75 Classic Christmas Carols

By Charles River Editors

Christmas is the most famous holiday of the year, and the word itself evokes images of Santa Claus, reindeer, snow, Christmas trees, egg nog and more. At the same time, it represents Christianity's most important event, the birth of the baby Jesus. Instantly, well known Christmas carols ring in your ears, pictures of the Nativity Scene become ubiquitous, or maybe you even picture nutcrackers or Scrooge and Tiny Tim.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charles River Editors
• Release date: Mar 22, 2018
• ISBN: 9781614304050

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75 Classic Christmas Carols

A Child This Day Is Born

A child this day is born

A child of high renown

Most worthy of a sceptre and a crown

Glad tidings to all men

Glad tidings sing we may

Because the king of kings

Was born on Christmas day

These tidings shepherds heard

Whilst watching o’er their fold;

‘Twas by an Angel unto them

That night revealed and told.

Glad tidings to all men

Glad tidings sing we may

Because the king of kings

Was born on Christmas day

Then was there with the Angel

An host incontinent

Of heavenly bright soldiers,

All from the highest sent.

Glad tidings to all men

Glad tidings sing we may

Because the king of kings

Was born on Christmas day

They praised the Lord our God,

And our celestial King;

All glory be in Paradise,

This heavenly host do sing.

Glad tidings to all men

Glad tidings sing we may

Because the king of kings

Was born on Christmas day

All glory be to God,

That sitteth still on high,

With praises and with triumph great,

And joyful melody.

Glad tidings to all men

Glad tidings sing we may

Because the king of kings

Was born on Christmas day

Adeste Fideles

Adeste Fideles

Laeti triumphantes

Venite, venite in Bethlehem

Natum videte

Regem angelorum

Venite adoremus

Dominum

Cantet nunc io

Chorus angelorum

Cantet nunc aula caelestium

Gloria, gloria

In excelsis Deo

Venite adoremus

Dominum

Ergo qui natus

Die hodierna

Jesu, tibi sit gloria

Patris aeterni

Verbum caro factus

Venite adoremus

Dominum

All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth

Everybody stops and stares at me

These two teeth are gone as you can see

I don’t know just who

to blame for this catastrophe!

But my one wish on Christmas Eve

is as plain as it can be!

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth,

my two front teeth,

see my two front teeth!

Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth,

then I could wish you Merry Christmas.

It seems so long since I could say,

Sister Susie sitting on a thistle!

Gosh oh gee, how happy I’d be,

if I could only whistle (thhhh)

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth,

my two front teeth,

see my two front teeth.

Gee, if I could only have my two front teeth,

then I could wish you Merry Christmas.

Angels From The Realms Of Glory

Angels from the realms of glory,

Wing your flight o’er all the earth

Ye who sang creations story,

Now proclaim messiah’s birth

Come and worship, come and worship,

Worship Christ the new-born king

Shepherds in the field abiding,

Watching oe’r your flocks by night

God with man is now residing,

Yonder shines the infant light.

Sages leave your contemplations,

Brighter visions beam afar.

Seek the great desire of nations,

Ye have seen his natal star.

Saints before the altar bending,

Watching long in hope and fear

Suddenly the Lord descending

In his temple shall appear.

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels we have heard on high,

Sweetly singing o’er the plains

And the mountains in reply

Echoing their joyous strains. Gloria…

Chorus:

Gloria, In Excelsius Deo

Shepherd why this jubilee,

Why your joyous strains prolong

What the gladsome tidings be,

Which inspire your heavenly song?

Come to Bethlehem and see,

Him whose birth the angels sing

Come adore on bended knee,

Christ the Lord the newborn