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.
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 …
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, …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
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 …
