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.

Kenzie Nimmo
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Kenzie Nimmo Releases Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Kenzie Nimmo kicks off the rush of new Christmas music videos with this minimal and stirring version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Take a listen: Singer-songwriter Kenzie Nimmo is well known for her cover songs which she…
Peter Hollens
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Peter Hollens Releases What Child Is This

Peter Hollens brings us his 2nd new video from his Christmas album, A Hollens Family Christmas – What Child is This? Hollens calls it a follow-up to his smash video release last year of Mary, Did You Know? What Child is This? Has a…
Peter Hollens

Debut of December Song by Peter Hollens

As we shared earlier this month Peter Hollens is releasing his first full Christmas album and this is his first video release from that album, an original called December Song: This is a very anticipated release. Hollens usually works…
Pentatonix
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Pentatonix Releases Hallelujah

This has got to be one of the most over covered songs of recent Christmas albums. But this is Pentatonix. That means it is fresh, stirring -- a must listen and a must watch: The is the first release of their new album, A Pentatonix Christmas.…
Peter Hollens
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Peter Hollens to Release a Christmas Album

Recording artist and YouTube star Peter Hollens is releasing a new Christmas album, titled A Hollens Family Christmas. The album is a follow-up to his hit video cover of Mary, Did You Know? released last December and presently sitting at…
Kacey

A Very Kacey Christmas Due October 28

Kacey Musgraves has announced both a new Christmas album and a Christmas tour to support it. The album drops on October 28th. Kacey's album features guest artists Willie Nelson, Brandy Clark, and Leon Bridges. A Very Kacey Christmas is a…
Sarah McLachlan
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Sarah McLachlan to Release Wonderland in October

Sarah McLachlan joins the parade of artists bringing out new Christmas albums this year. On October 21 she will release Wonderland, her first Christmas album since her hit holiday album of 2006 titled Wintersong. “I love everything about…
Country Christmas
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Country Christmas Albums Coming Out in October

It is a country Christmas this year as multiple country artists have announced albums for the festive season. Long ago we announced Reba, Merle Haggard and Rascal Flatts. Today the news comes of albums from Loretta Lynn, Chris Young and Jennifer…
Neil Diamond
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Neil Diamond Goes Acoustic in New Christmas Album

Neil Diamond has announced yet another Christmas album release to be titled Acoustic Christmas. The album drops on October 28th. Neil Diamond, who is famously Jewish, has made a fortune producing Christmas albums in the later stages of his…
Pentatonix
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Pentatonix Releasing ANOTHER Christmas Album

Pentatonix just announced via their Twitter feed another new Christmas album to be titled A Pentatonix Christmas. The unexpected release shakes up the recording market for Christmas music in 2016 significantly. The new album will debut exactly…
Christmas Songs
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Christmas Songs You Don’t Know that You Know

Some Christmas songs are so familiar we can pick out a tune in the middle of July. Other Christmas songs have titles so obscure or from another language that we couldn't pick them out if they were handed to us. The brand new episode of the…
She and Him
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She and Him to Release 2nd Christmas Album

New Christmas music is being announced all over the place and sure to please fans of their 2013 Christmas album the duo She and Him -- also known as Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward -- have announced today their 2nd holiday offering to be titled…
Amy Grant new Christmas album
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Amy Grant Announces New Christmas Album

Pop recording artist Amy Grant has announced the release of a new Christmas album titled Tennessee Christmas to be released October 21st. It is the first new Christmas album in twenty years from Amy Grant. A collection of thirteen new recordings,…

Merle Haggard Returns with a Christmas Re-Release

The world lost the legendary Merle Haggard last April but he is making a quick comeback with the September 23rd re-release of his 1973 Christmas album titled Merle Haggard's Christmas Present. That album featured the now classic song It…
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Go Tell It on the Mountain Played with Hands and Feet

Go Tell It on the Mountain may not be the most well known or popular Christmas song of all time. But this rendition not only brought down the house it continues to be a marvel to those who have seen it over and over. The song itself actually…