Christmas Carols
song lyrics to Christmas hymns and Christmas carols - songs that celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Song lyrics to the Christmas carol, ‘Go Tell It On The Mountain’
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Sunday, September 02, 2007
Silent Night
Song lyrics to "Silent Night"—known as the world’s best-loved Christmas Carol. The lyrics to "Silent Night" were written by Fr. Joseph Mohr in 1816, and the music was added by Franz Gruber in 1818. Legend has it that on Christmas Eve, 1914, the English soldiers witnessed the German soldiers singing "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" and started singing "Silent Night" in English, resulting in the Truce of 1914.
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
I heard the bells on Christmas day
The famous poem, ‘I heard the bells on Christmas day’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Saturday, November 03, 2007
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen was first published in 1833 when it appeared in “Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern,” a collection of seasonal carols gathered by William B. Sandys. The lyrics of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen are traditional olde English and are reputed to date back to the 15th century
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Saturday, June 02, 2007
Away in a manger
Song lyrics to ‘Away in a Manger’, author unknown. Some sources inaccurately show the author as Martin Luther; this is based on the title ‘Luther’s Cradle Hymn,’ given to these words by the composer, James Murray, in his Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses (Cincinnati, Ohio: The John Church Co., 1887). Verse 3 is by John T. McFarland (1851-1913). Originally published in 1885.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn
Song lyrics to ‘Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn’, a traditional Christmas carol, written by: John Byron, music by: J. Wainwright
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Song lyrics to ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’ - inviting all believers to the manger to worship Emmanuel, ‘God With Us’
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We Three Kings of Orient Are
Song lyrics to the classic Christmas carol ‘We Three Kings of Orient Are’, written by john H. Hopkins, Jr. in 1857
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
A Babe Lies in the Cradle
Song lyrics to ‘A Babe Lies in the Cradle’
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Friday, November 02, 2007
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow (There’s a Star in the East)
Lyrics to ‘Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow (There’s a Star in the East)’, a Christmas song
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
Do You Hear What I Hear
Song lyrics to ‘Do You Hear What I Hear’, a Christmas carol
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Sunday, September 02, 2007
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Song lyrics to "Go Tell It on the Mountain", from an African-American folk song and written by John W. Work Jr. in 1907
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
What Child Is This?
Song lyrics to the classic Christmas carol, ‘What Child is This?’
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Christ Was Born on Christmas Day
Song lyrics to ‘Christ Was Born on Christmas Day’, a traditional Christmas carol
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
Hallelujah Chorus song lyrics
Song lyrics to the Hallelujah Chorus - no really, there’s more words than just ‘Hallelujah’ (Praise the Lord, all ye people)
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