Mario Lanza's beautiful voice is in combination with paintings by old master artists.
"'We Three Kings', also known as 'We Three Kings of Orient Are' or 'The Quest of the Magi', is a Christmas carol written by the Reverend John Henry Hopkins, Jr., who wrote both the lyrics and the music. It is suggested to have been written in 1857 but did not appear in print until his Carols, Hymns and Song in 1863. John Henry Hopkins, Jr., then an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church,[1] was instrumental in organizing an elaborate holiday pageant (which featured this hymn) for the students of the General Theological Seminary in New York City in 1857 while serving as the seminary's music director. In 1872 Hopkins was ordained an Episcopal priest and later served as rector at Christ Episcopal Church (Williamsport, PA)." The above quote is from: [ Ссылка ]
The photos of Mario are from his film The Great Caruso. This film and his others are available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies.
The paintings and their artists are listed below in order of their appearance in the video:
1) Sebastiano Ricci (1659--1734) - The Adoration of the Magi, between 1726 and 1730
2) Bennozzo Gozzoli (c. 1421 - 1497) - Procession of the Magi
3) John La Farge (1835 -- 1910) - Halt of the Three Wise Men
4) Leopold Kupelwieser (1796 - 1862) - The Sacred Three Kings at Their Ride to Bethlehem
5) Leonaert Bramer (1596 -- 1674) - Journey of the Three Magi to Bethlehem, 1638 and 1640
6) Bennozzo Gozzoli (c. 1421 - 1497) - Procession of the Magi, detail of Melchior, face
7) Pieter Aertsen (1508 -- 1575) - Middle panel of a triptych The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1560, Melchior offering gold
8) Abraham Bloemaert (1566 - 1651) - Adoration of the Magi, 1624
9) Abraham Bloemaert (1566 - 1651) - Adoration of the Magi
10) Benozzo Gozzoli (1421 -- 1497) -- Procession of the Magi, 1459 -- 1462, detail King Caspar, face
11) Gerard van Honthorst (Gerrit van Honthorst) (1590-1656) - Concert on a Balcony
12) Gerard van Honthorst (Gerrit van Honthorst) (1590-1656) - title unknown, detail
13) Gerard van Honthorst (Gerrit van Honthorst) (1590-1656) - title unknown
14) Gerard van Honthorst (Gerrit van Honthorst) (1590-1656) -- Musical Group
15) Jacopo Bassano (1510-- 14 - 1592) - The Three Magi, 1562
16) Benozzo Gozzoli (1421 -- 1497) -- Procession of the Magi, 1459 -- 1462, detail King Balthasar, face
17) Benozzo Gozzoli (1421 -- 1497) -- Procession of the Magi, 1459 -- 1462, detail King Balthasar on horseback
18) William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825 --1905) - The Flagellation of Christ
19) Eugene Delacroix (1798 - 1863) -- Christ on the Cross, 1853
20) Annibale Carraci (1560 -- 1609) - Holy Women at Christ's Tomb
21) Baciccio (Il Baciccia, G.B. Gaulli called) (1639-1709) - The Three Marys at the Empty Sepulchre, c. 1684
22) Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael) (1483 --1520) - The Transfiguration
23) Giacinto Calandrucci (1646 -- 1707) - The Transfiguration
24) Peter Paul Rubens (a.k.a. Pieter Pauwel Rubens) (1577 - 1640) - The Transfiguration
25) NASA - The Christmas Star
26) AFP PHOTO - NASA-JPL-Caltech -- The Helix nebula, (God's Eye), Oct. 5, 2012
27) Andrea Mantegna -- Adoration of the Magi, 1462
28) Bernardo Cavallino (1616 -- 1656) - Adoration of the Magi
29) Pieter de Grebber (ca. 1600-1653) - King David in Prayer
