Hark the Herald

Angelic announcement hymn

Hark the Herald is the opening phrase of "Hark!

The Herald Angels Sing," a Christmas carol written in 1739.

The phrase has become shorthand for the song itself or for Christmas music generally.

Hark means listen, and herald refers to the angels announcing Christ's birth: Time to break out the Hark the Herald.

Related
  • angelsDivine winged messengers
  • singVocalize melodically
  • gloryExalted honor and praise
  • newbornInfant just delivered
  • kingMale crowned ruler

Christmas · Christmas carol · carol · heaven · tidings · peace · peace on earth · earth · joy · manger · Bethlehem · shepherds · midnight · heavenly host · hymn · triumphant · proclaim · messiah

Opposites
musical character/mood

Hark the HeraldSilent Night

Austrian Christmas carol

The First Noel

theological emphasis

Hark the HeraldThe First Noel

Traditional Christmas carol

sacred vs. secular christmas music

Hark the HeraldJingle Bells

Classic holiday carol

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · Frosty the Snowman · White Christmas

Family

hark, harks, harked, harking, hearken, hearkens, hearkened, hearkening, herald

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G