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10. ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ by Brenda Lee. Image: Decca. Being Jewish, songwriter Johnny Marks didn’t celebrate Christmas, but in the ’40s and ’50s he wrote some of the ...
Dec 3, 2021 · 16. HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) JOHN & YOKO/PLASTIC ONO BAND. 17. IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR. ANDY WILLIAMS. 18. WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME. PAUL MCCARTNEY.
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- The Wombles - 'Wombling Merry Christmas' The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas. Yes, we're putting the Wombles in this list. 'Wombling Merry Christmas' was one of several massive hits by the cuddly creatures in 1974, and was written by Mike Batt.
- The Darkness - 'Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)' The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) (Official Music Video) [HD] ‘Christmas Time’ by The Darkness is a humorous and catchy song that parodies (with love) the typical themes of glam Christmas songs.
- The Jackson 5 - 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Official Video) 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' is a classic Christmas song that was written in 1934 and had been recorded many times before the Jackson 5 took it on in 1970.
- The Beach Boys - 'Little Saint Nick' The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick. 'Little Saint Nick' was recorded by the The Beach Boys and released in 1963. The song is about Santa Claus and his sleigh, which are described as a hot-rod and a bobsled.
- “Good King Wenceslas”
- “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
- “In Dulci Jublio” (“In Sweet Rejoicing”)/ “Good Christian Men, Rejoice”
- “Entre Le Bœuf et L’Âne Gris”
- “The Friendly Beasts”
- “Corde Natus Ex Parentis”
- “Jesus Refulsit Omnium”
photo source: Wikimedia Commons “Good King Wenceslas” is a classic and popular Christmas carol about a king from Bohemia who journeyed through harsh winter conditions to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen, which is on December 26th. The most sung version of the song was written by John M. Neale with help from his music editor Thoma...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons “O Come, All Ye Faithful”, originally known as “Adeste Fidelas” in Latin, is well-known Christmas carol with disputed origins. The most popular English version of the song was written in 1841 by the English Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley. The original Latin song has been credited to several people including John I...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons “In dulci jublio” is another traditional Christmas carol dating back to medieval times. The song’s exact origins are unknown, but Heinrich Seuse is typically credited as the song’s author. According to German folklore, Seuse wrote the song sometime in 1328 after he heard the angels sing the words and joined them in a...
photo source: pxhere “Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris” or “Between the Ox and the Grey Donkey” in English, is one of the oldest French Christmas carols that is still sung today. According to different sources, the song either dates back to as early as the 13th century or the 16thcentury. Like most early Christmas songs, “Between the Ox and the Grey Don...
photo source: Wikipedia Of the very oldest Christmas songs on this list, “The Friendly Beasts”is still regularly sung today and is considered a traditional Christmas song. The song is about the animals (a donkey, cow, sheep, camel, and dove) present at Christ’s birth during the nativity scene and the gifts they bring to baby Jesus. The original lyr...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons While “Corde natus ex Parentis” isn’t a popular Christmas song today, it is probably the oldest known Christmas song that is still performed by a few churches. The oldest written record of the hymn appears in a manuscript dating back to the 10thcentury. The song, which is actually a Christian hymn, was written by Rom...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Jesus Refulsit Omnium is often cited as the oldest known Christmas song in the world.Like many of the first Christmas songs, “Jesus Refulsit Omnium” is a Christian hymn. The hymn was composed in Latin by St. Hilary of Poitierssometime in the fourth century. It is believed that he may have created the song after the f...
- Bing Crosby – White Christmas. Simply a behemoth of a festive anthem, “White Christmas” is the daddy of all Christmas songs. Penned by Irving Berlin, it has been recorded countless times, but the definitive take is still Bing Crosby’s 1942 Decca recording – widely believed to the world’s best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
- Wham! – Last Christmas. 1984 was a year for iconic ballads, and two of them – Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “The Power Of Love” and the high-profile charity song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
- Frank Sinatra – Jingle Bells. “Jingle Bells” may now be synonymous with Christmas, but it was written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857 and intended for Thanksgiving season in the US.
- The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale Of New York. About as bittersweet a Christmas song as it’s possible to imagine, The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s Celtic folk-flavored “Fairytale Of New York” was once banned by the BBC for its raw language (“You’re a bum, you’re a punk, you’re an old slut on junk”), but it’s now the most-played Christmas song of the 21st century.
Dec 19, 2023 · The Christmas carol can be traced back to Austria. It was written by Joseph Mohr, a priest at the Catholic St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf and first performed in 1818. As Foley says, Mohr was ...
Oct 25, 2023 · What are the lyrics to ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’? On the first day of Christmas. My true love gave to me. A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas. My true love gave to me. Two turtle doves. And a partridge in a pear tree. On the third day of Christmas.
