Favourite Christmas carols

[sweetycakes]

One of my absolutely all-time favourite Christmas carols is 'Silent Night'

One of the verses, especially, never fails to bring tears to my eyes:

Silent Night, Holy Night

Son of God, Loves' pure Light

Radiant beams, thy Holy face

With the dawn of Redeeming Grace

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth

Of course, I also have many other favourites, one of them being Boney M's 'Mary's boy child', for example.

What is your favourite, or favourites? And why?

Can you provide a clip for it, also?

[buckthesystem]

"Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" by BoneyM has got to be my favourite carol of all time.

My other favourites (in order) are: "Oh Holey Night"

"The little drummer boy"

"Oh little town of Bethlehem"

"Oh rest ye, merry gentlemen"

"Joy to the world"

"The first Noel"

There are far more, but I don't have time to think of them now.

Of course we mustn't forget "Snoopy's Christmas".

And "What are we gonna get 'er indoors for Christmas"

[Joshua-777]

What Child is this Third day version

What child is this, who laid to rest

On Marys lap was sleeping

Whom angels greet with anthem sweet

While shepherds watch are keeping

This, this is Christ the King

Whom shepherds guard and angels sing

Haste, haste to bring him laud

The babe the Son of Mary

Nails and spear shall pierce him through

the cross be born for me, for you

Hail, Hail the word made flesh

The babe, the son of mary

This, this is Christ the King

Whom shepherds guard and angels sing

Haste, haste to bring him laud

The babe the Son of Mary

So bring him incense, gold and myrrh

Come peasant, king, to own him

The King of Kings salvation brings

Let loving hearts enthrone him

This, this is Christ the King

Whom shepherds guard and angels sing

Haste, haste to bring him laud

The babe the Son of Mary

(repeat)

The babe the Son of Mary

[Marnie]

It's a toss up...The First Noel and Good King Wenceslas (or however he spells his name...).

The First Noel because the lyrics and meoldy are so powerful and Good King Wenceslas because it tells a wonderful story that always brings a tear to my eye.

[sheya joie]

"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" - hands down. So many Christmas songs have the facts messed up (like having the shepherds following the star), but Charles Wesley was obviously reading his Bible when he wrote this one.

My favorite verse:

Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Son of Righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings

Ris'n with healing in His wings

Mild He lays His glory by

Born that man no more may die

Born to raise the sons of earth

Born to give them second birth

Hark! The herald angels sing

"Glory to the newborn King!"

Love that song...

[KarenJo5]

Oh Holy Night

and

Silent Night

[Shy Christian]

I don't know the exact words, but I love the tune to It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.

Other favorites:

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

O Holy Night is pretty. It's out of my range. I like to hear a GOOD singer sing it.

[traveller]

Mary Did You Know - written by Mark Lowry

Mary did you know that your baby boy would some day walk on water?

Mary did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?

Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?

This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you.

Mary did you know that your baby boy would give sight to a blind man?

Mary did you know that your baby boy would calm a storm with his hand?

Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?

And when your kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face of God.

Oh Mary did you know---

The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again.

The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb---.

Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?

Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations?

Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?

This sleeping child you're holding is the great--I--- AM---.

[quieth3art]

My favorite has always been "Joy To The World" because it is such a joyous song. Also, I learned to play it long ago in piano class before I ever knew the words and even then it inspired me to feel a special warmth in my heart.

"Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King!"

I have a bit of a tear in my eye after reading the verses of other people's favorite songs here. Thank you so much for sharing. I had not heard some of those songs.

~L

[Gerioke]

Oh Holy night and Mary did you know.