13 of My Favorite Christmas Carols
It should be no surprise to you that my favorite Christmas carols are church Christmas carols. There's something about the combination of an organ, a good choir, Christmas lights, fir trees, candles, and a hushed but excited silence combined with great Christmas carols.
Good Christmas carols have a certain bit of expectancy. They have different sound pitches, going from soft and increase to a deafening crescendo. Good Christmas carols should make you think of the birth of Christ in a different way. Combined with a great organist and a good choir, they should bring you to tears.
In no particular order:
Good Christmas carols have a certain bit of expectancy. They have different sound pitches, going from soft and increase to a deafening crescendo. Good Christmas carols should make you think of the birth of Christ in a different way. Combined with a great organist and a good choir, they should bring you to tears.
In no particular order:
- O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis) - Best started out by singing Latin rendition followed by the English version. Lots of organ, and a bit of hushed singing when you sing the first "venite adoremus".
- Silent Night - Sing this song a cappella - but make sure you can harmonize. The harmonies make all the difference.
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman - A song that calls for guys. At least for the first verse. Very joyful and exciting.
- Rejoice, Rejoice, a Savior is Come - Evidently this is not a well-known song. Google doesn't know anything about it. But we used to sing it all the time. "Rejoice, Rejoice, a Savior is Come to God be glory. Good will toward men and peace on earth for Christ the Lord is He. Wonderful counselor, mighty God, these shall be his names. Eternal Father, Prince of Peace, with justice shall he reign."
- Do You Hear What I Hear - We sang this in grade school every year for the Christmas concert. My favorite part is the last verse, because we'd build the entire song into a crescendo. The last verse sounds great with a harmony.
- Joy to the World - Best with trumpets, an organ, and joy.
- O Holy Night - I like the piano version of this song. "Fall on your knees..." has to be sung strongly. Very strongly.
- O Little Town of Bethlehem - I'd have to think that there aren't many songs dedicated to cities, but Bethlehem's a big deal.
- Carol of the Bells - I sang this in choir at school. We actually sang for business luncheons during Christmas, and this was one of the requests. I know a decent amount of the harmony.
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Best sung with trumpets.
- What Child is This - Sung slowly but with enthusiasm.
- Go Tell it on the Mountain - One of my favorite renditions of this has the guys sing the verses while the women sing the chorus. It's a nice contrast.
- Good Christian Men Rejoice - Best sung by guys - a combination of bass, tenor, and alto is great. A very booming song.