Are the best carols to sing at Christmas traditional ones?
For many Christmas time is all about family traditions. Favorite family recipes that are only shared during the holiday season, along with special decorations, and a time to gather and choose their best carols to sing on Christmas Eve.
Silent Nightis probably one of the best and most recognized carols to sing at Christmas time. First written by Joseph Mohr,then set to music by Franz Xaver Gruber, to be sung in a small congregation's mass on Christmas Eve. Silent Night has been sung in over 140 different languages making it one of the most popular Christmas carols.
ThoughJingle Bellslyrics have nothing to do with the birth of the Savior, Jesus Christ, it has found its place among the best carols to sing at Christmas. Mainly because Christmas is celebrated during the winter months, Jingle Bells fits well into the festive season of snow and the Christmas spirit.
Some of the best Christmas carols that have found their place in the hearts of many were first sung in the movies. Carols likeSilver Bells,White Christmas, andHave Yourself A Merry Little Christmashave become traditional songs of the Christmas season and sung first on the silver screen.
Of course, we can't leave out the best carols to sing at Christmas letting Santa know we are looking forward to his arrival. Songs likeUp On The House Top,Here Comes Santa Claus, andRudolph The Red NoseReindeerhave all been favorites for generations. They are fun and bring a happy flavor to the holidays.
Family tradition at Christmas time are as varied as the songs that are sung during the holidays. The best carols to sing at Christmas time are those that are Christ centered, after all that is the reason for celebrating Christmas, those that share family values for one another, and those that speak of love for family and home and the Savior.
All over the world there are choirs unified, even though they may be singing different carols, in the belief of the birth of Christ and his humble beginnings. Carols that share the wondrous event from shepherds on a hillside watching their sheep, to a young mother bringing the child into the world in a lowly manager.
The carols of Christmas bring peace and comfort and seem to lift even the most down trodden soul up. For a few short weeks the spirit of Christmas spreads to so many who then reaches out to show love and caring for those around them. No wonder Christmas has been penned the Most Wonderful Time of the Year in a carol that has become a favorite carol to sing at Christmas time.
Keeping traditions alive during the holidays bring a sense of stability in an ever changing world of beliefs and changing values. These traditions of singing the carols at Christmas is passed on from one generation to another, an ever repeating cycle that keeps Christ in Christmas and love in the heart. What would Christmas be like if the carols are forgotten.
