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Christmas Carol

Best Loved Christmas Carols

The best loved Christmas carols are the Christmas songs that truly share the spirit of Christmas. While each person has their own favorite Christmas song, listening to a variety of christmas music will help you appreciate each Christmas carol. Take a new look at old favorites as you celebrate the season.

– Silent Night is one of the best loved Christmas carols because of its sweet simplicity. The melody was written in the early 1800s by a priest in Austria who needed music for the Christmas service that could be sung without the organ, which was broken. The Christmas carol has remained a favorite because of the endearing melody and the gently flowing lyrics that tell the story of the first Christmas in three short verses.

– A favorite for centuries, O Come All Ye Faithful is sung every year by people all around the world. The verses have been around since the 1300s and the melody from the 1700s, but the Christmas carol has remained famous because of the jubilant call to gather together and celebrate the birth of a new born savior.

– Away in a Manger is a sweet lullaby that children love. Many who count it among their favorites first heard it when they were small. The sweet and soothing tune perfectly matches the childlike verses that perfectly paint a picture of the stable where Jesus was born, the farm animals and the love that prompted the whole reason for Christmas. First sung in the end of the 1800s, Away in a Manger has been one of the best loved Christmas carols ever since.

– A more lively favorite is the carol Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Exuberant and joyful, the hymn has deeply thought out lyrics which explore the universal aspects of the Christmas story. Many phrases of the Christmas carol are taken directly from passages of scripture that tell the story of the birth of the Christ child or prophesy of His coming.

Enjoy spending the Christmas season singing your favorite carols!