Christmas Songs List for a Joyful Christmas

More than the multi coloured lights which hang from the rooftops and draped around the tree trunks, what is most exciting about Christmas is the Christmas songs.

You can make your Christmas songs list and close your eyes and hear the bells. While you listen to the Christmas songs in the cosy evening glow of winter, you can imagine the snow falling softly outside. You can smell the evergreen outside. You will know that you have arrived at some place which is between your heart and soul and that is the world of your Christmas songs list.

It may be news to you, but the Christmas songs that you have been hearing all your life, most of them have a story behind them. There are some Christmas carols which are steeped in the mystery of the medieval chants.

Then again there are certain Christmas songs which were first sung for meditations, or as prayers and church sermons. The famous Christmas songs came in to being from pop lyricists, classical composers, pastors, composers and lyricists and even the producers of Broadway theatres. All of them in some way or the other were were filled with talent and faith.

Given below are Christmas songs list with brief of the stories behind them.

“Deck The Halls”

It is among all the favourite Christmas songs. Considered to be a melting pot song. The melody of the song has traditional roots of Welsh music. The lyrics of the song, however, date back to the nineteenth century United States. It is a buoyant songs that gets you into the Christmas spirit.

“Christmas is Coming”

It is a classic in the list of Christmas songs. Though the author of the song is not known, the music of the song was composed in the late nineteenth century or early twentieth century.

“The Twelve Days of Christmas”

“The Twelve Days of Christmas” was written sometime in the sixteenth century. It was written in honour of the old Christmas custom according to which you should give 12 gifts to your loved ones. These 12 gifts should be given one each day from the start of Christmas to Epiphany. The lyrics of the song talks of the luxurious gifts like fat geese and golden rings.

“Ave Maria”

This is a sacred Christmas hymns. In fact it is one of the very few sacred hymns that is universally known to people. It is actually a Roman Catholic prayer that was derived from the Bible. “Ave Maria” was originally derived from the biblical scripture, Luke: 1:28. This hymn was orchestrated in 1825 by Franz Schubert. Till date “Ave Maria” is considered to be the most sacred of all hymns.

“Jingle Bells”

You will come across many songs which appeal the adults and some which is appealing to the kids. But there are very few songs which is appealing both to the kids and the adults. “Jingle Bells” is one of them. It has continued to enchant both the audiences. But you will surprised to know that the song was first composed in 1857 as a Thanksgiving song.

Apart from these mentioned above there are many other songs like “Silent Night”, “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and many more which are evergreen in the Christmas songs list.