Holy Boy

Holy Boy is the name of a Christmas Oratorio written by David Palmer. The piece follows the history of Christianity from the Israelite King David up until the prophecies of Isaiah and the Jews waiting for the arrival of the Messiah. From that point, it then changes time period to the late 1st century BC or early 1st century AD It was first performed in 1977.

Famous quotes containing the words holy and/or boy:

    “Real holy laughter in the river! They saw it all! the wild eyes!
    the holy yells! They bade farewell! They jumped off the roof! to
    solitude! waving! carrying flowers! Down to the river! into the street!”
    —Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926)

    “Falstaff. I am old, I am old.
    Doll Tearsheet. I love thee better than I love e’er a scurvy
    young boy of them all.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)