Posted on 12/24/2017 3:23:44 PM PST by Architect of Avalon
First, what are your favorite Christmas songs?
I would name Silver Bells, Do You Hear What I Hear, and White Christmas by Bing Crosby, Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel by Enya, Frosty the Snowman, and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Second, what are some hymns, and other pieces of Christian music, that resonate at Christmas?
O Holy Night
I Saw Three Ships
The First Noel
Christmas Dream
Dominic the Donkey (just kidding)
I like a lot of the classics and orchestral pieces, but here are a couple of my favorite new arangements:
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings” -Barenaked Ladies, featuring Sarah McLachlan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGVNzgUxE-g
“In Dulci Jubilo” -Mannheim Steamroller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hqk-eq1XiM
Rock and Roly Poly Santa Claus--Lillian Briggs (1955)
Santa Clause is On His Way--Sammy Kaye (1941)
Ditto
“Mary Did You Know” by Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd....FABULOUS....O Holy Night also.
Christmas Canon
Christmas Is - Percy Faith
Silver Bells - Ray Conniff
Sleigh Ride - Jack Jones
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Andre Kostelantez
There’s No Place Like Home For The Holidays - Perry Como
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
Silent Night - The Lennon Sisters
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - Larry Dean (The Lawrence Welk Christmas Show 1958)
Fairytale of New York—The Pogues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8
You might want to listen to the version of Mary Did You Know by Michael Crawford as well.
One of my favourites is Irish singer Rhoda Barfoot singing Silent Night.
Enjoy it here on youtube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YYa3kNWhVgA
Happy Christmas!
I will check it out, thank you, and have a very merry Christmas.
O Christmas Tree
‘Twas the Storm before Christmas
https://mobile.twitter.com/squirrelpigeon/status/945072378580799488
Not officially Christmas for until I hear Bing sing White Christmas. After that, O Holy Night.
Just about any version of Adeste Fidelis. I have the version by the Roches in the CD player now.(And I will be grouchy if they don't do at least one Latin verse at church tonight)
Joseph’s Song
JOY to the World!
Should be sung all year round. I have it on my desktop because along with Joy there is the hope of when...
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love
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