Hodie Christus natus est

Last updated October 28, 2025

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 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck ^[3]
a motet by Francis Poulenc ^[4]

References

↑ Cummings, Robert. "Hodie Christus natus est". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
↑ "Hodie Christus natus est - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Song - BBC Music". BBC. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
↑ https://imslp.org/wiki/Hodie_Christus_natus_est,_SwWV_163_(Sweelinck,_Jan_Pieterszoon)
↑ "Emmanuel Music - Francis Poulenc: Hodie Christus natus est - Program Notes". emmanuelmusic.org. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

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[allmjusic-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. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

[3] ttps://imslp.org/wiki/Hodie_Christus_natus_est,_SwWV_163_(Sweelinck,_Jan_Pieterszoon)

[4] "Emmanuel Music - Francis Poulenc: Hodie Christus natus est - Program Notes". emmanuelmusic.org. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

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