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.

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Piano Guys with Placido Domingo Perform Silent Night

Wow. Can it get any better than the Piano Guys with Placido Domingo? Here they combine to perform Silent Night with a children's choir and the sound is just exquisite. This is Christmas:
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A Lonesome Korean Christmas

This is awesome -- and it just shows you the reach that Christmas has around the world. It is the Barberettes performing Lonesome Christmas. This production -- from the music to the video -- is every bit as great as anything done with Christmas…
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Eclipse 6 Releases This Christmas on Video

No instruments -- the hottest trend in Christmas music two years running -- is behind Eclipe 6's release of This Christmas on video. They've been around a while -- and offering very good Christmas music over the years. And this video does not…
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Stevie Wonder and Andra Day Sing Someday at Christmas

This Christmas season is already carrying dark marks of distress. From rumored wars to the Pope's comments about Christmas being a charade to protesters taking down Christmas trees it seems there's an edge to this season we have not seen in…
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Katy Perry’s Forgettable Christmas Song

Some are saying this is the new viral video of Christmas. We cannot imagine why. This video is emblematic of nearly everything wrong with Christmas today. It's boring, it's over-the-top, it is commercial and there is nothing original about it.…
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Pentatonix Releases Joy to the World

For the third consecutive year smash group Pentatonix has released something for Christmas, this time it's a very un-traditional version of Joy to the World. Though looking more worldly than ever the angelic sound remains in this indeed VERY…
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Lindsey Stirling Performs What Child is This

She's world famous now. But just a few years ago when she made this video you had to be a YouTube freak to know her. Here is one of her few Christmas contributions:
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Don’t Be No Scrooge @RobbytheElf

The hardest working elf in all of Christmas music has to be Robby the Elf who this time sends us the message of Don't Be No Scrooge.
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Kenny Rogers and Home Free Rock Children Go Where I Send Thee

Country a cappella group Home Free team up with the retiring Kenny Rogers to give a fresh take on the holiday standard Children, Go Where I Send Thee. This song is featured on Roger's new Christmas album Once Again It's Christmas. It this…
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Amber Hayes Releases Merry Christmas Darling

Country recording artist Amber Hayes takes on one of the golden voices of Christmas with her country rendition of Merry Christmas Darling. Originally recorded by The Carpenters in 1970, “Merry Christmas, Darling” was written by Richard…
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Kaitlyn Baker is Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

The newest version of the holiday classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” comes courtesy of country singer Kaitlyn Baker and Mansion Entertainment/Sony RED. The song, written by Johnny Marks, was first recorded by Brenda Lee in…
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Ten Tenors All I Want for Christmas

Ten guys -- all tenors -- channeling their best Mariah. What could be better than that? This is really nicely done. See their website.
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Lighten Up, It’s Christmas

As an emailer/listener to Kringle Radio reminded us this morning, "Lighten Up, It's Christmas!". He was talking about the whole Starbucks flap but pick your battle and take a listen to this -- it all applies. A shout out to RJD for providing…
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Russ Lorenson Swings with a Classic Christmas Sound in New CD

Russ Lorenson's new Christmas CD released recently is titled "In the Holiday Spirit" and features the Kelly Park Big Band. The CD is a refreshing throwback to Christmas swing and the glitter that only big band can bring to Christmas. Most…
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Everyday is Christmas from Braxton Family Christmas

Another new release today, this one from an album titled Braxton Family Christmas. This song is called Everyday is Christmas: