Old Rugged Cross

The Old Rugged Cross

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              The hymn The Old Rugged Cross was written by  George Bennard.

He  became Reverend George Bennard at the age of 24 as he  attended Salvation Army meetings until 1898 and then began conducting his own revival meetings and  composing hymns.  

              Rev. Bennard wrote the words to The Old Rugged Cross over a month as he travel to revivals, as he explains "I seemed to have a vision...I saw the Christ and the cross inseparable."   The hymn was sung first at a revival meeting in Pokegon, Michigan, when it was published in 1913 it was an immediate success.  Over 15 million copies of the hymn had been sold along with several recordings by 1939. This was my Grandmother's favorite hymn and when I hear it still today I  think of her. 

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                 A new recording of  The Old Rugged Cross was done by Craig Wayne Boyd in  2014.  As a struggling country artist in Nashville he was about to give up on his dream when he received an email to try out  for The Voice.  He chose to perform The Old Rugged Cross for the competition. Though many considered it risky to preform a gospel song in prime time on network television he won.

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The Voice 2014 Semifinals- Craig Wayne Boyd: "The Old Rugged Cross"

It is wonderful  The Old Rugged Cross continues to be a popular hymn still today!

It Must Be Love

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            The Classic Love Song It Must Be Love was created by Bob McDill in 1979 where, Country Music artist Don Williams was the first to record it. The song was quickly becoming a classic  as it reached the top of the billboard charts in the United States and Canada. Eleven years later  Alan Jackson released his recording  of this song and once again it was a hit in the United States and Canada.  

Alan Jackson - It Must Be Love (Live at Farm Aid 2000)

          Today  thirty-six years later It Must Be Love  continues to be a popular love song. It is often played or sung at wedding receptions and used in creating wedding memory videos.  Here is a great wedding video from 2014 Titled :

Kyle and Whitley Warden Wedding  Video 2014

First I get cold and hot, think I'm on fire but I'm not

Oh, what a pain I've got, it must be love

There's nothing I can do, all that I want is you

Look what I'm going through, it must be love

It must be love, it must be love

I fall like a sparrow and fly like a dove

You must be the dream I been dreaming of

Oh what a feeling, it must be love

It Must Be Love song facts

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Love is When You Say Nothing at All

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        The Classic Love Song When You Say Nothing at All  was created by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz in 1988. They thought it was  ok but never thought is would still  be a popular love song  twenty-seven years later.  Keith Whitley loved the song  when he heard it and became the first musical artist to record in 1988. His recording became number one on the country charts. Alison Krauss then recorded 

When You Say Nothing at All  in 1994  as  a tribute to Keith Whitley who had died in 1989. Her recording also went to  number one and remains popular today twenty-five years later as seen in this  video of Alison at the Grand Ole Opry in 2012.

Alison Krauss When You Say Nothing at All  Live at the Grand Ole Opry 2012

           When You Say Nothing at all remains a powerful and popular song today, where it is sung by choirs and musical artists in competions.  It  is a favorite song for weddings, sung in the ceremony or the reception.  This love song is often used to create wedding video memories.  It is a favorite of couples to sing too each other at weddings as seen in this video titled:

Groom Sings To The Bride On Their Wedding Day

Daniel Bulbeck sings to his bride Nicola on June 30th 2012 on their Wedding Day, Hampshire, United Kingdom

When You Say Nothing at All Songfacts

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Love Me Tender

Love me Tender, Love me Sweet, Never let me go-

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              The Classic Love Song  Love Me Tender  first appeared to be  created by Vera Matson, however it was  really created by her husband Ken Darby.  In 1956 he was  the music director for the  movie  Love Me Tender in which Elvis Presley was the star.  Darby needed a theme song for the movie, so he decided to use the music of the civil war ballad  Aura Lee  that  had been created by George R Poulton in 1861.  Presley assisted  in writing the lyrics for this new  song  that was given the same title as the movie Love Me Tender. 

Frances Farmer sings  Aura Lee in this 1936 movie  Come and Get It

           The song Love Me Tender was very popular as it hit the top of the billboard charts and remained there for five weeks.  Since the original recording it has been  recorded by many well known artists through the years including; B.B. King, Nat King Cole, Julie Andrews , Johnny Cash,  Ricky Nelson, Barry Manilow, Norah Jones, Willie Nelson  and Andrea Bocelli.

