Hodie Christus natus est

Hodie Christus natus est (Latin for "Today Christ is born") is a Gregorian chant sung at Christmas. It exists in various versions.^[1]

The words are also the title of various sacred works:

• a mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina^[2]
• a motet by Giovanni Gabrieli
• a motet by Francis Poulenc^[3]

References

1. Cummings, Robert. "Hodie Christus natus est". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
2. "Hodie Christus natus est - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Song - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
3. "Emmanuel Music - Francis Poulenc: Hodie Christus natus est - Program Notes". emmanuelmusic.org. Retrieved 2017-12-25.