Is it too early to start our annual favourite Christmas Carol thread?

[Tiredemma]

Unless I have already missed one.

My starter for ten...

Carol of the Bells

My favourite classical carol is In Dulci Jubilo.

For congregational carols, I think it is either In the Bleak Midwinter, or Oh Come AllYe Faithful, and pop Christmas music, it’s a toss up between Fairytale of New York and Merry Christmas Everybody.

Actually, I love all the Christmas music.

@IceMagic - I’m in a small choir, and we are singing Carol of the Bells this year, at my request - and I forgot to put it on my list just now.

Hark the Herald Angels Sing, complete with descant on the final verse. But really, I love all the traditional carols with their descants

googling all of these (and crying....) first christmas without my mum so woke up today feeling very festive but extremely emotional.

Tiredemma

I like O Little Town of Bethlehem

SDTG. It's so lovely. It's in the waitrose ad this year and i think my daughter and others in the school orchestra are performing it at the school concert this year. There's a lovely version of it performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on youtube. Makes you feel happy when you watch it

Tiredemma

Tired.

I'm not at all religious but I like anything sung by Mahalia Jackson, especially O Holy Night. Her voice was incredible. I do like to sing a verse or two of In The Bleak Midwinter.

Carol of the Bells, particularly the Libera version:

Also, O Holy Night

English the calypso carol, Welsh Tua bethlem dre

love all these!

All of them, as long as they aren't being slaughtered by Katherine Jenkins or, worse, Michael Buble.

I'm very partial to the Il Divo version of O Holy Night, (and also their version of When A Child is Born is phenomenal)

For carols I just love O Little Town of Bethlehem, Once in Royal David's City and all the big drumrolly ones.

TiredEmma.

I'm getting chills just reading this thread!

My favourite is o come o come Emmanuel

TiredEmma I'm so sorry I hope it helps to listen to some carols and have a good cry xx

Ooooh, yes, OnCome, O Come Emmanuel - this version is glorious:

Little drummer boy is my favourite

joy to the world
o come o come emmanuelle
we three kings actually makes me weep!-its singing the 'myrrh' verse, to a baby i think that does it

jauchzet frohlocket for Christmas morning

Silent night (needs to be sang well!)

It came upon a midnight clear. I just really like it, I think it is the final bit about peace over all the earth and the whole world giving back the song. I'm not religious, but it is a lovely image.

The last verse is beautiful, yes.

Gabriel’s message

m.youtube.com/watch?v=7AmWu2zLzrU

I love all the traditional ones, specially Away In A Manger, Silent Night, Once In Royal Davids' City. I also Like Mike Oldfield's Dulci Jubilo.

Masters in the Hall

My school sang it one year and I have always loved it.

So...
Cliff Little Town
Boney M Mary's Boy Child
Mickey Bubbles Feliz Navidad
Greg Lake I believe in Father Xmas

but are they Chris Dire Rhea's Driving home for Xmas, I can't wait to see their faeces...No, no they're not

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