A selection of some of my favorite Christmas carols. A daily event through Christmas.

Today’s selection: Blackmore’s Night – “We Three Kings” – 1958

The song “We Three Kings” was written in 1857 by the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, PA for a Christmas pageant in NYC. It has been compared to music written in the Byzantium era and is the first popular carol written in America.

Ritchie Blackmore was a founding member of Deep Purple, Rainbow, and Blackmore’s Night – a medieval folk group.

Not quite Deep Purple style, eh?

Candice Night first met Ritchie Blackmore at a 1989 Rainbow concert when she asked for an autograph. By 1991, they were a couple based on their interest in Renaissance-era music. “We Three Kings” was released in 2006 on their “Winter Carols” album.