{"id":2201848,"date":"2025-12-16T20:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2201848"},"modified":"2025-12-16T20:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:58:08","slug":"watch-new-music-video-go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-for-christmas-church-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/watch-new-music-video-go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-for-christmas-church-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch new music video \u2018Go Tell It on the Mountain\u2019 for Christmas \u2013 Church News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a new music video Monday, Dec. 15, of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/media\/music\/songs\/go-tell-it-on-the-mountain?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/media\/music\/songs\/go-tell-it-on-the-mountain?lang=eng\">Go Tell It on the Mountain<\/a>,\u201d an African-American spiritual and Christmas carol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Yahosh Bonner, who has also sung on the Church\u2019s \u201cStrive to Be\u201d albums and in other settings, is the artist in the music video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI loved being able to record this song,\u201d Bonner told the Church News. It\u2019s a spiritual that my ancestors sang, celebrating the good news of Christ\u2019s birth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With Bonner\u2019s voice, the music video features Nativity scenes from all around the world, bringing to life the night when Jesus Christ was born.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cn-article-body__oembed cn-article-body__embed-responsive youtube \" data-chromatic=\"ignore\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Go Tell It on the Mountain (feat. Yahosh Bonner) | The Nativity Told Around the World\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mCZwO3zUDKo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The song is widely known across Christian faiths and was included in the latest batch of new hymns, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thechurchnews.com\/members\/2025\/09\/18\/twelve-new-songs-fifth-batch-hymns-for-home-and-church-hymnbook-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">released in September<\/a>, for the Church\u2019s new global hymnbook, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/media\/music\/collections\/hymns-for-home-and-church?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/media\/music\/collections\/hymns-for-home-and-church?lang=eng\">Hymns \u2014 For Home and Church<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Said Bonner, \u201cIt is a joyful song with testimony that has always allowed me to feel the Spirit. I hope it does that for everyone that hears it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The specific creation date is unknown, but the hymn originated among African Americans during the era of slavery in the United States, explains the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/manual\/sacred-music-gospel-study-resource-pilot\/1208-go-tell-it-on-the-mountain?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">chapter about this hymn<\/a> in About the Hymns in Gospel Library. Because it was passed down orally for many years before being written down, many variants of this hymn exist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Educator and musicologist John W. Work II wrote his own verses to accompany the existing tune and refrain. After his death in 1925, the verses were published in 1940 by his son John W. Work III.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The video description on the Church\u2019s YouTube channel explains, \u201cThis Christmas season, we celebrate the greatest message the world has ever received: that Jesus Christ, the Savior of all humankind, was born in Bethlehem. &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cJust as shepherds once hurried to spread the word of His birth, we too are invited to \u2018go and tell,\u2019 to share the hope, peace and love of Jesus Christ with the world around us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.thechurchnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a new music video Monday, Dec. 15, of \u201cGo Tell It on the Mountain,\u201d an African-American spiritual and Christmas carol. 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