Handel's MESSIAH: A Christmas Tradition Born in the Spring

WRTI Your Classical and Jazz Source | By Susan Lewis

Published December 21, 2017 at 2:40 PM EST

Handel’s Messiah, originally composed for performance during the springtime Christian observance of Lent, has become a contemporary staple of Christmas celebrations in modern America. WRTI’s Susan Lewis has more on this 18th-century oratorio.

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Susan Lewis

Susan writes and produces stories about music and the arts. She’s host and producer of WRTI’s TIME IN online interview series, and contributes weekly intermission interviews for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series. She’s also been a regular host of WRTI’s Live from the Performance Studio sessions.

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