"While shepherds watched their flocks" is a traditional Christmas carol describing the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with words attributed to Irish hymnist...

most commonly performed version in the United Kingdom of "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks". Little is known about Tye's origins. Cambridge University...

sung to While Shepherds watched their flocks by night. Stylistically, his madrigals have more in common with the Italian models provided by Marenzio...

melody from the Sacred Harp, to which the lyric, "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night", by Nahum Tate, may be sung Henry Sherburne House, ca...

thought to be the inspiration for Billings' work: Tate: While shepherds watched their flocks by night All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came...

boy’s descent which lifted up the world, an anagram of "While shepherds watched their flocks by night, all seated on the ground". Another much-quoted example...

made by the group 'Psalmody' conducted by Peter Holman. Their first CD While shepherds watched includes While shepherds watched their flocks by night sung...

Christmas carol "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night" was first printed in A Supplement to the New Version of the Psalms by Dr Brady and Mr Tate...

'tis a charming sound" by Philip Doddridge, but soon became more widely known as a tune for "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" by Nahum Tate. The tune...

of shepherds was to keep their flock intact, protect it from predators and guide it to market areas in time for shearing. In ancient times, shepherds also...