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St. Alphonsus' Music

Knowing how much music meant to the Neapolitans, St. Alphonsus began to write his own compositions as a way of connecting with the people while communicating the message of the Gospels.

Below we offer just a sampling of the many pieces he wrote. The most famous, of course, is "Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle," St. Alphonsus' Christmas carol. This carol is to the Italians what "Silent Night, Holy Night" is to the Americans. In English it means, "You come down from the stars."

Giuseppe Verdi, the great Italian composer of operas, said of St. Alphonsus' great Christmas carol: "Christmas without 'Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle' is not Christmas." 

Enjoy!

The music of St. Alphonsus Liguori, played for the first time on national radio and the Internet courtesy of Ave Maria Radio of Ann Arbor, MI. Selections include "Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle," his much-loved Christmas carol which is still played and sung today throughout Italy. Enjoy the program!

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To play a song, click once on the title.*

 A Maria Nostra Speranza To Mary, Our Hope
 Per la Nascita di Gesu For the Birth of Jesus (Christmas carol)
 Filio Dormi Go to Sleep, Child (Christmas carol)
 Mondo piu per me non sei O World, You Are Mine No More
 Evviva Maria Praise to You, Mary
 Partendo dal Mondo Leaving the World
 Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle You come down from the stars. (or: from heaven, as it’s usually translated.)

* Microsoft Windows Media Player is required to listen to the music. Most Windows-based computers already have Microsoft Windows Media Player installed.

For those who want to download the latest version of Windows Media Player, check the following links: If you use Windows XP, you can get the latest version here. Windows 2000, Windows SE, and Windows 98 users can download Version 9 here.







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