{"id":556,"date":"2020-03-23T21:47:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T21:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredgrams.com\/blog\/?p=556"},"modified":"2020-10-09T10:21:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T10:21:27","slug":"fredgrams-for-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredgrams.com\/blog\/fredgrams-for-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"FredGrams for Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Go directly to the musical THANKSGIVING CARDS at FREDGRAMS.com.<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>\"3)herd-of-African-elephants_shutterstock_54180163[1]\"<\/a>All Creatures Of Our God And King (Thanksgiving)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Early 20th century hymn written by English composer Wiliam Henry Draper (1855-1933) based upon St. Francis’ “Canticle of the Sun.”\u00a0\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Allegro Maestoso-Water Music (G.F. Handel) (Thanksgiving)<\/a>\"11)Ult_TurkeyFeast-570[1]\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

A celebrated selection from 3 orchestral suites composed by G.F. Handel(1685-1759). First performed 7\/17\/1717 by a 50 piece ensemble on a special floating platform riding alongside King George I’s barge up (and down) the Thames.\u00a0\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"1)1747022706_4ff13cbb70_z[1]\"<\/a>BlessThis House (Thanksgiving)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Words by (Australian)Mae Brahe, music by (British)Helen Taylor, 1927. A modern hymn of Thanksgiving first popularized by John McCormack.\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Come, Ye Thankful People, Come! (Thanksgiving)<\/a>\"3)AutumnHarvest[1]\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Words by British scholar & clergyman Henry Alford(1810-1871), music by George Job Elvey(1816-1893), composer & organist for St. George’s Chapel, Windsor during much of Victoria’s reign.\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"1)069fcc9496[1]\"<\/a>Faith Of Our Fathers (Thanksgiving)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Words & music by British Catholic convert Frederick William Faber(1814-1863).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For The Beauty Of The Earth (Thanksgiving)<\/a>\"1)earth-from-space[1]\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Words by British schoolmaster\/poet Folliott S. Pierpoint(1835-1917); music traditional English adapted 1919 by Geoffrey Shaw.\u00a0\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"2)fishdelight[1]\"<\/a>Hava Happy Thanksgiving! (Thanksgiving)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Romanian\/Ukrainian folk dance(hora); lyrics attributed to Jewish ethnologist Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, 1918, derived from the Old Testament, Psalm 118:Verse 24.\u00a0\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Jingle Bells (Thanksgiving)<\/a>\"1)c9f3155d879ed5f62dc931d89a234ec[1]\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Words & music (1857) by Massachusetts organist & music director James Lord Pierpont(1822-1893), distant relative of J.P Morgan. Originally published as “One Horse Open Sleigh,” intended as a Thanksgiving celebration, now universally associated with Christmas.\u00a0\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"3)<\/a>Landing Of The Pilgrims, The (Thanksgiving)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Poem by 19th century Irish\/English poetess Felicia Browne Hemans(1793-1835), music by Mary Anne Browne, Hemans’ sister. Hemans was famous in her time for the epic quality of her poems as illustrated by two of her poems’ celebrated opening lines: “The boy stood on the burning deck…” and “The Stately Homes of England…” This poem about the Pilgrims provided a standard history for millions of English speaking children for over a century.\u00a0\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lord’s Prayer, The (Thanksgiving)<\/a>\"1)7180805089_d967ef60f1_b[1]\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Music by 20th century American composer Albert Hay Malotte, The classic text is the current Catholic version and that found in the 1928 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. The original source is the 1662 English translation drawn from Greek & Latin versions of Matthew 6:9-13.\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"1)chr3[1]\"<\/a>Over The River And Through The Wood (Thanksgiving)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Original poem in “Flowers For Children”(1844) by prominent Massachusetts social reformer Lydia Maria Child(1802-1880); music source unknown.\u00a0\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Thanksgiving Hymn (Thanksgiving)<\/a>\"2)20091126firstthanksgiving[1]\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Original (1597)hymn by Dutch composer\/poet Adriaen Valerius(1575-1625)as celebration of political liberation from Spain; music an equally old Dutch melody adapted by the Austrian arranger Edward Kremser in 1877. English words (1894) by American musicologist Theodore Baker.\u00a0\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"1)Thank-You-Prayer[1]\"<\/a>The Only Prayer: Thank You! (Thanksgiving)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The PBS Masterpiece Theatre theme, “Fanfare- Rondeau” by French composer Jean-Joseph Mouret(1682-1738).\u00a0\u00a0Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Washington’s Farewell Address, 1796 (Thanksgiving)<\/a>\"5)george-washington-prayer[1]\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

A letter from President George Washington(1732-1799) to “The People of the United States of America,” declining a third term and presciently warning them of the political dangers that lay ahead for a nation uniquely dedicated to the freedom of the individual. Music: “Yankee Doodle,” the unchallenged anthem of the Revolutionary War, the “Spirit of ’76.” (See Holidays\/Independence Day).\u00a0 Preview This Card<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Go directly to the musical THANKSGIVING CARDS at FREDGRAMS.com.<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Read a\u00a0history of Thanksgiving on this Blog.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Go directly to the musical THANKSGIVING CARDS at FREDGRAMS.com. \u00a0All Creatures Of Our God And King (Thanksgiving) Early 20th century hymn written by English composer Wiliam Henry Draper (1855-1933) based upon St. Francis’ “Canticle of the Sun.”\u00a0\u00a0Preview This Card Allegro…<\/p>\n

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