When December rolls around, I’m ready to listen to Christmas carols day and night.
Over the years, I’ve accumulated a list of favorites and each year I make a CD to play in my car. Yes, I know that’s old-fashioned. My van is old enough to play CDs.
With classics from Handel and The Nutcracker and modern favorites like Kari Jobe’s When Hope Came Down, it’s a weird and wonderful combination of Christmas music. I have classics from Amy Grant and Twila Paris on it and several Christmas hymns that are hundreds of years old.
I love Christmas Music!
In fact, Christmas music is one of the highlights of the holiday season for me. I make playlists for the car, the house, and parties.
You will notice that I have very eclectic taste from classical music to the latest Christmas song from Kari Jobe.
Amy Grant is one of my vintage favorites. No one sings Christmas songs like Amy. Unless, of course, it’s Twila Paris or Julie Andrews
Trans-Siberian Orchestra is another favorite. I have several of their albums.
Here is my Christmas playlist. This is the music we will listen to on Christmas morning this year.
It is a combination of worshipful music and Christmas classics.
Notice there are 3 different versions of Canon in D. I just can’t help it! I love that song! I also love some not-so-well-know songs like “Wandering Pilgrim” and “C’mon Ring Those Bells.”
I encourage you to listen to some of these old and new classics. They will definitely stir up Christmas joy!
- Christmas Canon (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Canon in D (Favorite Wedding Marches)
- Christmas Canon Rock (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Sleigh Ride (Amy Grant)
- It’s the Thought (Twila Paris)
- Joy to the World/Unspeakable Joy (Chris Tomlin)
- O Holy Night (Hillsong)
- Hallelujah Chorus (Handel’s Messiah)
- Toccata-Carpimus-noctem (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Perfect Love (Hillsong)
- The First Christmas (Tenth Avenue North)
- C’mon Ring Those Bells (Evie)
- Coventry Carol (Mannheim Steamroller)
- Noel (Hillsong Young & Free)
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Jeremy Camp)
- It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Amy Grant)
- Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)
- Deck the Halls (Tenth Avenue North)
- Little Drummer Boy (REO Speedwagon)
- Wandering Pilgrim (Twila Paris)
- When Hope Came Down (Kari Jobe)
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Favorite Wedding Marches)
- The First Christmas (Tenth Avenue North)
- In the Bleak Midwinter (Julie Andrews)
- Born in Bethlehem (Third Day)
- The Christmas Song (Bing Crosby)
- Jingle Bell Rock (Amy Grant)
- Carol of the Bells (Capital Kings)
- Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (Amy Grant)
- Silent Night (Casting Crowns)
- The Nutcracker Op. 71 Act 2 (Kirov Orchestra)
- O Come All Ye Faithful (Tenth Avenue North)
- Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano)
How about you? What are your favorite Christmas songs? Please comment below.
Merry Musical Christmas!
Warmly,
Meredith Curtis
