While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Summary
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's genre is Christmas carol[4].
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's Commons category is recorded as While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks[5].
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's lyricist is recorded as Nahum Tate[7].
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's has edition or translation is recorded as While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night[8].
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's main subject is annunciation to the shepherds[9].
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song[10].
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's copyright status is recorded as public domain[11].
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].
Product Details
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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
Body
Publication
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is Christmas carol[4].
Subject and Themes
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks's main subject is annunciation to the shepherds[9].
Why It Matters
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]