The Serbian Orthodox Church uses the Old Calendar for liturgical purposes; December 25 in the Old Calendar becomes January 7 of the following year in the New Calendar.
Mir Boji Hristos Se Rodi
Christmas Song Andjeli Pevaju
Andjeli Pevaju
Noć prekrasna i noć tija,
nad pećinom zvezda sija,
u pećini mati spi,
nad Isusom andjel bdi.
Andjeli pevaju,
pastiri sviraju,
andjeli pevaju
mudraci javljaju:
Što narodi čekaše,
što proroci rekoše,
evo sad se u svet javi,
u svet javi i objavi:
Rodi nam se Hristos Spas
za spasenje sviju nas.
Aliluja, aliluja,
Gospodi pomiluj!
Christmas song Badnjače, badnjače
Christmas song Božić blagi dan
Божићна песма, МС Ступови.
Božić, Božić, blagi dan,
Blagog Hrista rođendan,
Božić, Božić, svetli dan,
Sav svetlošću obasjan.
Djeva Hrista rodila,
Pelenama povila,
U pećini Hristos spi,
Sveta Djeva nad Njim bdi.
Slama lepo miriše,
Bogomajka uzdiše,
Utom zvezda zasija,
Pećina se zagrija.
Anđeli se spustiše,
Pastirima javiše:
Vesel’te se svi noćas,
Rodi nam se Hristos Spas!
Kad to čuli pastiri,
Srce im se umiri,
Pa kliknuše svi u glas:
Nek’ se slavi Hristos Spas!
Nek’ mir svuda caruje,
Nek’ se srce raduje,
Nek’ se svako popravlja
I Gospoda proslavlja.
Pa, gle i mi Srbčići,
K’o srebrni zvončići,
Bogomajku hvalimo,
Hrista Boga slavimo.
Božić, Božić, blagi dan,
Blagog Hrista rođendan,
Božić, Božić, svetli dan,
Sav svetlošću obasjan.
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The Heavens are Singing
With Christmas fast approaching, take a moment to soak in the angelic song written by St. Bishop Nikolaj (of Zhicha) and performed by the group of Serbian musicians and children, with few scenes from Belgrade in the background. Video clip from the studio recording is also available on YouTube…
P.S. One of the performers of the above song is Divna Ljubojevic, a well know Serbian Church chanter. You can hear her sing Eastern Orthodox liturgical chants here.
Orthodox Christian Music for the Nativity of Our Lord
Patriarch Pavle – Nativity Encyclical 2007
Originally posted on 1389 Blog.
**COLDWARRIOR EDIT: Tonight is Christmas Eve for most Orthodox Christians. Most Orthodox Churches follow the Julian Liturgical Calendar. However, different autocephalic Orthodox Churches are free to follow whatever calendar they like. For Instance, the Orthodox Church in America (which came from mostly Russian Orthodox Parishes) uses the Revised Julian Calendar for the celebration of Christmas. The OCA was granted autocephaly by the Patriarch of Moscow in 1970. The decision to use the New Julian Calendar reflects the reality of practicing Orthodoxy in America where Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. Autocephaly does not effect Doctrine and Dogma, all Orthodox Churches follow the same traditions and teaching that date back, unchanged, to the first Churches.
Merry Christmas!
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