Well, well
our good old Christmas songs, thank god for very modern covers ;).
This year
my choir sings this great Christmas concert for the third time in this fabulous
venue. The songs have changed a little every single time and we all know that
there are some annoying Christmas songs and some we really get excited about.
Let me
start with the ones that I don’t like too much. First of Silent Night, there also is a German version called Stille Nacht, it’s safe to say that I
don’t like either of them. Equally annoying is O Du Fröhliche.
During the
concert we sings classics like Halleluiah,
Jingle Bells, Adeste Fideles or Joy
to the World. We also sing a medley called A Festive Christmas including First
Nowell, Away in a Manger (love this one), Deck the Halls, Angels from the Realms of Glory and Hark the Herald.
We also
sing a German Christmas medley with all the classics: O Tannenbaum, Leise rieselt der Schnee or Fröhliche Weihnacht Überall. I have never been a big fan of these
songs, I prefer the English ones.
Last Christmas, yes most of you will say you don’t like the
sing. Listen to this version, it’s sung by a Swiss accapella band and they made
me fall in love with the song.
A good bet
when it comes to Christmas songs are Pentatonix, their versions of the
Christmas songs are amazing. Then there are also Celtic Woman who have some
great versions. One of my fave Christmas songs ever is Ding Dong Merrily on High.
Another one
is Oh Holy Night, it’s perfect for
Christmas. Here are some more I really like: The Little Drummer Boy, A Winter’s Tale, Santa Claus is Coming tow
Town, This Christmas, All I Want For Christmas, Rockin Around the Christmas
Tree, A Holly Jolly Christmas or The Jingle Bell Rock. Michael Buble has
some pretty great covers of these songs.
When I was
at university I had to teach 6th graders some Christmas songs. This
one is by far my favourite out of these and it was so much fun, because the
kids really enjoyed the song: Shake Up
Christmas by Train.
Some songs
are always connected to Christmas for me, but they are not my favourites like Santa Baby, Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas, Do They Know It’s Christmas, Let it Snow or We Wish You A Merry
Christmas.
Of course
there are many more, but these are the ones that have a meaning for me. What
are your favourite Christmas songs?
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