It’s Christmas-time again! We love Christmas in our home: the glitter, the red, the green, the candles, the New England Village, the smells, the cookies, and especially…THE SONGS!
I am one of those folks who absolutely refuses to allow any Christmas music until the day after Thanksgiving. I want this time to remain magical and special for my family. But once the turkey has been put away, we drag out the Christmas tunes and play them LOUDLY! My father blessed us several years ago with a Christmas mix album that he created. These are songs that marked my Christmas as a child and they always make me smile when they show up amidst all the music that hubby and I have gathered in the 19 years we have been married. We also make it a point to add some new pieces every year to keep the music fresh.
I would like to share with you some of our old and new favorites!
Childhood Classics
Joy To The World– Percy Faith and his Orchestra
Anthem For Christmas Michael W. Smith
For Unto Us A Child Is Born-Â Highlights From Messiah
Twelve Days of Christmas- Bing Crosby or Vienna Boy’s Choir
Adeste Fideles- Bing Crosby
Stille Nacht- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Christmas in Killarney- Bing Crosby
Newer
Mary Did You Know- Michael Crawford or Pentatonix
Santa Baby- Eartha Kitt
Christmas This Year- Toby Mac
Silent Night- Lady Antebellum
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen- MercyMe
Christmas- Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Silent Night- MercyMe
Little Drummer Boy- Pentatonix
Albums
Christmas in the Vineyard- Vineyard Music
Christmas classics For Guitar- Stevan Pasero
The Christmas Sessions MercyMe
Highland Christmas- The McCallans
Highlights from the Messiah- Edith Mathis
We Wish You a Merry Christmas- Ray Conniff
May the joy of the music help point us all to the true Reason for the Season: the birth of our Savior!
Part of my Advent Calendar 2016
