Christmas Faves III – Part 1

Isaiah 9:5: For a child is born to us, a son is given to us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.

Matthew 1:23: “She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means “God is with us.”

Colossians 2:9-10: For in him dwells the whole fullness of the deity bodily, and you share in this fullness in him, who is the head of every principality and power.  

Bing Crosby

I could spend the rest of my life exploring and discovering Christmas music and still leave this earth without having heard it all. There are worse hobbies than hunting and gathering Christmas music and I’ve always been partial to the Christmas crooners- Bing, Dean, Johnny, and Andy. Sure, Sinatra could hold his own with secular Christmas standards, but he just couldn’t do the same with sacred songs- Dean Martin was smart enough to not even try- while Mr. Christmas, Nat King Cole, could sing both the sacred and the secular Christmas songs with ease. I’ve branched out over the years and have come to enjoy country Christmas songs, as well, and whatever else gets me in the mood for the holiday season. Here are some more of my favorite Christmas songs- old and new. Enjoy- and Merry Christmas!    

01. Bing Crosby – “Winter Wonderland” (1962)
02. Harry Belafonte – “Mary’s Boy Child” (1957)
03. Nat King Cole – “Away in a Manger” (1960)
04. Ella Fitzgerald – “Sleigh Ride” (1960)
05. Jim Brickman – “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” (1997)
06. Martina McBride – “O Holy Night” (1998)
07. Nat King Cole – “Silent Night” (1960)
08. Nat King Cole – “O, Little Town of Bethlehem” (1960)
09. Nat King Cole – “The Christmas Song” (1961)
10. Dean Martin – “Silver Bells” (1966)
11. Trisha Yearwood – “It Wasn’t His Child” (1994)
12. Vince Guaraldi Trio – “O Tannenbaum” (1965)
13. Perro Como feat. The Fontane Sisters – “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” (1951)
14. Jackie Wilson – “Deck the Halls” (1963)
15. Dean Martin – “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” (1966)
16. John Denver – “Christmas for Cowboys” (1975)
17. Andy Williams – “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” (1963)
18. Perry Como – “Medley: Caroling, Caroling / The First Noël / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Silent Night” (1968)
19. Jim Brickman – “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” (2016)
20. Leonard Bernstein, Mormon Tabernacle Choir & New York Philharmonic– “O Come All Ye Faithful” (1965)

Adoration of the Shepherds by Charles Le Brun

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