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Christmas celebrations will always
be incomplete without the soulful tunes of our very
own Christmas Carols. Be it in church, in our homes,
alone or with friends, we never miss out on humming
the simple, yet mesmerizing tunes of Christmas
Carols. Get to know more about the evergreen
Christmas Carols on 123newyear.com .
- Christmas Carols, also called 'Noel', are songs
and hymns containing lyrics related to the theme of
Nativity or the spirit of the winter season as a whole
and are sung before and during the Christmas. The
lyrics and tunes are usually simple, reaching out
to all, across the nations. While most of the Christmas
Carols have a traditional background, coming down
generation after generation, dating back to the Thirteenth
Century, there are still a few secular Christmas Carols,
like 'White Christmas', and 'Blue Christmas', which
can also be categorized as Christmas Songs.
- Christmas Carols owe their origin to the Communal
songs related to the celebrations of harvest and Christmas
and was accepted by the church at a much later stage.
Today, carols are sung in church during all Christmas
and other religious services and have become an integral
part of the church services.
- The Church Choir is usually preferred when it comes
to singing Christmas Carols, accompanied by musical
instruments and background vocals for harmony, but
we can also sing along with them.
- Some of the most commonly sung and well loved Christmas
Carols are: ~ Jingle Bells ~ We wish you
a Merry Christmas ~ Silent Night, Holy Night ~ Away
in a Manger ~ Joy to the World ~ Deck the Halls ~
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing ~ Have yourself a little
Merry Christmas ~ It came upon the Midnight clear
~ O Come all ye Faithful ~ White Christmas
- In case you want to bring the Christmas Carols home
so that you can enjoy these timeless songs all year
through, you can try the albums like:
- The Christmas song by Nat King Cole is one of
the finest albums on Christmas carols and holiday
music. In this album, Cole with his incomparable
voice, has spun the songs with a magical spell,
that will make you fall in love once again with
these timeless Christmas Carols. Apart from the
popular Christmas Carols, there are some of the
rare Carols in this album such as, 'Caroling, Caroling',
'I Saw Three Ships', and 'A Cradle in Bethlehem'.
- Carol Album: Seven Centuries of Christmas by Andrew
Parrott, is an amalgam of the old and the new carols,
with the old ones having tunes of Austrian folk,
English Country and other forms of music with accompaniment
of the traditional instruments.
- In The Jethro Tull Christmas Album, the rock band
Jethro Tull has given a touch of Rock and Renaissance
music to the Christmas songs and carols, which sets
this album apart from all the other Christmas Music
albums.
So this Christmas enjoy your celebrations
with your favorite Christmas Carols and 123newyear
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