Have we had a ‘favourite Christmas Carol’ thread?

[FartNRoses]

I’ll start,
O Holy Night.

Something about this Carol that makes me all arm and Christmassy inside 😍

Il Divo version gives me goose bumps...

Oh I was going to say that. @FartNRoses
Also silent night

My favourite is Oh Come, Oh Come Emanuel, which, strictly soaking is an Advent hymn.

O come, all ye faithful. Absolute belter.

Oh little town of Bethlehem and once in royal David's city always make me feel very Christmassy..

But a Carol service should also always include
Ding ding merrily on high
Oh come all ye faithful
Silent night
And we 3 kings with the different verses performed by solo male voices of a choir

Perfection!

The worst Xmas carol is the angel gabriel one which says "most highly favoured lady" I don't know why but it just grates on me!

There are so many lovely ones and I love all mentioned so far. But I’m going to go for O Little Town Of Bethlehem.

Definitely 'Oh Holy Night'.

@Orangelover agreed and as you get to o come let us adore him, with each line you get louder and louder, takes me right back to primary school 🥰

So hard to choose. O Holy Night gives me shivers but my favourite rendition was a tenor in our church choir when I was a child, and I’ve never found a comparable version.

I’ve always loved The Holly and The Ivy since I was little. It’s rarely sung these days so I absolutely belt it out if it comes up during a service ☺️

my fave is probably O Little Town of Bethlehem as I find the melody very pleasing and I love the last verse

Hark the herald angels sing is a real celebration of Christmas!

Three kings from Persian lands afar

Not a traditional one but “Carol of the bells”

on a more traditional note “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” does it for me

Oh Holy night gives me goose bumps. Absolutely beautiful.

I also love 'the first tree in the green wood it was the holly'- really catchy

Oh come all ye faithful

I love most carols to be fair!

Another vote for O Holy Night

So many!
Last Christmas - Wham
Feliz Navidad
Snoopys Christmas
So many more I can't name, I love Christmas songs!

I think you've missed the point of the thread

Hark The Herald Angels, especially the descant near the end.

I the bleak midwinter is my top top favourite.
"What can I give him?
Poor as I am
If I were a shepherd
I would give a lamb
If I were a wise man
I would do my part
But what I can I give him
Give him my heart"
This makes me cry every time!!

My favourite modern Carol is It was on a starry night. "And all the angels sang for him.... the bells of heaven rang for him. A boy was born. King of all the world. "

In the bleak midwinter

The R3 winner a few years ago with 'Can It True?'

https://www.classical-music.com/news/radio-3-christmas-carol-competition-winner-announced

I like God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, it's so thoughtful and soothing

Also I Saw Three Ships

In the Bleak Midwinter or Lift up Lightly the Stable Bar, depending on circumstances.

Some beautiful carols mentioned here, some I’d actually forgotten!

In the Bleak Midwinter
Hark the Herald Angels
Carol o' the Bells