Christmas Music

Christmas music is one of the most cherished elements of the season. Name any other day or season on the calendar that celebrates with music. Nothing matches Christmas in its celebration through song. Those traditions date back hundreds of years long before the advent of modern recording technology. Like all things associated with the season Christmas music dovetails with history and tradition that makes celebrating Christmas a rich and satisfying part of our lives. We approach holiday music in two ways here at My Merry Christmas: in the features of this section and in the Merry Podcast — where Christmas music isn’t just explained it is shared. And because it continually evolves and expands we also explore new releases coming out every holiday season.

Five Annoying Christmas Songs
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The Five Most Annoying Songs of Christmas

The top five most annoying songs of Christmas. Sounds like a peach of an assignment, right? I mean, who doesn’t have a list in their head right now of Christmas music that makes them throw up a little eggnog in their mouth? We all do. After…
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Lucy Thomas

Songwriters Hugh Martin and Ralph Blaine wrote the classic song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" for Judy Garland's 1944 movie, Meet Me in St. Louis. It has been covered by literally thousands of artists over the decades. It was just…
O Holy Night
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O Holy Night

The Tabernacle Choir has published an all new arrangement of O Holy Night: This arrangement hails from their 2021 Christmas concert, a performance with limited access by the public and one that will not be shared on PBS until later in…
Thanks Giver
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Thanks Giver by Crowder

The world has too few songs of Thanksgiving. Christian group Crowder addresses that this year with this new song titled "Thanks Giver": “Praise The One who’s making a saint out of this sinner, The One who’s turned me into this thanks…
Carol of the Bells
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Carol of the Bells by BYU Vocal Point and Mat & Savannah Shaw

Carol of the Bells, a song never intended to be a Christmas staple, is mashed up with another not-exactly-a-Christmas-song titled Wayfaring Stranger, in a collaboration of BYU Vocal Point with the sensational father/daughter duo of Mat and Savannah…
Come Home for Christmas
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Come Home for Christmas by Matthew West

Matthew West is known and unknown - and his works of Christmas speak to all. We have come to really appreciate his steady stream of new, original Christmas music. This year he will expand his reach through an arrangement with Great American…
Come Thou Fount
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Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing by Broken Bow Music

Over the past couple of years we have become rabid fans of Broken Bow Music, who has given us some wonderful new Christmas music that features a signature blend while sharing powerful messages. They have just released their rendition of Come…
Classic Christmas song

Why There May Never Be Another Classic Christmas Song

A classic Christmas song is one that marks a generation, gets repeated endlessly for decades to come, and never grows out of favor. Jingle Bells, written in the 1850s, is such a song. So is White Christmas. There will never be another classic…
Tabernacle Choir
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The Tabernacle Choir and Temple Square Christmas

The Tabernacle Choir and Temple Square Christmas is one of the most festive Christmas experiences you can have. In our latest episode of the Merry Little Podcast we speak with Scott Barrick of the Tabernacle Choir about the Christmas traditions…
Go Tell It On the Mountain
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Go Tell It On the Mountain by Home Free and Texas Hill

Go Tell It on the Mountain is a snappy new release from Home Free and rising country group Texas Hill: Tight harmonies, toe-tapping swing and the country feel puts this Christmas collaboration right in the wheelhouse for Home Free. It's…
Yohan Kim
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The Christmas Song by Yohan Kim

Yohan Kim is one of those young outstanding artists who's pure love of music just continues to bless us with Christmas spirit. In his latest offering, the jazz musician gives us his rendition of The Christmas Song: Yohan was born in Seoul,…
Brian Stokes Mitchell
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Infant Lowly Infant Holy by the Tabernacle Choir with Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell is featured in a new Christmas video with the Tabernacle Choir in Mack Wilberg's arrangement of Infant Lowly Infant Holy: This tender traditional Polish carol tells the Christmas story of the manger and the shepherds.…
Carried
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Carried by Broken Bow Music

Broken Bow Music last gave us one of the best new original Christmas songs titled This Holy Night.  They are back this year with this thoughtful follow-up titled Carried: Kelsi Olsen's smoky vocals sit just right in her blend with Jeremy…
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New Christmas Music 2021

We are pleased to present our annual and traditional new Christmas music episode of the Merry Little Podcast of MyMerryChristmas.com. [cue id="32669"] This is far and away our most popular episode every year and it has nothing…
I Just Wish It Would Snow
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I Just Wish It Would Snow by The Barefoot Movement

I Just Wish It Would Snow is an original Christmas song by bluegrass band The Barefoot Movement: Talk about a common Christmas sentiment: Snow brings me Christmas cheer But this year It's too warm in Tennessee... I'm holding on to this Glimmer…