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Religious Christmas Carols
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Christmas is celebrated on December 25 every year to mark the birthday of Jesus Christ. The sheer magnanimity of this event attracts everyone irrespective of cast or creed to join in the fiesta of fun. Christmas Music, Christmas carols, prayers and unsullied feasting become the order of the time as Christmas approaches. Christmas songs are an integral part of this auspicious occasion. The deep-seated religious connotation of the event is aptly expressed through Religious Christmas Carols and hymns, which are primarily sung in churches from December to mid January.
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To trace the origin of this particular genre of Christmas music, one needs to date back to the 13th century. Traditional Christmas carols are featured with high-pitch tunes and simplistic verse well suited for group singing. Religious Christmas Carols have a distinctive Christian undertone and are sung in the churches only during congregations and other religious rites. However, there are carols which are not directly related to the theme of Christmas and yet are regarded as Religious Christmas Carols.
Christmas carols have also been incorporated extensively in classical music. The chief exponents of this practice are Handel, J. S. Bach and Berlioz.
Glean through the list of Religious Christmas Carols enumerated below:
- Angels We Have Heard On High
- Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella
- Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
- Angels From The Realm Of Glory
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
- We Three Kings of Orient Are
- O Holy Night
- The Shepherd's Carol (round)
- Go, Tell It On The Mountain
- When Joseph Went To Bethlehem
- It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
- Joy To The World
- Do You Hear What I Hear
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice
- With Wondering Awe
- O Come, All Ye Faithful
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Once In Royal David's City
- Silent Night
- The First Noel
- Away In a Manger
- What Child Is This?
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
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