Favourite Christmas Carol or song

Christmas is such a good time for music. As we covered Christmas songs in a previous post recently my favourite Christmas hymn is "Once in Royal David's City" but there was a tear in my eye this afternoon listening to the 4/5 yr olds at DGS 's school carol service singing "Away in a Manger".

Another for "In the Bleak Midwinter" I love it. Thank you Christina Rossetti

I'm very happy to murder Silent Night in the shower and make my cats hide under the bed! ?

In the bleak midwinter.

John Rutter's Candlelight Carol.

Oh come all he faithful and All I want for Christmas is you

The Holly and the Ivy and ,equally, In the Bleak Midwinter.

Another vote for `'It came upon the midnight clear```'. Has always been my favourite. Thanks for saying it first, Calendargirl

Witzend absolutely Three Kings from Persian Lands Afar!
Also, O come o come Emmanuel and Lo he comes with clouds descending.

Once in Royal David’s City, sung by Kings College choir on Christmas Eve.

All the above, also 'Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn and from school nativities, 'Little Donkey and Road to Bethlehem.

I love all the carols already mentioned.
Another favourite is The Three Kings (from Persian Lands Afar)

One I first heard years ago, when it was sung at dds'' school, is the Calypso Carol. So lovely and catchy and happy. There's a really nice version on YouTube, by a big mixed choir with lots of children singing.

Thanks chelseababy I will also look it up on catch up. Your choice is my favourite carol.

My contemporary choice is Michael Buble & Kelly Rowland singing ‘Feliz Navidad’. Check it out on YouTube!

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.

chelseababy Will look on catchup.

Definitely "In the Bleak Midwinter" - we went to a Carol Service last night and, happily, it was one of the carols that we sang.

In the bleak midwinter.
Did you watch Lucy Worsley's recent bbc4 programme about carols?

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
(Johnny Mathis)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go
Take a look in the five and ten glistening once again
With candy canes and silver lanes aglow
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Toys in every store
But the prettiest sight to see, is the holly that will be
On your own front door
A pair of hop-along boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Barney and Ben
Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jen
And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go
There's a tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well
The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Soon the bells will start
And the thing that will make them ring, is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Soon the bells will start
And the thing that will make them ring, is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, Christmas, Christmas, Christmas, Christmas!

Carol of the Bells sung by Libera.

Hard to choose one so I will go for The Shepherds Farewell- so beautiful and ethereal.

Same as Libral0.
It always brings a tear to my eyes.

For a hymn I love Silent Night and for a more modern song it's I Believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake - both quite mellow sounds.

Currently it is The Shepherds Carol by Bob Chilcott. It is sublime. I also like Harold Darke’s arrangement of In the Bleak Midwinter.

Silent Night! A beautiful song.

The Holly and the Ivy. Love it. Reminds me of medieval England.