Elvis Presley Love Me Tender in the 1956 movie Love Me Tender

            Whether  it is the lyrics or the tune, Love Me Tender  has continued to be a favorite love song during the past fifty-nine years, with a melody that is over a hundred and fifty years old.  The song is a favorite for new artists to sing in competitions, and is often sung by choirs world wide.  Couples enjoy singing this love song  to each other on their wedding days. Love Me Tender  is also a chosen song for  preserving  memories in wedding videos, as seen in this wonderful video of  a Russian bride from 2013. 

Love Me Tender (our wedding day)   Валентина Керцова

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Love Me Tender Song Facts

The Story Behind Love Me Tender

Feel the Love

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            The Classic  Love Song Can You Feel the Love Tonight was created by Elton John and Tim Rice in 1994 for the Disney movie  Lion King.  The song was performed by Kristle Edwards, Joseph Williams, Sally Dwoksky, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella and Elton John in the movie. Winning the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Song  it became a popular world wide.  In the past twenty years  there have been many new recordings of  Can You Feel the Love Tonight as it has continued to be a favorite love song.  This video of Elton John  shows how popular the song was in 2000.

Elton John  Can You Feel the Love Tonight 2000, live in Madison Square Garden.

                Can You Feel the Love Tonight was created as a love song between two lions, however in resent years it has become a favorite of human lovers.  It is a favorite for the wedding ceremony,  sung or played instrumentally and is often  chosen for special dances at the reception. The song takes on special meaning also when it is used as a theme in creating  lasting memories  in  wedding video trailers.   Here are two wonderful wedding video's that show the impact this song continues to have today world wide. 

Susan and Noel's Wedding  2014 Edinbergh United Kingdom

Hai & Phuong Wedding Highlight 2014

 Tea ceremony held at the couple's residences  

There's a calm surrender to the rush of day

When the heat of a rolling wind can be turned away

An enchanted moment, and it sees me through

It's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you

And can you feel the love tonight?

It is where we are

It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer

That we got this far

And can you feel the love tonight?

How it's laid to rest

It's enough to make kings and vagabonds

Believe the very best

Can You Feel the Love Tonight Song Facts

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Crazy Little Thing Called Love

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           The Classic Love song   Crazy Little Thing Called Love  was created by Freddie Mercury in 1979.     The song was written as a tribute to Elvis Presley and was completed in ten minutes.  He  recorded the song in 1980 with the music group Queen, and it became an immediate hit world wide. The song was the groups first number one single. In the past thirty five years   Crazy Little Thing Called Love  has been recorded by a variety of musical artists including; Dwight Yoakam, Juice Newton, Michael Buble', Diana Ross,  and American Idol contestants. 

               Queen  created this music video of  Crazy Little Thing Called Love  in 1979.               

                   

            In recent years Crazy Little Thing Called Love has become a favorite song  to dance to at wedding receptions. It is also the theme song for Wedding Trailer videos.  Here are  a few of the  many  ways that this classic love song is part of special memories. 

Tell Me Yes - Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Wedding Party May 2014

Our First Dance - Crazy Little Thing Called Love August 2008 Jeff and Teresa Eagan

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Hallelujah Love

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           The biblical word Hallelujah is a term meaning To Praise God, it is derived from  14th century Hebrew. The word is found twenty four times in the Hebrew Bible most of them in the Book of Psalms, and four times in the Christian Book of Revelations.   The word Hallelujah is often spoken by clergy and their congregations.  A variety of music has been written over the years  where the word is often sung giving it more meaning. 

        Thirty years ago  Leonard Cohen  created his musical version of  Hallelujah,  he spent  five years composing  the music and  had written eighty different verses before his first recording. The music is a  mix of gospel  and waltz with the original lyrics based on stories from the Bible. These Bible references included Sampson and Delilah from the Book of Judges and King David.  In his own words he explains the meaning of this now classic love song in a interview from 2012. 

"This world is full of conflicts and full of things that cannot be reconciled," 

 "But there are moments when we can ... reconcile and embrace the whole mess, 

and that's what I mean by 'Hallelujah.'"

Leonard Cohen performs Hallelujah 2009 Live 

           The first  recording of  Hallelujah had little success, and it was not played much in the United States.  John Cale recorded the song in 1991, it was  then chosen for the movie Shrek in 2001.  Since his original recording in 1984 there have been over a hundred versions of the song performed or recorded.  Hallelujah has also become a popular song for weddings as seen in this 2014 video of  Chris and Leah O'Kane's wedding  where Father Ray Kelly wrote the lyrics and performed the song for the couple. 

