It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

from It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Feat. Aila Massie) by Rick Massie

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“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” takes the original song and adds in many layers of guitar, vocals and orchestration to create a wall of sound that brings a new feel to the song. The song also adds some new musical sections from Rick Massie.

“I wanted to have fun with this one. Firstly, I really wanted to work with my daughter to create a song together, since we spend so much time listening to so much music together. I thought this would be a fun way to spend some time preparing for the holidays, and giving back to those who are having a tough time this year, by sending out joy and hope through a song they already know and love.”

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It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold;
“Peace on the earth, good will to men,
From Heav’n’s all-gracious King.”
The world in solemn stillness lay,
To hear the angels sing.

Still through the cloven skies they come
With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heav’nly music floats
O’er all the weary world;
Above its sad and lowly plains,
They bend on hov’ring wing,
And ever o’er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.

Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel strain have rolled
Oh, hush the noise, ye men of strife
And hear the angels sing.

And ye, beneath life’s crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow,
Look now! for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing.
Oh, rest beside the weary road,
And hear the angels sing!

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from It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Feat. Aila Massie), released December 11, 2020
Rick Massie: Production, instruments, and writing
Aila Massie: Vocals and inspiration

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Rick Massie Whitehorse, Yukon

Rick Massie's music is based in progressive hard rock/metal, and includes a wide variety of musical styles and ideas from many genres, including pop, avant-garde, cinematic music, electronic, and more.

Rick is a Newfoundlander, and has been influenced by the music of Newfoundland from birth. He is currently living in the Yukon, where the land, wildlife and people keep inspiring him. ... more

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