Best Background Music while Decorating for Christmas
When you begin decorating your house for Christmas, it really feels as though Christmas is coming. Playing some suitable background music gets everyone into the festive spirit. If you enjoy Rock and Roll, you might enjoy “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree”, or “Jingle Bell Rock”. You may prefer some traditional Christmas carols. Some families always hang Christmas decorations to a long-playing recording of Christmas carols.There are some wonderful Christmas tunes, but what you play will depend on your own personal musical tastes, but here are some suggestions.
There are many excellent collections of festive music. Rod Stewart’s 2012 collection “Merry Christmas, Baby" features both festive pop songs and traditional Christmas carols sung in his own inimitable style. It is available on audio CD or as MP3 downloads. “Now that’s What I Call Christmas” is a box set of Christmas music by various artists. The set includes “Happy Xmas, War is Over” by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues, “Merry Christmas Everybody” by Slade, and other famous Christmas songs and carols by the original artists such as Cliff Richard, Abba, George Michael, Chris de Burgh and others. The collection comes in a three-disc audio CD set or as MP3 Downloads. It would provide enough festive music to jollify your Christmas decorating.
Those who prefer their festive music from the Rock and Roll era would enjoy hanging their Christmas decorations to “Dreamboats and Petticoats – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”. This album features festive songs by such rock stars as Elvis Presley, Billy Fury, Roy Orbison, Adam Faith and Brenda Lee. There are 22 songs in this collection and it is available as an audio CD or MP3 download.
The operatic pop vocal groupIl Divois very popular and the group's four members’ beautiful voices could provide excellent background music to your Christmas decorating. Il Divo’s album simply called “The Christmas Collection” features traditional carols such as “Adeste Fidelis” and “Silent Night”, some popular songs for example, “White Christmas”, and sacred music such as “The Lord’s Prayer”.
In a similar vein, Katherine Jenkins is a mezzo-soprano, who performs a variety of music ranging from operatic arias, popular songs, songs from musical shows, and sacred songs. She has two Christmas music collections out in late November 2012, “This is Christmas” features 14 traditional Christmas songs and carols including “Ding Dong Merrily on High” “The Christmas Song”, Hark the Herald Angels Sing”. Katherine Jenkins' other Christmas music album “My Christmas” features 12 more traditional Christmas songs and carols, including “O Holy Night”, “Ave Maria”, and “Sancta Maria” Both Katherine Jenkins festive collections are available as audio CDs or MP3 downloads.
Many people enjoy Andrea Bocelli’s distinctive voice and he has a Christmas album, “My Christmas”, released in 2009, but still available. The album features Christmas songs and carols as well as some surprises. Andrea Bocelli’s album is available in both audio CD and MP3 download formats.
Choral music is traditional at Christmas and can inspire the festive spirit. Only Boys Aloud have their album simply called “The Christmas Edition”. The album includes 16 songs, some Christmas carols, songs and other music. This album is only available in Audio CD format.
King’s College Choir, Cambridge (UK) is world famous. The BBC Christmas Eve service comes each year from King’s College, Cambridge, with the choir in attendance and for many British people it begins their Christmas properly. “Carols from Kings 2012” includes both traditional carols and some more unusual ones. The album is available in Audio CD and MP3 download formats.
Christmas takes many people back to their childhood and many people prefer the carols and songs that they learned as children. In many families, children and parents decorate for Christmas together. The perfect background music for such people is “Children’s Christmas Carols and Songs” by various artists. The album has 20 carols and songs, including favourite children’s carols, such as Little Donkey and Away in a Manger, and loved songs such as Frosty the Snowman and We Wish it could be Christmas Everyday. “Children’s Christmas Carols and Songs” is only available in audio CD format.
For something a little different, try “Jolly Bolly Christmas”, release date 19 November 2012. It is a Bollywood comedy album with vibrant Bollywood and Bhangra versions of Christmas classic songs, comedy sketches, some original songs in Hindi and Punjabi, and a Christmas story. The album is just the thing to make your Christmas decorating go with a swing and have the family laughing and dancing. It is the first Christmas Asian album of this type and is only available in audio CD format.
There is a vast range ofChristmas musicto make decorating your home for Christmas a very festive affair and truly get everyone into the Christmas mood. Music is a very subjective choice and what you choose will depend very much on your personal tastes. Decorating one’s home to welcome the winter festivities is a traditional job. Music helps to create a great mood and gives the Christmas decorations extra sparkle.
