Pro-Palestinian Activists Using Christmas Carols As Protest Songs

cnsnews.com ^ | November 17, 2008 | Kevin McCandless

[aWolverine]

To mark the holiday season, British pro-Palestinian activists have announced plans to hold an evening of “traditional carols with untraditional lyrics” to protest Israeli policies in Bethlehem.

The historic church of St. James’s in central London’s Piccadilly will host a number of Christmas carols concerts through late December.

In a twist, however, two Palestinian solidarity groups sponsoring one of the events, on Nov. 26, have rewritten the lyrics to make a political statement.

Palestinian Authority-controlled Bethlehem, traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Jesus, is bordered on three sides by a network of security walls and fences separating it from nearby Jerusalem.

[aWolverine]

I suggest Christmas carols with non-traditional lyrics that point out the murderous, lying, hypocritical nature of Islam and the illegitimate nature of the title "Palestinian", only to be sung outside of mosques.

[SJackson]

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Of course Jesus would not be allowed to enter Bethlehem.

[CondorFlight]

I guess that means no more :

“Born is the king of Israel”

“Once in royal David’s city. ..”

“O come O come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel...”

“O come thou key of Jesse come...”

and so on . ..

[CondorFlight]

And I guess these will have to be tossed :

“Hail to the Lord’s Anointed,
Great David’s greater Son!”

“O come, O come, Thou Lord of might
Who to thy tribes, on Sinai’s height
In ancient times did’st give the law
In cloud and majesty and awe”

Chorus
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee O Israel
-Rev. Issac Watts

(Or for the more classically minded) :

“Veni, veni Adonai!
Qui populo in Sinai
Legem dedisti vertice,
In Maiestate gloriae.
Gaude, gaude Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te Israel.”

“Regis olim urbe David,
Sub bovili misero,
Mater posuit infantem
In praesaepi pro lecto:
Mitis Maria mater;
Iesus Christus is puer.”

[MarkL]

I suggest Christmas carols with non-traditional lyrics

Like "Jingle Bombs" by Achmed, the dead terrorist.

Mark

[Alouette]