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A popular set of traditional carols that might be heard at any Christmas-related event include: (links go to wikipedia articles on the songs)
- “Angels We Have Heard on High” (in the UK the text of “Angels from the Realms of Glory” is sung to this tune)
- “Away in a Manger“
- “Deck the Halls“
- “Ding Dong Merrily on High“
- “The First Noel“
- “Go Tell It on the Mountain“
- “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen“
- “Good King Wenceslas“
- “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing“
- “I Saw Three Ships“
- “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear“
- “Joy to the World“
- “O Christmas Tree” (O Tannenbaum)
- “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (Adeste Fideles)
- “O come, O come, Emmanuel“
- “O Holy Night” (Cantique de Noël)
- “O Little Town of Bethlehem“
- “Once in Royal David’s City“
- “Silent Night“
- “The Twelve Days of Christmas“
- “We Three Kings of Orient Are“
- “We Wish You a Merry Christmas“
- “What Child Is This?“
- “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks“
Most performed Christmas Songs (according to ASCAP 2015)
1 “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie 1934 Mythical
2 “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin 1944 Celebratory/Sentimental
3 “Winter Wonderland” Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith 1934 Seasonal
4 “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne 1945 Seasonal
5 “The Christmas Song” Mel Tormé, Robert Wells 1944 Traditions
6 “Jingle Bell Rock” Joseph Carleton Beal, James Ross Boothe 1957 Celebratory/Seasonal
7 “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Edward Pola, George Wyle 1963 Seasonal/Traditions
8 “Sleigh Ride” Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish 1948 Seasonal/Birthday
9 “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Johnny Marks 1939/1949 Mythical
10 “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” Meredith Willson 1951 Traditions/Celebratory
11 “White Christmas” Irving Berlin 1940 Seasonal/Sentimental
12 “A Holly Jolly Christmas” Johnny Marks 1964/65 Traditions/Celebratory
13 “Carol of the Bells” Peter J. Wilhousky 1936 Celebratory
14 “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” Johnny Marks 1958 Traditions
15 “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff 1994 Sentimental
16 “Frosty the Snowman” Steve Nelson, Walter E. Rollins 1950 Mythical
17 “Blue Christmas” Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson 1957 Traditions
18 “(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays” Bob Allen, Al Stillman 1954 Traditions/Sentimental
19 “The Little Drummer Boy” Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone 1941 Christian-based
20 “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Gloria Shayne Baker, Noël Regney 1962 Traditions
21 “Silver Bells” Jay Livingston, Ray Evans 1950 Traditions
22 “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Frank Loesser 1948 Seasonal
23 “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” Tommie Connor 1952 Novelty
24 “Feliz Navidad” José Feliciano 1970 Celebratory
25 “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24” Jon Oliva, Paul O’Neill, Robert Kinkel 1995 Historical fiction
26 “Last Christmas” George Michael 1984 Sentimental
27 “Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)” Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman 1947 Mythical/Christian-based
28 “Santa Baby” Joan Ellen Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer, and Fred Ebb 1953 Novelty
29 “Happy Holiday” Irving Berlin 1948 Celebratory
30 “Wonderful Christmastime” Paul McCartney 1979 Celebratory
Christmas Music Videos
We’ve found some of the best Christmas Videos on YouTube. Many just have Christmas music. But they’re all pretty good! Enjoy our own 12 minute video as well, Christmas with the Animals.
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Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You (Make My Wish Come True Edition) A video which has received over 234 million views: