It's Jesus's half birthday, so I'm thinking about my favorite Christmas songs

[Terabith]

What are yours?

Edited June 29 by Terabith

[fairfarmhand]

Rend collectives jolly Irish Christmas. Anything there. But especially Christmas in Killarney.

[maize]

Oh Holy Night

[Terabith]

Just going to drop songs as I see them:  O Come O Come Emmanuel (Technically Advent, but who's counting?)

 

[Terabith]

Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus (obviously also Advent)

 

[Terabith]

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming 

 

[Drama Llama]

Another vote for Oh Holy Night.

For Unto Us a Child is Born

Caroling Caroling by Nat King Cole (or frankly anything by him)

Once in Royal David’s City (for personal reasons)

What child is this?

Canadian Brass’s version of Carol of the Bells

 

 

[Terabith]

Maybe my favorite Christmas carol of all time is Coventry Carol 

 

[Terabith]

A Babe Is Born 

 

[wintermom]

At this hot time of year, I'm leaning towards Feliz Navidad. 

Here's one from Jamaica! Christmas in the Sun.

 

[Terabith]

This particular version of Ave Maria 

 

[Terabith]

This Endris Night 

 

[Terabith]

Hodie 

 

[Terabith]

Less traditional:  Merry Christmas, Mr. Jones 

 

[Terabith]

Rich Mullins My Deliverer 

 

[Terabith]

John Lennon So This Is Christmas, War Is Over 

 

[Terabith]

Simon and Garfunkel Silent Night/ 7 O'Clock News 

 

[Terabith]

The Nields Jesus Was a Refugee 

 

[Terabith]

I Wonder as I Wander 

 

[Terabith]

Pandora Celtica Santa Claus Got Eaten By the Kraken 

 

[gardenmom5]

Messiah
O come, O come Emmanuel  (I listen to instrumental, a capella, and voice versions)

O Holy Night

The First Noel

Carol of the Bells

I wonder as I wander

Out of the Orient, Crystal Skies

Personant Hodie/ On this day Earth shall ring

Stille Nacht   (we sing carols on Christmas Eve.  This is always the last one - in German.)
 

 

 

Edited June 30 by gardenmom5

[Terabith]

Christmas at Ground Zero by Weird Al 

 

[Terabith]

Dar Williams The Christians and the Pagans 

 

[Terabith]

Because of Herod and timelessness The Nields Tyrants Always Fall 

 

[Terabith]

The Friendly Beasts 

 

[kbutton]

Fun thread!

In the Bleak Midwinter

What Child is This

O Come O Come Emmanuel

Come Darkness, Come Light

Candlelight Carol (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

Happy Birthday Jesus (Alabama, not the other one)

Heirlooms (Amy Grant)

The Final Word (Michael Card)

A King in A Cattle Trough (Michael Card)

 

[fairfarmhand]

 

[Terabith]

They Might Be Giant's Santa's Beard 

 

[Chris in VA]

11 hours ago, Terabith said:

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming 

 

I love this one! and so many others have posted. 

 

Living in Jerusalem, we share our cathedral with our Palestinian congregation. after nearly 6 years, I still don't speak Arabic, but I've heard some songs enough to sing along a bit. The most familiar Xmas Carol is  Laylat al Milad (" Christmas Eve"). (This version is a bit slower than we sing it.)

 

Edited June 30 by Chris in VA

[almondbutterandjelly]

Winter Wonderland, Do You Hear What I Hear, Little Drummer Boy, We Three Kings

[annandatje]

Greensleeves / What Child is This