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Everybody's Hallelujah

Hallelujah song facts

Hallelujah definition 

Colour of My Love

          The Classic Love Song  The Colour of My Love  was written by David Foster  and Arthur Janov  for David wedding to Linda  Thompson in 1991. The song was very popular from the very beginning as many well known artists asked to record it, in the end Celine Dion was chosen to record it.  She also gave her album the same name The Colour of My Love   that was released with the song of the same name in November of 1983.  On the same day of the album release Celine announced she was going to marry Rene Angelil.  She tells how she sang this for their wedding also in this video from 1994

Celine Dion - The Colour Of My Love (Live on David Foster Special 1994)

  The love song has remained  very popular during the past twenty years.  It is often a part of wedding ceremonies and receptions. The Colour of My Love  part of many Wedding video and trailers of that special day. This video titled: The Perfect Wedding Song Celine Dion The Colour of My Love was created in 2011 by Aaron Lyman for his wife Eileen. 

       

I'll paint my mood in shades of blue 

Paint my soul to be with you 

I'll sketch your lips in shaded tones 

Draw your mouth to my own 

I'll draw your arms around my waist 

Then all doubt I shall erase 

I'll paint the rain that softly lands on your wind-blown hair 

I'll trace a hand to wipe out your tears 

A look to calm your fears 

A silhouette of dark and light 

While we hold each other oh so tight 

I'll paint a sun to warm your heart 

Swearing that we'll never part 

That's the colour of my love 

I'll paint the truth 

Show how I feel 

Try to make you completely real 

I'll use a brush so light and fine 

To draw you close and make you mine

The Colour of My Love Lyrics

The Colour of My Love song facts

Color Meaning for Weddings

Love Becomes The Rose

  

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          The Classic Love Song  The Rose  was created by Amanda McBroom in 1977.  The song came together quickly as she drove on the LA freeway and thought about what is love.  She put her thoughts into words  with a tune on the piano and within minutes  The Rose was born. Amanda was the first one to record the song and she also sang it at night clubs.  A year later the movie The Rose  was in production,  her song was considered for the title song however the producers thought it was too slow.  Bette Midler , the star of the movie heard the song and loved it, and the rest is history. 

Amanda McBroom performs "The Rose" at the Cafe Carlyle 2013

            The Rose  has been recorded by several musical artists from around the world since 1978 including; Conway Twitty, Westlife, The Dubliners, Mudhoney,Ayahi Takagaki, Joan Baez and LeAnn Rimes. Today it continues to be a number one choice to be played or sung at weddings.  This classic song is also performed  as a favorite for school and gospel choirs.  Here is  the Grafton High School - Women's Chorus of Ending Yorktown VA performing The Rose  on May 5, 2014.

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The Rose Songfacts

The Story of the Rose Amanda McBroom

It's Your Love

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               The Classic Love song  It's Your Love  was created by Stephony  Smith in 1996.  She wrote the song as a reflection of her own new love experience  and then recorded the demo herself.   When  Tim McGraw heard the song he decided to record  with his wife  Faith Hill  for his new album that was released in 1997.  The song became a popular hit climbing to number one on the billboard charts in  five weeks and  stayed there for  six weeks.  The music video also won Video of the year in 1997. 

              Stephony Smith talks about this wonderful love song  in this interview with Bart Herbinson by the Tenneesean in 2013. She performs the song as she originally did for the demo recording in 1996.

 Tennessean interview Stephony Smith

        The award winning 1997 video of 

 It's Your Love  was created when Faith Hill was pregnant with their first child Gracie.

            Today It's Your Love  is performed for weddings and often for couples who are renewing their vows.  It is also choosen  for their wedding videos, this  one is titled Meg & Cody Wedding Highlight Film  

October 25, 2014

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Tennessean interview Stephony Smith

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Its your love song facts

The Power of Love

         The Classic Love Song,  The Power of  Love was created and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush in 1984.  She wrote the song along with Gunther Mende, Candy DeRouge and Mary Susan Applegate it was first released as a single in Germany.   When it was then released in the United Kingdom in 1985 it became an instant hit  song. It was on top of the charts for several weeks and became the  best selling single for that year.  Jennifer Rush's recording continued to be very popular in  countries around the world through 1986.  As of 2013 this recording of the song has sold 1.4 million copies in the United Kingdom. 

