Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a famous 18th-century Christian Christmas carol, widely sung during the holiday season for its celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing canonical | 3 |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) | 2 |
| Hark! the herald angels sing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3333829 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Context triple: [Charles Wesley, notableWork, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing]
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A.
O Little Town of Bethlehem
"O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a widely beloved 19th-century Christmas carol reflecting on the quiet birthplace of Jesus and the spiritual meaning of Christmas.
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B.
O Come O Come Emmanuel
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is a traditional Christian Advent hymn, originally derived from Latin chant, that expresses longing for the coming of the Messiah.
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C.
The First Noël
"The First Noël" is a traditional English Christmas carol that recounts the story of the birth of Jesus as announced to shepherds by an angel.
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D.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
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E.
O Gladsome Light (Phos Hilaron)
O Gladsome Light (Phos Hilaron) is an ancient Christian evening hymn, traditionally sung at Vespers to honor Christ as the Light of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Target entity description: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a famous 18th-century Christian Christmas carol, widely sung during the holiday season for its celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
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A.
O Little Town of Bethlehem
"O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a widely beloved 19th-century Christmas carol reflecting on the quiet birthplace of Jesus and the spiritual meaning of Christmas.
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B.
O Come O Come Emmanuel
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is a traditional Christian Advent hymn, originally derived from Latin chant, that expresses longing for the coming of the Messiah.
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C.
The First Noël
"The First Noël" is a traditional English Christmas carol that recounts the story of the birth of Jesus as announced to shepherds by an angel.
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D.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
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E.
O Gladsome Light (Phos Hilaron)
O Gladsome Light (Phos Hilaron) is an ancient Christian evening hymn, traditionally sung at Vespers to honor Christ as the Light of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian hymn
ⓘ
Christmas carol ⓘ English-language song ⓘ |
| associatedWithFeast | Christmas ⓘ |
| basedOnMelodyBy | Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ |
| composer | Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ |
| containsTheologicalConcept |
Trinity
ⓘ
new birth ⓘ reconciliation between God and sinners ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | traditional Christmas carol in Western culture ⓘ |
| firstLine |
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hark! the herald angels sing
|
| genre | Christmas music ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Glory to the newborn King ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Church Hymn Book
ⓘ
various Christian hymnals ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecordedBy |
choirs
ⓘ
orchestras ⓘ solo vocalists ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christmas services
ⓘ
Lessons and Carols ⓘ carol services ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Charles Wesley
ⓘ
George Whitefield ⓘ |
| melodyOrigin | Festgesang zur Eröffnung der am ersten Tage der vierten Säkularfeier der Erfindung der Buchdruckerkunst ⓘ |
| meter | 7.7.7.7 D with refrain ⓘ |
| musicDate | 1840 ⓘ |
| notableArrangementBy |
David Willcocks
ⓘ
John Rutter ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Christmas concerts
ⓘ
church worship ⓘ community carol singing ⓘ |
| popularIn | English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalAllusion | Luke 2:13–14 ⓘ |
| seasonalAssociation |
Advent
ⓘ
Christmastide ⓘ |
| subject |
Nativity of Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Nativity of Jesus
angels announcing Christ’s birth ⓘ birth of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| textDate | 1739 ⓘ |
| theme |
glory to the newborn King
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incarnation of Christ ⓘ peace on earth ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century (text)
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19th century (music) ⓘ |
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Subject: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Description of subject: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a famous 18th-century Christian Christmas carol, widely sung during the holiday season for its celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)
this entity surface form:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)
this entity surface form:
Hark! the herald angels sing