Christmas Music Top Picks

It's that time of year, folks!

We're a musical family, and I love to sing.  Christmas is also my favorite holiday.  And I'm a Christian!  So basically, the Christmas Season is the best time of year for me, musically.

Now, obviously, there are some Christmas songs that make me grit my teeth when I hear them at the store, but I'm very fond of Christmas music in general.  So rather than a review today, I thought I'd go through my Christmas Music Playlist (and sheet music) and pull out my favorites.


Here are my favorites:


Category One: Serious Songs (in no particular order)

1. In the Bleak Midwinter

2. I Wonder as I Wander

3. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

4. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

5. O Little Town of Bethlehem

6. I'll Be Home for Christmas


Category Two: Boisterous Songs (in no particular order)

1. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

2. Christmas Island

3. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

4. All I Want for Christmas is You

5. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

6. Step Into Christmas


Category Three: Classics (in no particular order)

1. Angels We Have Heard on High

2. Do You Hear What I Hear

3. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

4. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

5. Joy to the World

6. O Holy Night

7. There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays


Category Four: Deutsche Lieder (in keiner bestimmten Reihenfolge)

1. O du Fröhliche

2. Still, Still, Still

3. Tochter Zion, Freue Dich

4. In eine Welt Voller Dunkelheit


Category Five: Non-Traditional Songs (in no particular order)

1. To Be With You - Sara Groves

2. Heirlooms - Amy Grant

3. Hallelujah (Light has Come) - Barlow Girl

4. I Celebrate the Day - Relient K

5. It's True - Sara Groves

6. A Snow Globe Christmas - Pink Martini

7. God is With Us - Casting Crowns


Category Six: Christmas Albums (in no particular order)

1. O Holy Night - Sara Groves

2. A Christmas Album - Amy Grant

3. Home for Christmas - Barlow Girl

4. Christmas with the Puppini Sisters - The Puppini Sisters

5. A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas - Kristin Chenoweth

6. Joy to the World - Pink Martini


So there you have it: those are my favorites!  What are yours?