Christmas is one of the most beloved time of the year for children and the tradition of Christmas carols will bring joy to any home in the winter. Choose from our Christmas songs for kids and Christian Christmas songs from all over the world and find out their origin and meaning.
I Want a Hippo (For Christmas) is a festive novelty song that enjoyed unexpected success on its released in 1953. Who Sings I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas I want a hippopotamus for Christmas was written by John Rox, a […]
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Do You Hear What I Hear is another contemporary song that became a part of every Christmas. Composed by Gloria Shayne with lyrics by Noel Regney in 1962 and recorded by the Harry Simeone Chorale, the same group that made
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All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth is silly little Christmas song composed in 1944 by a music teacher from New York named Donald Yetter Gardner when he noticed that most of his second graders missed at
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This Christmas song is a famous composition by pianist Felix Bernard, with lyrics by Richard Bernhard Smith. It was first released in 1934 by composer and violinist Richard Himber.Originally more of a “romantic winter interlude”, Winter Wonderland has been taken
The Little Drummer Boy is an American carol by composer Katherine Kennicott Davis, written in 1941 after an old Czech carol. It was first known as “Carol of the Drum” when it was included in the repertoire of the famous
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Originally “O Come, All Ye Faithful” Christmas carol was written in Latin as Adeste Fideles by an unknown author. There are many theories about its origins, some of them attributing the compositing to either John Francis Wade (father of Bonny
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Although a song of British origin, “What Child Is This?” is a traditional Christmas carol, more popular in the USA today. The lyrics were composed in 1865 by WC Dix and the version we sing today was set on the
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The traditional Christmas carol “O Holy Night” was originally a French poem by Placide Cappeau adapted as a carol in 1847 by French composer Adolphe Adam as Cantique de Noël. The English version of the song, “O Holy Night”, belongs
Like many other Christmas songs, originally “Let it snow!” was not related to Christmas, being composed during a heat wave in California by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne in 1945. It was the winter theme and its lyrics about waiting
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One of the most popular modern Christmas songs “Feliz Navidad” was composed by José Feliciano in 1970, an artist of Puerto Rican origins. Feliz Navidad meaning Feliz Navidad means Merry Christmas in Spanish and the simple lyrics are a wish
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is a traditional Christmas carol dating back to 1739, composed by Charles Wesley and adapted by George Whitefield in 1758, set to music by Felix Mendelssohn. The original version of the song, written by Charles
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Joy to the World is a traditional carol and probably one of the most played Christmas hymns. The lyrics, written by theologian and hymn writer Isaac Watts in 1719, were inspired by some Bible verses, namely the Psalm 98, Psalm
“12 Days of Christmas” is an old Christmas carol associated with Twelvetide season, most likely with lyrics of French origin. In England it was first published in a book called Mirth without Mischief in 1780 as a game for kids,
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Go Tell it on The Mountain is one of the most popular African-American spiritual songs and Christmas carols of all time. It was first compiled by John Wesley Work Jr, the first African-American folk collector, in around 1865. The lyrics
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“Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” is a poem and Christmas carol, written in German by Austrian Roman Catholic priest Josephus Franciscus Mohr and set on music by composer Franz Xaver Gruber. The English version of it “Silent Night” was also authored
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One of the most popular Christmas carols everywhere Silent Night was originally written in German in 1818 by Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber with lyrics by Austrian priest Joseph Mohr. Since 2011 the song is part of UNESCO cultural heritage.
“Noche de paz” is the Spanish version of the popular Christmas carol of Austrian origins “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” translated in English as Silent Night. “Noche de paz” Lyrics Noche de paz, noche de amor,Todo duerme en derredor.Entre los astros
Deck the Hall is a traditional Christmas carol dating back to the sixteenth century. Traditionally it has been a Welsh song and even the melody is taken from another Welsh song “Nos Galan” or “New Year’s Eve”. It was first
“Frosty the Snowman” is a popular kids song written in 1950 by Walter Rollins and Steve Nelson. It was first recorded by “The Singing Cowboy” Gene Autry. The song proved to be very popular and charted instantly in 1950 and
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The original version of the English carol “O Cristmas Tree” is and German song “O Tannenbaum”. Here are the lyrics in German accompanied by the English translation. “O Tannenbaum” Lyrics “O Tannenbaum” German Lyrics O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,Wie treu sind
Today a very popular Christmas song in America “O Christams tree” was originally written in German by composer Ernst Anschütz (1824) more as an ode to the beauty and permanence of the evergreen fir tree. It was supposed to be
This Little Light of Mine is a traditional gospel song meant for children. It was written by Harry Dixon Loes in the 1920s. It is a religious song especially popular during Christmas. Ray Charles performed a single based on the
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One of the most widely recognized tunes worldwide and inevitably associated with Christmas, Jingle Bells was first intended to be sung during Thanksgiving. Dating back to 1857 when it was written by James Lord Pierpont in Medford, MA, the song
The earliest version of “Little Jack Horner” nursery rhyme dates back to the 18th century England. The character Jacky Horner originated from an old fairy tale “The Fryer and the Boy”. One of the first versions of this rhyme was
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“Christmas Is Coming” is a well known traditional carol talking about the meaning and symbol of Christmas: a time of celebration and goodness. We don’t know the exact origins of the Christmas Is Coming poem. The musical sheet belongs to
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