Christian Christmas Carols

Christmas time is the joyous time of the year. Christians are enthusiastic to celebrate it. They eagerly wait for this festival. They exchange gifts and decorate their house. They bring Christmas tree and decorate it with beautiful ornaments. Listening to Christmas carols during Christmas is an important part of Christmas. You can listen to the sound of Christmas carols coming from every Christian house during Christmas. Christian Christmas carols are related to the nativity. These carols were introduced into church by St Francis in the 12th century. Carol is the derivative of the French word caroler, which means dancing across in a circle.

Christian Christmas carols are mainly about Jesus Christmas and his honor, Santa Clause and Christmas celebration. The joyous themes for several conventional Christmas carols were banned in England by Oliver Cromwell.

Below you will find a list of Christian Christmas carols:

• Away in a Manger: This is the popular Christian Christmas carol published in the year 1885. This carol is especially taught to kids. The music to this carol was composed by William J. Kirkpatrick in the year 1895.

• God Rest You Merry Gentlemen: It is an English conventional Christmas carol. This carol was published by William B. Sandys. This carol was written as a direct response to the 15th century church.

• Hark! The Herald Angles Sing: It is one of the famous Christian Christmas carols written by Charles Wesley. This carol first appeared in hymns and sacred poems in the year 1739. This version is the result of alterations by several hands, most remarkably Wesley's co-worker and George Whitefield, who changed the opening lines of this carol to the familiar one that we know today.

• The First Noel: It is another conventional Christmas carol. This Christmas carol was published in Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern for the first time. It has musical phrase repeated two times followed by variation on that phrase.

• It Came Upon a Midnight Clear: It is both a Christmas poem as well as carol. This carol was written by Edmund Sears. It first appeared in the year 1849 in the Christian register in Boston.

• Joy to the World: This Christmas carol was first published in the year 1719 in Watts' collection. This is a famous Christian Christmas carol. Many people like listening to this Christmas carol.

• Come, All Ye Faithful: The text to this Christmas carol was written in Latin. The music to this carol was composed by John Reading in the 1700s. This carol was first published in a collection Cantus Diversi in the year 1751

• Come, O Come, Emmanuel: It is a translation of catholic Latin text by Mason Neale.

• Little Town of Bethlehem: Words of this Christmas carol were written by Rector Phillips Brooks following the pilgrimage to the sacred land. He was motivated by the view of Bethlehem from the hills of Palestine particularly at night time.

• Silent Night, Holy Night: This is also a famous Christmas carol. Many people like listening to this Christmas carol during Christmas.