Top Ten Christmas Carols - Part 1
Top Ten Christmas Carols - Part 1
Here is a list of the top ten Christmas Carols. Many of these carols I have played on the handbells this Christmas Season.
Let’s start with 10th place:
#10. The tenth carol to make the list of the Top Ten Christmas Carols is "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".
The song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is one of the oldest known Christmas Carols in the English language dating back to the 16th century.
Carolers would go door-to-door at Christmas time, wishing the family a Merry Christmas and hoping to get a tip from the family in return.
The lyrics were originally written in a local dialect rather than standard English. The current form of the song was published in the late 19th century.
The song has become widely popular in both the United Kingdom and in North America today.
Click on the photo above and find out what the tip was that they were hoping the family would give them.
#9. In ninth place in the list of the Top Ten Christmas Carols is "Away in a Manger".
“Away in a Manger” was written in the late 19th century by either American composer James R. Murray or American hymn writer William J. Kirkpatrick.
This Christmas carol is based on the traditional Nativity story of the birth of Jesus in a manger in Bethlehem.
The simple lyrics evoke a feeling of peace, love and joy. The song is widely sung in churches and homes around the world during the Christmas season.
#8. In eighth place in the list of the Top Ten Christmas Carols is "Jingle Bells".
"Jingle Bells" is a piece the Bridge City Bells ringers play for the residents at St. Mike's.
This song was composed in 1857 by an American composer named James Lord Pierpont. It originally was written as a song for Thanksgiving. Today it has been adapted for Christmas.
If you click on the photo of the One Horse Open Sleigh you can read my blog about Jingle Bells which is in eighth place on the Top Ten Christmas Carols list.
Come back tomorrow to find out the Carols that placed 7th, 6th, and 5th on the Top Ten List.
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