Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.
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Here are some of the most popular Christmas songs with brief descriptions:
These are just a few examples of the many popular Christmas songs that are enjoyed by people all over the world during the holiday season.
There are many types of Christmas songs, each with its own unique style and message. Here are some of the most common types:
These are classic Christmas songs that have been around for centuries, such as "Silent Night" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". They include religious hymns that focus on the birth of Jesus Christ, such as "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "Joy to the World".
Many traditional Christmas Carols have a specific religious context, celebrating the arrival of Jesus Christ.
These are more contemporary songs that have become popular during the holiday season, such as "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Last Christmas" by Wham!.
Some "Christmas songs" are about winter, snow and with the time of the year.
Many recently popular Christmas songs, are specifically about the festive holiday spirit of Christmas, or gift-giving mood of Christmas, but are typically not overtly religious and therefore do not quite qualify as Christmas carols.
Some "Christmas songs" are about about welcoming the New Year, and reminiscing about the "old" year.
Many recently popular Christmas songs, are specifically about the festive holiday spirit of Christmas, or gift-giving mood of Christmas, but are typically not overtly religious and therefore do not quite qualify as Christmas carols
These are humorous or unusual songs that are often played for fun during the holiday season, such as "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Elmo & Patsy.
These are songs that are geared towards children, such as "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman".
These are Christmas songs that have a country or western feel, such as "Blue Christmas" by Elvis Presley and "Christmas in Dixie" by Alabama.
These are just a few examples of the many types of Christmas songs that exist. The variety of styles and genres of Christmas songs make them a beloved part of the holiday season.
Filipinos are fascinated by Christmas, and take every opportunity to sing Christmas songs
As the Philippines is a predominantly Christian country in Asia, it also has produced its own Christmas songs, both traditional and secular, as well as Filipino language versions of well known English songs.
Most of these songs traditionally started way back during Spanish era and continued to be modified by modernization.
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Christmas-Song.Com is inspired by the growing popularity of the Filipino Christmas song site The Maligayang Pasko Chordbook. It is envisioned to be the premier Christmas Songs portal, and spread the joys of singing Christmas songs.
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The Maligayang Pasko Chordbook in turn, was inspired ( in 1998? ) by Jim Ayson's Maligayang Pasko Home Page. Many thanks to Jim, and we hope this complements the original.
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