Jennifer Rush The Power of Love 1985

             Over the years this powerful song has been recorded by many musical artists including: Laura Branigan, The Shadows, David Alexander, Mark Bautista, Michael Crawfor, Engelbert Humperdinck, Andrea Bocelli, and Mary Duff.  In 1993  Celine Dion's recording of The Power of  Love  was released in North America,  it went to the top of the charts quickly were it stayed for several weeks.  This was Celine's first  number one single in the United States. Once again this recording became popular world wide,  to date it has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States. 

Celine Dion The Power of Love   Boston Live 2008

The whispers in the morning

Of lovers sleeping tight

Are rolling by like thunder now

As I look in your eyes

I hold on to your body

And feel each move you make

Your voice is warm and tender

A love that I could not forsake

'Cause I am your lady

And you are my man

Whenever you reach for me

I'll do all that I can

            Twenty Years later The Power of Love continues to be a very powerful and popular love song for weddings. It is often  included in the ceremonies, receptions and  is the music for wedding videos . 

 This  video created by Liudmila Usenko in August 2012 is  titled;

Wedding Video with The Power of Love recording by Celine Dion.  

The Power of Love Jennifer Rush

The Power of Love Song Facts

Can’t Help Falling in Love

 Artwork by jillmarie7276 

in Yankton, South Dakota

             The Classic Love song  Can't Help Falling in Love   almost missed  being included in the movie it was created for.  The song was not a favorite of  the movie producers of Blue Hawaii   or Elvis Presley.  Created in 1961 the song was written by  Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss with the melody based on Jean Paul Egide Martini historical romance Plaisir d'amour from 1784.  In the movie Elvis sings the song to his  grandmother, but it became a popular love song  instantly for him.  

Can't Help Falling in Love went to 

 number one quickly on music charts around  the world.  Through the years Elvis Presley's version of the the song has been sung in other movies including Coyote Ugly and Lilo and Stitch.  The single version of the  song  was certified platinum  by the Recording Industy Association of America selling over one million copies in the United States. 

               

Blue Hawaii - Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love 1961.avi

               Can't Help Falling in Love has been recorded by a variety of musical artists including; Perry Como, Patti Page, Doris Day,  The Letterman, Andy Williams, Bob Dylan, U2, Clay Aiken, Andrea Bocelli, Dave Mathews,  and many more.  Today it continues to be a  favorite  for wedding celebrations as it is ranked  in the top ten  songs played or sung  during the  ceremony or  danced to at the reception.   It is also a favorite song is  making wedding memory videos as in this one created  and sung by Emma Smiley  titled : Our Wedding Day, 16.08.14 I Can't Help Falling in Love With You               

Wise men say only fools rush in

But I can't help falling in love with you

Shall I stay, would it be a sin

If I can't help falling in love with you

Like a river flows surely to the sea

Darling, so it goes

Some things are meant to be

Take my hand, take my whole life too

For I can't help falling in love with you

Like a river flows surely to the sea

Darling, so it goes

Some things are meant to be

Take my hand, take my whole life too

For I can't help falling in love with you

For I can't help falling in love with you

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Fall in Love Again

         The Classic Love song  I Just Fall in Love Again was created by Larry Herbstritt who composed the melody, and co-writers Steve Dorff, Harry Lloyd, and Gloria Sklerov that wrote the lyrics.  It was originally recorded by The Carpenters in 1977, however the song was too long to be played on top 40 radio stations so it was not released.  In 1979 Dusty Springfield recorded it, however it was not released as a single and continued to be an unnoticed  love song until Anne Murray  heard it. 

             When Anne Murray recorded  I Just Fall in Love Again  also in 1979  the song  became a hit single in Canada and the United States.  This recording made the song a classical love song.  Richard Carpenter eventually  released  The Carpenters recording of this song in 2004.  Through the years it continues to be a favorite love  song and is often played and sung at weddings. 

Anne Murray: I Just Fall in Love Again (2003)

Dreamin', I must be dreamin'

Or am I really lyin' here with you?

Baby, you take me in your arms

And though I'm wide awake, I know my dream is comin' true

And oh, I just fall in love again

Just one touch and then it happens every time

There I go by, just fall in love again and when I do

I can't help myself, I fall in love with you

I Just Fall in Love Again Song Facts

There is Love

         The Classic Love song  Wedding Song (There is Love) was created by  Noel Paul Stookey in 1969.  He wrote the song  as a gift for the other two members of his group that were getting married Peter Yarrow  and Marybeth McCarthy. Their musical group was Peter, Paul and Mary. The song became an immediate hit when he recorded it for the first time in  1971 and has remained a popular choice for wedding ever since then. 

