Editing New Year's Day (section)

==Other celebrations on 1 January==
The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], the [[Anglican Church]] and the [[Lutheran Church]] celebrate the [[Feast of the Circumcision of Christ]] on 1 January, based on the belief that if Jesus was born on 25 December, then according to Hebrew tradition, his [[circumcision]] would have taken place on the eighth day of his life (1 January). The Roman Catholic Church celebrates on this day the [[Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God]], which is also a [[Holy Day of Obligation]].

[[Johann Sebastian Bach]] composed several [[List of Bach cantatas|church cantatas]] for the double occasion:
*[[Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190|''Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied'', BWV 190]], 1 January 1724
*[[Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41|''Jesu, nun sei gepreiset'', BWV 41]], 1 January 1725
*[[Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16|''Herr Gott, dich loben wir'', BWV 16]], 1 January 1726
*[[Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, BWV 171|''Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm'', BWV 171]], 1 January 1729(?)
*[[Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben, BWV 248 IV|''Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben'']], 1 January 1735 (''Christmas Oratorio'' Part IV)