This is the Christmas album by Ken and Lisa Theriot. It is the first Raven Boy Music release by both Ken Theriot AND Lisa Theriot together. In the beginning (ca. 1988) their different song selections and writing styles were different enough that separate “solo” albums made sense. Then they just kept doing it that way. […]
How Far To Bethlehem?
How Far To Bethlehem? – from The Gifts of Midwinter Christmas album by Ken and Lisa Theriot, was a poem written in 1917 by Frances Chesterton, wife of author G.K Chesterton. She wrote it on a Christmas card to family and friends that year. Actually, the original title was How Far Is It To Bethlehem? […]
Noël Nouvelet by Ken and Lisa Theriot
Noël Nouvelet is one of several French language songs on Ken and Lisa Theriot’s Christmas album, “The Gifts of Midwinter.” From the liner notes, Lisa writes: The book in which I found this song dates it as “1483 (?)”. Isn’t that like saying it’s approximately 2:37? How can you be that specific and unsure at […]
La Marche Des Rois
La Marche Des Rois is a carol describing the caravan of the magi, the “three kings,” to present gifts to the child born in Bethlehem. Unlike the typical imagery we get in more modern songs like “We Three Kings,” this carol describes the caravan of 30 pages, an honor guard, and armed men. THAT is […]
Review of Album The Gifts Of Midwinter
We just received a review of Ken and Lisa Theriot’s Christmas Album, “The Gift of Midwinter.” It is a wonderful summary of this unique album of Christmas songs, and is to be published in the newsletter of a group in The SCA (world-wide medieval re-creation group). Below is that review. Many thanks to Lee Anderson […]
The Gifts Of Midwinter
The Gifts of Midwinter is the title track to the Christmas album by Ken and Lisa Theriot. The song was written by Lisa Theriot. And as today is the Winter Solstice – or Midwinter Day, it’s the perfect day to write about this beautiful song. Faith, hope and love are the powerful gifts that the […]
Drink To The Holly Berry – Original Christmas Song By Ken and Lisa Theriot
Drink to the Holly Berry is an original Christmas song about that age-old tradition of caroling and begging for booze, basically. Who doesn’t like a good wassailing song at this time of year? The song is from the Christmas album, The Gifts of Midwinter, by Ken and Lisa Theriot. Below are lyrics and notes on […]
Riu Riu Chiu
Riu Riu Chiu appears on Ken and Lisa Theriot’s latest album, The Gifts of Midwinter. You can listen to the song below: Lisa Theriot says: “Ríu, ríu, chíu” is a very popular song, considering it dates from the 16th century and was only seemingly preserved in one copy. Add to that the fact that the […]
Personent Hodie – By Ken And Lisa Theriot
Personent Hodie is the 14th song on The Gifts of Midwinter, the Christmas CD by Ken and Lisa Theriot. Personent Hodie is a Christmas Carol published in 1582 (yay for period music that RAWKS). Here is the the entry from the liner notes (download here!) for the album, written by Lisa Theriot, followed by an […]
Gaudete – By Ken and Lisa Theriot
Gaudete is the 1st song on the Christmas album The Gifts of Midwinter by Ken and Lisa Theriot. A lot of people ask “what does Gaudete mean? Well, the word itself is Latin for “rejoice.” The chorus, “Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virgine, gaudete!” means “Rejoice, rejoice! Christ is born Of the Virgin […]