Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Christmas Library 2021: Songs to Sing Unto The Lord

"Sing Unto The Lord", an art marker illustration card made
for a 2021 "Operation Christmas Child" Box

Every Christmas season music fills the air about bells, gifts, snowmen, and good times. However, the truest and most endearing songs are those about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Below is a list of widely known songs about the First Coming of Christ. There are too many to list from many languages and nations. The earliest date to antiquity, (actually the praises of the angels heard by the shepherds would be the first Christmas hymn). What is your favorite Christmas hymn? Is your favorite missing from this list?

The First Noel (1823)
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (1849)
O, Little Town of Bethlehem (1867)
O, Holy Night (1847)
Hark The Herald Angel's Sing (1739)
Jesus The Light of The World (Wesley Version)
The Little Drummer Boy (1941)
We Three Kings of Orient Are (1863)
Away In A Manger (*1882)
Joy To The World (1719)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (*1760)
Go Tell It On The Mountain (*1865)
Silent Night (1818)
O Come All Ye Faithful (*1600s - 1744)
Mary, Did You Know? (1984)
Angels We Have Heard (1862)
Do You Hear What I Hear (1962)

* - indicates one version of the song, or earliest known date. 

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