By: Various
volunteers bring you a festive selection of 23 Christmas carols for the 2020 holiday. This year's collection includes traditional favorites and lesser-known selections in English, French, Romanian, and Latin. The singers wish all listeners around the world a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year.
Adeste Fideles; words and music by John Francis Wade .
Alleluia! Gloire et louanges! ; words traditional French; original tune by Ezwa.
As Up the Wood I Took My Way ; words by Selwyn Image , music by Martin Shaw .
Away in a Manger; words by Unknown; music by William J. Kirkpatrick and James Ramsey Murray .
Begin a Joyful Song; words by John Cawood ; music by William H. Walter .
Behold That Star; words and music by Thomas W. Talley .
Les Bergers de Bethléem; words traditional French; original tune by Ezwa.
Comme les bestes autrefois; words traditional French; original tune by Ezwa.
Ding Dong Merrily on High; words by George Ratcliffe Woodward ; music by Jehan Tabourot .
Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris; words and music by François-Auguste Gevaert .
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen; words and music traditional English carol.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; words by Charles Wesley ; music by Felix Mendelssohn .
He Is Born; words traditional French carol, English translation by Margaret Whitney ; music traditional French carol.
I Saw Three Ships; words and music traditional English carol.
Joy to the World; words by Isaac Watts ; music by George Frederich Handel .
Let All That Are to Mirth Inclined; words and music traditional English carol.
Préparation prochaine à la venue du Messie; words traditional French; original tune by Ezwa.
Sus la Poarta Raiului; words and music traditional Romanian carol.
The Holly and the Ivy; words and music traditional English carol.
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel; traditional Latin hymn, English translation by John Mason Neale ; music traditional Latin chant.
The Wassail Song; words and music traditional Gloucestershire English carol.
We Three Kings; words and music by John H. Hopkins Jr. .
What Child Is This?; words by William Chatterton Dix ; music traditional English folk tune “Greensleeves”.
Note: The Away in a Manger chorus consists of 23 musicians, organized and edited by Twinkle88.
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