Monthly column on hymns and songs
Among the leaflets temporarily decorating our doormat, one pizza firm has printed 12 images from the 20th century. Most are predictable (man on moon, Elvis, Mandela), but the only pre-1950 pictures feature a Spitfire, and Laurel and Hardy. Now read on . . .
Christopher Idle
Thanks to all who responded to the quest for hymns of the century. I asked for a maximum of three each, all written in 19-something. Admittedly the results look more like a focus group than a MORI poll; many of the 60-odd nominations received one or two votes only. But while you cannot take this as EN's final league table, some trends are clear.
