In honor of the birthday of English hymn writer Charles Wesley (1707-1788), here is one of his greatest hits in an arrangement by American composer Dan Forrest (b. 1978) of a melody by German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), performed by the combined choirs and orchestra of Concordia College.
Home sweet home
Bob's sister Hannah
Bob's sister Ada
Bob's brother Otto
Bob's sister Eve
Bob's sister Nan
A baby picture of Bob and his siblings (clockwise from upper left: Otto, Eve, Hannah, Ada, Bob, and Nan)
Bob's childhood home
Bob's mom and dad
Bob in his youth
Bob's cousin Alphonse
Bob's Uncle Ralph and Aunt Edna
Bob's cousin Archibald
Bob's stepbrother Herbie (who really needs to quit smoking)
Bob's cousin Chester
Bob's Great Uncle Norbert and Great Aunt Phyllis
Bob's cousin Saffron (who will do anything for a drink)
Bob's cousin Thorndike
Bob's brother-in-law Vinnie
Bob's cousin Orville, who loves the Green Bay Packers
Bob's nieces Lulu and Bitsy, the biker chicks
Bob's stepsister Eloise, with the twins, Rudy and Trudy
Bob's Uncle Henry and Aunt Rowena
Bob's niece Esmerelda (who likes to live dangerously)
Bob's Great Uncle Arthur up in Saskatchewan
Bob's cousin Louie, the grackle of grumpiness
Miss Screech, Bob's journalism teacher
Bob's nephew Winthrop, who loves sports
Bob's Uncle Seymour and Aunt Bernice
Bob's second cousin Schlomo in Brooklyn
Bob's nephew Baxter
Bob's cousin Darrell
Nigel, Bob's pen pal in New Zealand
Bob's sister-in-law Delphine, who volunteers at the animal shelter
Percy the Pickpocket, Bob's third cousin once removed (the relative no one likes to talk about... every family has one)
The Bluebird of Happiness™ (no relation to Bob)
A pair of boobies (also no relation to Bob, but included for readers who desire titillation)
A pair of tits (in case the boobies were insufficiently titillating)
Bluebird Bitter™, the beer they named for Bob
bluebird of bitterness 
Goosebumps
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Magnificent!
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Nice work lately, bluebird. I’ve been kinda too busy to comment properly, so that’ll have to cover many recent posts. Heh.
This was on last night’s OverNight Thread at Ace’s place. I immediately thought you would appreciate it — although I wouldn’t be surprised if you’d already featured it. Domingo & Pavarotti
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Very nice!
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Ah, those lovely, youthful voices. Probably what the angelic choir(s) will sound like once I reach the Great Gig In The Sky!
I will enjoy it because I can’t sing worth a rusty hinge any more due to all the Old Age drugs I have to take. Major bummer.
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I hear you. I used to love singing in choirs, but nowadays I would never be able to pass the audition.
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One of my favourite carols, I love the rousing ones.
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Reblogged this on Times and Tides of a Beachwriter and commented:
One week till Christmas and here’s something to liven things up. I wonder how many versions there have been of this carol? This one is certainly BIG! Thanks to Bluebird who brings us music and jokes regularly.
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Thank you for reblogging. 🙂
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A Belated Happy Birthday to Charles. I’ve always loved this hymn. —- Suzanne
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Demographically, the players and singers are college kids. Musically, they are pros.
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Thank you for the link. 🙂
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