Only DANA could make O Come O Come Emmanuel sound even better than it already did! Possibly the standout track on her Merry Christmas CD, a magical album that features the voices of her children on four of its 13 recordings. However, on this track the guest voices belong to the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word. Her musician brother Gerry Brown is responsible for the unusual arrangement that helped turn this ancient Advent hymn into a modern masterpiece.

Her Christmas release came after the 1997 Irish presidential election that was held on 30 October, and there were people who thought DANA would make an ideal candidate, and told her so via letters sent to her then-home in Alabama. She threw the first one in the bin for being too incredible to take seriously. Her husband found it amusing as he was far more interested in politics than she was. More and more requests arrived and then the press got involved. So she flew to Ireland to meet with her supporters. Although it would involve a steep learning curve she agreed to run for the presidency. Coming third in the election gave her the confidence to try for a place in the European Parliament two years later. As Dana Rosemary Scallon she succeeded in becoming an MEP for Connacht-Ulster. Rejoice! Rejoice!

Veni, veni Emmanuel
Captivum solve Israel
Qui gemit in exilio
Privatus Dei Filio
Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel

O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, O come, Thou Lord of might
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height
In ancient times didst give the law
In cloud and majesty and awe

O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high
And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind
Bid now our sad divisions cease
And be Thyself our Prince of Peace

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel

Origins: The words and the music of O come O come Emmanuel developed separately. The Latin text is first documented in Germany in 1710, whereas the tune most familiar in the English-speaking world has its origins in 15th-century France. (Wikipedia)

Trivia 1: Advent (Nativity preparations) begins four Sunday's before Christmas: 2018: 2 December
Trivia 2: Tingle Factor Moment: 3:41

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