I think most of us have her of George Frideric Handel , but prior to reading this I had no knowledge of Charles Jennens. – Mike Handel’s—and Jennens’s—“Messiah” Apologetics Through Art As one wag put it, “In the orchestra world, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is every bit an annual Christmas tradition as eggnog and overworked shopping mall Santas.” … More Handel’s—and Jennens’s—“Messiah”