         Paul believes that it was divine intervention from God that allowed him to write the song after he prayed, he has never taken credit or royalties for the song. In his own words ; "Into every songwriter's life comes a song, the source of which cannot be explained by personal experience..."  He created a public trust fund  titled Public Domain Foundation, Inc.  where  the royalties  from this song are collected and used to promote music in the Music2Life  program.

The Wedding Song (There is Love) Paul Stookey Live 2011

          The Wedding Song (There is Love) spent 14 weeks on the Billboards Top 100 list in 1971,  and then was recorded by several musical artists including; Petula Clark, and the Captain and Tennille.  It still remains a very popular love song and is frequently sung at weddings today. 

There is love (Wedding Song) Sarah Sean

Wedding Photo collage with lyrics. 

The Wedding Song Noel Paul Stookey  

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Words of Love

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            Buddy Holly  created the classic love song Words of  Love in 1957. In this first recording of  his song  he recorded multiple tracks and then combined them for the completed work with background  harmonies.  This was one of the first songs recorded with a double track method.  Later in 1957  this song was recorded by  The Diamonds  this recording became popular ranking 13th in Billboards Hot 100 songs.  The Beatles  were huge fans of Buddy Holly  as they recorded  their  first version of   Words of Love in 1964.  They recorded the song many times over the years, here is recording of  Paul McCarntney's recording from 1985.

Paul McCartney - Words of Love 1985

An acustic version of Buddy Holly's early song " Words of Love"

 - tribute to Paul's idol from the 50's

Clip is taken from the film - "The Real Buddy Holly Story"

Hold me close and tell me how you feel

Tell me love is real

Mm, mm, mm, mm

Words of love you whisper soft and true

Darling I love you

Mm, mm, mm, mm

               Words of Love  continues to be a classic love song

  as it is ranked in the top 100 Love Songs lists today. 

Beatles Words of Love song facts

Words of Love song facts

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When I Fall in Love

          The classic love song When I Fall in Love was created  by  composer  Victor Young with lyrics by Edward  Heyman, for the 1952  romantic war movie  One Minute to Zero. The film was produced by Howard Hughes and starred Robert Mitchum and Ann Blyth.  It was filmed  at Fort Carson Army  in Colorado using troops of the 148th Field Artillery. Set during the Korean War it included film  contributions  from the  U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and the South Korean Army.  When I Fall in Love appears only as an instrumental part of the movie. 

         In June of 1952 Doris Day was the first of many musical artist to record  a hit version of the song with its lyrics. Through the years When I Fall in Love has been recorded by several well known artists including; Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Sandra Dee, The Lettermen, The Carpenters, Tom Jones, Kenny Rogers,  and Barry  Manilow. The song became a hit once again when it was recorded by Celine Dion and Clive Griffin for the romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle in 1993.

When I fall in love it will be forever

Or I'll never fall in love

In a restless world like this is

Love is ended before it's begun

And too many moonlight kisses

Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun

Celine Dion and Clive Griffin  When I Fall in Love

Movie video Sleepless in Seattle starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan

            In 2011  Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs created the muscial Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice  a musical , one on the songs in this musical is titled When I Fall in Love however, it is not the same song that was originally created by Victor Young in 1952. Jane Austen is often incorrectly  given credit for the  quote "

When I fall in love it will be forever" it  does not appear in any of her books.  This quote is the opening lyrics  to the song written by Edward Heyman in 1952.

 When you go to see this musical this is the When I Fall in Love  song you will see performed. 

HAPPINESS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED.

LOVE DOESN’T ALWAYS ENDURE.

WHEN A GIRL MARRIES, SHE TAKES A CHANCE.

SHE HOPES TO BE HAPPY;

SHE MAY NOT BE HAPPY.

THERE’S NO WAY OF KNOWING FOR SURE.

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        Today  the original When I Fall in Love  song continues to be on  the list of the top love songs for weddings. 

It is often preformed during wedding ceremonies or  during the reception. 

Movie One Minute to Zero facts

When I Fall in Love song facts 

When I Fall in Love Jane Austen Pride Prejudice musical

  When I Fall in Love lyrics pride and prejudice