Category: Christmas Songs
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Growing up, this was by far my favorite song to sing in church at Christmastime. I don’t know if it was the upbeat nature of, the slide up the 7th (at least, that’s how I sang it) going up at the end of the verse, or that anticipation to get to the refrain….or all of…
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As a pastor’s kid, this clearly was a song that part of my life growing up. In fact, having German heritage, Stille Nacht, the words “Silent Night” in German, was something that I memorized as a child and sang as well. Was it really a silent night? We don’t know for sure. But it is…
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I’m doing a daily video walking through a bit of the story relating to Christmas songs, and yesterday’s ties in with today’s song. Out of the song “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” came a special in the 60’s that is iconic, and brought out this gem, sung in the special by Burl Ives. As a child,…
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One of the first cassettes (yes, I’m dating myself) I remember having that listening to was a compilation of Christmas songs. And one that cassette was…..Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms. I remember being amazed at the song because, while I knew the song “Jingle Bells”, this “Jingle Bell Rock” thing was pretty different. Of…
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As I shared in my video “A Christmas Song can teach you music theory?” This song has guts. Calling itself THE Christmas Song. I can’t find exactly why it’s named the Christmas song, but it was written by Robert Wells and Mel Torme during the summer of 1945. It was very hot, and Wells was…
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This song has been a part of my life since high school. Maybe earlier, but high school is where it took deep root. Every Christmas season in band, we’d pay Christmas arrangements, and annually, Sleigh Ride was a standard. I remember the awe I had hearing the horse whinny on the trumpet at the end…
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Growing up, our family tradition was to take the Saturday after Thanksgiving and decorate our house. But we had a soundtrack. My parents didn’t have many records outside of classical or church related music, but when it came to Christmas, there was one was that was always my favorite. A red cover, with a very…
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Also known as “O Christmas Tree”, “O Tannenbaum” is a German Christmas carol. But this version is my favorite, not only to listen to, but to attempt to play yearly. See, I have the piano transcriptions of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and it is my goal every year to slightly improve my ability to play…
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Away in a Manger is a beloved Christmas song, but no one knows for certain who wrote it. John T. MacFarland is attributed for the 3rd verse…..but it shows up published before the claim of his writing. And who is Carl Mueller who is credited with the tune “Mueller” that is so beloved in the…
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This song was one that I always enjoyed as a child. I did not know until I looked up about this song, is that it was written in 1962, written as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I really like Straight No Chaser, and their version of it is very straightforward and…