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William Walton - What Cheer?

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What cheer? What cheer? Good cheer! Good cheer!
Be merry and glad this good New Year!

‘Lift up your hearts, and be glad
In Christ’s birth,’ the angel bade
‘Say each to other, if any be sad:
What cheer?’

Now the King of heav’n his birth hath take
Joy and mirth we ought to make;
Say each to other, for his sake:
‘What cheer?’

I tell you all with heart so free:
Right welcome, welcome ye be to me;
Be glad and merry, for charity!
What cheer?
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William Walton - Biography

Sir William Walton (1902-1983) was one of Britain’s best-known composers of the 20th century. He befriended Sacheverell Sitwell while studying at Oxford, a relationship that would lead to his first high-profile success, providing the music for Edith Sitwell’s performance piece Façade in 1922. His Viola Concerto seven years later was a success in a more traditional vein. His compositions include his cantata Belshazzar’s Feast, his First Symphony, his opera Troilus and Cressida, and his music for the 1944 film Henry V. He was knighted by the British crown in 1951.
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