Omnia quae pro natale christi cupio, sunt tu! Tori Longdon sings Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff’s 1994 hit ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ in 9th-Century plainsong. The music shown on screen are ...

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Gregorian Chant. The name is often taken as synonymous with plain chant (q.v.), comprising not only the Church music of the early Middle Ages, but also later compositions (elaborate melodies for the ...

The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as proper to the Roman liturgy; therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services. [Vatican Council II Constitution ...