It\u2019s the first week of Advent, and though by no means is this the definitive Advent Music mix, I hope you will enjoy it. We have a couple of versions of a timeless classic, Matthew Maher, an unknown group, an ensemble, Joan Osbourne, and Rare Earth, believe it or not.<\/div>\n

To start it off, here\u2019s a New Wave lamentation from Naked Eyes<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Promises, Promises<\/em>,<\/strong> The world without a savior? These guys\u00a0tells us how that is, which is why we have the Advent blues. The world, see, just can\u2019t deliver that which we yearn for.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>Which is why we sing\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>O Come, O Come Emmanuel<\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0Enya.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Enya\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DPHh3nMMu-I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Veni veni Emmanuel<\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0<em>The L\u2019Accorche-Choeur Ensemble<\/em>.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xRi1GDoaQu4?fs=1\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xRi1GDoaQu4?fs=1<\/a>\n<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>God is With Us<\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0Sojourn Music.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"God is With Us\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OdyLXdI7l_g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What if God Was One Of Us<\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0Joan Osbourne. The miraculous thing is that God <em>did<\/em> become one of us, and still <em>is<\/em> one of us.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joan Osborne - One Of Us\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4CRkpBGQzU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lord, Come! And though I\u2019ve never heard this described as an Advent hymn, it works from a certain perspective.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Get Ready<\/em><\/strong>, Rare Earth<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rare Earth - Get Ready - 45 RPM - Original HOT MONO MIX\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dAyz0R-cadQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>He\u2019s on his way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/85\/2012\/12\/virgin_pregnantlight.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12059\" title=\"virgin_pregnantlight\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/85\/2012\/12\/virgin_pregnantlight-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/6738513599344023043-1624339441945136550?l=yimcatholic.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the first week of Advent, and though by no means is this the definitive Advent Music mix, I hope you will enjoy it. 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