Christmas Holiday Music

Music at Christmas time is important to create the right mood. The prevalence of Christmas music is what helps to create the special holiday type of feeling or spirit that is present everywhere and among everyone. Everyone has particular Christmas songs and carols that are favorites, maybe for the melody, the lyrics or because they are reminders of special memories.

Christmas songs normally sung during the Christmas period usually has some Christmas or winter related theme. If the song is traditional, or specifically has a religious content, then it is often called a Christmas carol, though some might also be called Christmas hymns.

The tradition of Christmas carols goes back as far as the thirteenth century, although carols were originally communal songs sung during celebrations like harvesttide as well as Christmas. It was only later that carols began to be sung in church, and to be specifically associated with Christmas.

The most popular Christmas song is said to be 'White Christmas,' which is popular even in warm and tropical climates where people sing of 'dreaming of a White Christmas,' which in reality they would not want. Other popular Christmas songs and carols are: Away in a Manger, which tells the Nativity story in song; O Holy Night, Silent Night, Joy to the World, Hark the Herald Angels and Angels we have Heard on High.

Other classical favorites include Nat King Cole's 'Chestnut Roasting On an Open Fire'. It defies categorization as it isn't sacred but is also not considered secular like a song such as 'Sleigh Ride.' Among secular Christmas songs, there are also funny ones such as 'I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus Underneath the Mistletoe Last Night' and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

The availability of a wide Christmas music selection makes it possible to choose ones for different occasions, such as for general use at home, for a fun or informal party or for a formal dinner. As an example, selections can be made to create the right mood at the start of a party, followed by more lively music when the party is in full swing, and then selections to slow down the pace when the party is nearing its end.

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