As a classical violinist, I have played all of the traditional Christmas works year after year; Handel's Messiah, and the 7 last words of Christ, both Haydn's and Dubois'. They are all magnificent, but you get jaded to them when you play them each year for decades. We used to joke that Christ's seven last words were, 'Fuck! Ouch! Shit! Motherfucker, that hurts!' and so on. My favorite of these works is Dubois 7 Last Words of Christ, particularly the First Word - it is particularly dark and menacing with Jesus asking god (which is himself? but that's another discussion) to forgive these people for calling for his death, 'He is death guilty! Take him, take him! Let us crucify him!' The orchestral part is fast and complex and a blast to play. Here's a version that's particularly scary as Stephen King (not the author, but I found it amusing nonetheless) is singing the Jesus part. Enjoy!
[video=youtube;6q02wKEA9JI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q02wKEA9JI[/video]
