Jubilee Song

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"Jubilee Song"
Song by Carlo Magno Marcelo
Written1996

"Jubilee Song" is a Christian song from the Philippines written by Fr. Carlo Magno Marcelo in 1996 to commemorate the then-upcoming Great Jubilee event (Filipino : Dakilang Jubileo) of the Catholic Church in the year 2000. [1] [2] The song is most popularly performed by Filipino singer Jamie Rivera with the band 92 AD in 2000.

"Jubilee Song" was written by Fr. Marcelo, a priest at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila, after the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines commissioned him to compose a song for the Great Jubilee. [2] By June 2000, it had been translated into various languages such as Korean, Japanese, Hindi, French, and Chamorro among others. [2] The song was first released in 1997 performed by Cris Villonco and Jose Mari Chan for the three-year preparation of the Jubilee Year.

In December 1999, Rivera was planning to retire from the music industry the next year. However, a few days before Christmas, her brother Jun convinced her otherwise, suggesting that she record the "Jubilee Song" for the Great Jubilee event of 2000. [3] Rivera recorded the song with the band 92 AD on the night of December 25, 1999, [3] and it was later included by Jun in the Star Records album Iubilaeum A.D. 2000: In the Fullness of Time early next year. Upon its release, Rivera's recording became a hit in the Philippines, [4] and Rivera had since decided to commit herself to promoting the event throughout the year. [5]

Other artists who recorded the song include Donna Cruz (for the Viva Records album Servant of All), [6] Cris Villonco (for the album A Girl Can Dream), and Dindin Llarena (for the Alpha Records album The Great Jubilee Album). [7]

In movie

This song is also used as a soundtrack for the 2000 Filipino movie Tanging Yaman (released thru Star Cinema) during the end credits.

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