Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Author: Bryan Duncan November 11, 2023 Duration: 3:57
This was a staple in our Christmas caroling back when it wasn’t dangerous to go door to door singing songs of Joy and Peace throughout the world.

For a few weeks each year, the air changes, memories surface, and music takes on a special warmth. Bryan's Christmas is a personal audio fireside hosted by singer and songwriter Bryan Duncan. This isn't a curated playlist algorithm but a handpicked collection from a lifetime in music. Each episode feels like pulling a favorite, slightly worn record from its sleeve, where Bryan shares the specific songs that define the season for him. You'll hear the stories behind the melodies-why a particular carol moves him, the forgotten verse of a classic that changes its meaning, or the lesser-known track that deserves a place in your holiday rotation. The atmosphere is intimate and reflective, more like a conversation with a musically insightful friend than a formal broadcast. It’s a podcast built for quiet evenings, long drives to see family, or while wrapping gifts, offering a soundtrack that goes beyond the usual suspects to touch the genuine heart of the holiday through sound. Bryan Duncan’s deep connection to these tunes, both as a performer and a lifelong listener, provides a unique and cozy lens on our most musical time of year.
Author: Episodes: 13

Bryan's Christmas
Podcast Episodes
I Heard The Bells [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:01
My first feelings at Christmas. I need to be reminded of where to place my focus.
The Form Of Man [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:13
The Form Of Man - The story of Jesus' birth in layman’s terms and his astonishing purpose for coming.
This Christmas [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:09
I wrote this one year at a Christmas banquet that went long. I ran out of songs I knew how to play, so I wrote it backstage on break. It’s mostly about the ‘aftermath’ and the one gift that keeps on giving.
Angels We Have Heard On High [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:50
I had to dress this one up for my own taste, it was a standard at every Christmas Eve church service that I remember. Meant to be sung by a cast of 'little angels' in that Christmas pageant.
Christmas Card [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:47
My own composition. Written about a transcendent moment with one of my kids. Whose words mean more than gifts could ever bring. That card is framed and sitting in my office two decades later.
Silent Night [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:36
How could I not record the most recorded song of all time at Christmas? But then nothing speaks to tranquility and peace of soul like this song. Here I ‘fancied it up’ for the sake of the project. But the truth is, it’s…
O Holy Night [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:41
I heard Miles Davis do this on trumpet, a reverently sophisticated presentation of the most world changing event ever. I have no idea of his personal convictions about faith in Jesus. But to tell the story of the beginni…
Away In A Manger/O Come to My Heart [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:56
Ever wonder what a Heavenly Host might sound like singing? This is the biggest production piece I’ve ever recorded. Using a one hundred voice choir and a live orchestra, it’s movie soundtrack quality but a little hard to…
The First Noel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:48
This song has a lonely feel to it. Perfect for the lack of fanfare that came with the birth of Christ. Just another day to those who were living unaware.
Christmas Is Jesus [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:45
Another of my own compositions, this song came out of my annoyance that many were turning “Merry Christmas” into the generic "Happy Holidays”. Allow me to be dogmatic.