Top 10 Christmas Carols (Secular)
Experience the universal message Christmas has to offer. Here are the picks of our editors and site visitors of the best-loved tunes this Holiday. Enjoy!
1 - The Twelve Days of Christmas
Oft-parodied, and materialistic as all get out; but extremely fun to
sing. And shouldn't they all be?
2 - Deck the Halls
All about getting together, decorating the place as grandly as you can,
and sharing the warmth.
3 - Jingle Bells
You learned it as a little kid and it may be the one song you can recite
all the lyrics by heart, and even a few of its parodies.
4 - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
So what if sleigh-racing and hasty pudding aren't part of most modern
Americans' celebrations. The Dickensian imagery and the upbeat, lilting
tunes keep these from ever becoming mere period pieces.
5 - Here We Come A-Wassailing
A happy singalong song all about joining together in happy singalong
songs--with a poignant reminder at the end about remembering the poor
children/Who wander in the mire.
6 - White Christmas
Made famous by 'ol Bing Crosby in the holiday movie classic Holiday
Inn. It conjures of memories of fires, snow, hot chocolate or any other
wintery beverage you care to imbibe in.
7 - I'll Be Home for Christmas
Two downbeat yet ultimately reassuring pop songs that found their first
big popularity in World War II, when so many were separated from their
loved ones.
8 - Winter Wonderland
Cure that seasonal-affective disorder, this pop perennial invites, by
getting out in the snow and ice and playing like an enthusiastic kid.
9 - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
The slow, warm Nat King Cole classic dares you to recall a childlike
innocence toward the season's wonders.
10 - Christmas Time Is Here (from A Charlie Brown Christmas)
A quiet, peaceful, serene little jazz-piano ditty. After a big day of
fun