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The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.

Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.

Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.

Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.

Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.

O Come O Come Emmanuel
Various Artists Lyrics

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O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny

From depths of Hell Thy people save
And give them victory o'er the grave
Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, o Israel
O come, Thou Day-Spring
Come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight
Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, o Israel
O come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heavenly home
Make safe the way that leads on high
And close the path to misery
Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, o Israel
O come, O come, Thou Lord of might
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height
In ancient times did'st give the Law
In cloud, and majesty and awe

Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, o Israel

Overall Meaning

"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is a hymn that is typically sung during the Advent season, which is essentially the period leading up to Christmas. The song is essentially a prayer, calling on the Messiah to come and rescue captive Israel. The song is a reflection of the time when Israel was in captivity in Babylon and was longing for the Messiah to come and save them.

The first verse of the song talks about Israel being in a state of mourning and loneliness while in exile. "Emmanuel" is a Hebrew word that means "God with us," and it is used in reference to Jesus. The verse is a plea for Jesus to come and rescue Israel. The second verse is a plea for Jesus to free Israel from Satan's tyranny, as well as to help them overcome death. The third verse talks about Jesus being the "Day-Spring," which is a reference to the light of God. The verse is a plea for Jesus to bring light to the darkness by dispelling the "gloomy clouds of night" and death's dark shadows.

O Come O Come EmmanuelVarious Artists Lyrics

O Come O Come Emmanuel
Various Artists Lyrics