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Christmas Processional Tune (Crete)

Η μέρα η σημερινή
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Η μέρα η σημερινή
Η μέρα η σημερινή δεν είναι σαν τις άλλες
γιατί γεννήθηκε ο Χριστός και είναι χαρές μεγάλες.
Χριστουγεννιάτικο δεντρί να ’μουνα χιονισμένο
να μ’ έχουνε στο σπίτι σας σε μια γωνιά στεμμένο.
Information
- Region: Crete
- Type: Couplets
- Categories: Ritual Song
- Rhythm: 2 beats
- Duration: 02:13
Collaborators
- Singer: Manolis Peristeris
- Cretan lyra: Manolis Peristeris
- Lute: Stelios Delidakis
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Recording information
Live recording from a concert at the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Athens, in 23/12/1981.
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