Christmas Carols - Favourites

When younger "Come oh come, Emmanuel"
But since getting married I realised DH can sing Silent Night in German", He sings it every Christmas Eve for me. He is not a singer so it is a treat.

The Shepherd’s Pipe Carol by John Rutter.. Anything by him. We love singing his work in our choir. Lovely melodious tunes.

It's O Holy Night, for me too.
I first heard it sung by the Songsters of the Salvation Army , many hears ago, and was entranced by the soloist's beautiful voice

O Holy Night preferably by a boy soprano and choir, or a female singer.
Silent Night.
Away in a Manger at an Infant School Carol concert.

Just love Josh Groban - easy on the eye too.

I’m just listening to to O Holy Night by Josh Grobin so beautiful but love when it’s sung by a choir. Brings me to tears every time.

It has to be the Harold Darke version of ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’. And ‘Jesus Christ the Apple Tree’.

I love the Zither Carol, Grandmadinosaur! We used to sing it at school, along with some French and Latin ones. Which reminds me, I still really like Il est ne le divin enfant, and Personent Hodie.

I have a version of the Zither Carol in my Very Easy Carols (for piano) book - it’s easily the hardest of the lot of them!

I love this one.

O come O come Emmanuel

youtu.be/DPHh3nMMu-I

My favourite is one not heard very often. It’s called the Zither Carol. We sang it at a concert at junior school and my mum loved it when she came to see the performance.

I like in the bleak midwinter too and Angels from the realms of glory.

Most of them!
Three Kings From Persian Lands Afar is a favourite. We had a superb music teacher at school so it was always sung with the lovely descant.
Away In A Manger, when sung by little kids, is bound to have me groping for the tissues.

The Coventry Carol was my father’s favourite, so that’s another.
The Sussex Carol is nice and jolly, but you don’t hear it so often, except on CDs by proper choirs.

Two I’d never heard until they were sung at dds’ s school concert aeons ago now, we’re The Calypso Carol, and the Cowboy ditto. Both such lovely, lively tunes - instantly appealing - I really like both of those. Found a lovely version of the Calypso one on YouTube the other day. ???

At school we sang Three Kings from Persian Lands Afar, which I still like. Oh Holy Night is my favourite - I often well up - I think it’s the change of key?

I went to a church Christmas concert last night and the most refreshing piece was a Spanish Carol. I'm a bit tired of all the traditional ones, but Silent Night is probably my favourite and Sing Lullaby.