Favorite Carols

A List of My Favorite Carols

  1. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - It gives the whole story, from the birth of Jesus to His everlasting kingdom.
  2. O Come All Ye Faithful - This was one of the carols on the records I was given for Christmas 1948.  It was sung in Latin on the recording, by Bing Crosby.  Almost every Christmas cantata I've sung in has this song or part of it. I was esepcially moved by the song one Christmas as I sang it in a processional in a darkened church.  It was glorious
  3. Joy to the World - This is a hymn of praise for all the year but unfortunately is reserved for Christmas.
  4. All My Heart This Night Rejoices - My family sang this when we went caroling together on Christmas Eve in Lochiel, Ontario.  I had to learn the song for the occasion.  I have never been in a congregation which has sung this song, nor do I hear it often, but it has become one of my most favorite carols.
  5. The Holly Has a Berry - This is another carol which I have come to love more recently.  The various colors of the holly berries mentioned in the song relate to aspects of Jesus' life and death.
  6. Ding Dong Merrily on High - Another carol which I've never sung in a congregation.  I used to hear this song played on Morningside during the Christmas season.  The voices were light, airy and very joyful.
  7. Silent Night - This is a simple favorite which affects me most in candlelight. Simply beautiful.
  8. Angels We Have Heard - I love singing the high, sustained  g- l - o - r - i - a in the chorus.
  9. Hark the Herald Angles Sing is a pretty good one, too. I wouldn't want to leave it out.
  10. The Huron Carol.  We sang this from the third grade music book.  It shows how people see Jesus and the Christmas story in the light of their own culture.  Instead of shepherds, the songs says, The wandering hunters heard the hymn, Jesus your king is born.

Posted by: NJ on 12/14/2003 7:12:16 AM , 3 comments

Submitted by Merlin at 12/14/2003 12:40:02 PM
    (concerning Angels We Have Heard) I can't sustain the g-l-o-r-i-a --high or otherwise-- But I have always enjoyed hearing that part ;-)
Submitted by CG at 12/14/2003 2:44:03 PM
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    Oh, my dear! You need breathing exercises! Maybe a few hundred sit ups or something like that. Or maybe it's just allergy medication that you need so that you can sustain those glorious notes. It's a blast when you're able to do it!
Submitted by James at 12/14/2003 8:32:24 PM
    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. I have a couple versions on CD that are very interesting. One is the Canadian Brass. It ends with the band playing each successive note as a sustained chord, with the trumpet playing the melody in its upper register.

    Another version is a very jazzy version by Phil Driscol.

    Musically, I really enjoy both of those.
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