heard Coventry Carol playing, VOCES8 rendition. The arrangement can bring someone to tears.
The lyrics are extremely sorrowful as the story. There's that knee-jerk feeling towards the injustice in that moment in history. Then relating it to the Coventry bombing and the congregation during Christmas Day was beautiful. It's important to remember the whole story, remembering that Jesus, also an son, died and joined those innocent infants, whilst urging forgiveness.
Thank you for listening, and thank you for sharing your keen insights! I wish you all the best as you raise your son--may your lives be filled with happiness and forgiveness!
I’m so thankful to have found your podcast, Ben! You have a new subscriber. 😉❤️🙏🏼 The link was provided by a fellow viewer of a Voces8 performance of the Coventry Carol (new music, ancient lyrics) on TH-cam. This was a wonderful way to find out about a Christmas hymn I have sung many times! Thank you, and a very Merry Christmas!
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too!
I did not find this inspirational or "comforting". Instead, I found it somehow false and shallow. I think it is dangerous nonsense to forgive the Nazis for any of the atrocities they committed. There are some events that should never be forgotten and some perpetrators who should never be forgiven. Why would the city of Coventry want to partner with a German city? It was those people in Kiel, in Germany, who supported Hitler and his thugs, thus giving the Nazis the power to exterminate millions of innocent and helpless persons in their concentration camps. Forgiving the ex-Nazis and partnering with them minimizes their collective responsibility for Hitler's atrocities. It also minimizes and trivializes the suffering of the victims. I think the narrator of this podcast is hopelessly naive about the presence of radical evil in the world and how we should deal with it as a community. I hope this person is not in charge of any government or any military organization, because "forgiveness" in today's world will lead to annihilation of the innocent. If you think your religion is so redemptive, try telling this to Vladimir Putin, who is doing his best these days to annihilate the Ukrainian people. He, too, claims to be a religious man! The nonsense that you are broadcasting is one of the reasons why people are increasingly turning away from churches and religion -- because established religion offers only palliatives and bromides, and advice that is shallow, sanctimonious, and self-serving.
This has nothing to do with Nazis. Check your virtue signaling at the door.