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I didn't see Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer but in all seriousness it has to be Silent Night for me.
Not my favorite, per se, but the composer of "Up On the Housetop," Benjamin Hanby, was from my home town. (He also wrote "My Darling Nellie Gray"; he and his father, both pastors, were noted local abolitionists.)
I didn't see Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer but in all seriousness it has to be Silent Night for me.
"Then from each black , accursed mouth, the cannon thundered in the South." You don't see that verse in many Christmas versions .I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Wikipedia
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was originaly a poem and put to music"Then from each black , accursed mouth, the cannon thundered in the South." You don't see that verse in many Christmas versions .
Carol of the Bells is my favorite Christmas tune. But they are all good.
Merry Christmas everyone.
I've never really thought about my one favorite. Since you asked, I suppose it would be Joy To The World.
"I'll be Home for Christmas " was always sad to me , though well done . It came out in 1943 and is from the perspective of a GI serving in WW2.Slightly off topic (shh!!!), but these are the Top 15 most-recorded holiday songs, according to Music Reports:
- "Silent Night" – 137,315 times
- "White Christmas" – 128,276 versions
- "Jingle Bells" – 89,681 versions
- "The Christmas Song" – 80,064 versions
- "Winter Wonderland" – 70,471 versions
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" – 68,669 versions
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 65,377 versions
- "Joy to the World" – 59,767 versions
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" – 56,552 versions
- "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" – 54,446 versions
- "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 49,384 versions
- "O Holy Night" – 48,665 versions
- "Silver Bells" – 48,440 versions
- "Blue Christmas" – 42,375 versions
- "The Little Drummer Boy" – 37,150 versions
"I'll be Home for Christmas " was always sad to me , though well done . It came out in 1943 and is from the perspective of a GI serving in WW2.
Oh Holy Night. I love singing this, second only to “What child is this”..that one requires quite a bit of breath control!
Just for fun, here’s a list of carols written during or around the mid-19th century.
Angels We Have Heard on High (1862)
Come Buy my Nice Fresh Ivy or O’Carolan’s Lament (1849)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (1833)
Good King Wenceslas (1853)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (1855)
Jingle Bells (1857)
Joy to the World (1839)
O Christmas Tree (1824)
O Holy Night (1847)
Silent Night (1859)
We Three Kings (1863)
What Child is This (1865)
Is your favorite traditional carol on the list? Whether it is or isn't, please share your favorite carol with your CWT friends! I'll start us off. My favorite is "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." This carol is based on the 1863 poem "Christmas Bells" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It reflects the despair of hearing Christmas bells during the American Civil War. I love that it ends with the bells ringing renewed hope for peace among men.
Oh Holy Night. I love singing this, second only to “What child is this”..that one requires quite a bit of breath control!
And to you as well! I am singing tomorrow at an advent concert, then doing my usual Christmas singing next week..btw..if you go to WCLV’s website Christmas evening at 8 p.m. they are broadcasting my groups Christmas Concert.Link to the page.Merry Christmas @Mrs. V !!!
if you go to WCLV’s website Christmas evening at 8 p.m. they are broadcasting my groups Christmas Concert.
WCLV websiteCan you post a link to the website?