Words of Christmas Songs

Knowing the words of Christmas songs can help you share your holiday spirit in different ways as you enjoy both classic and contemporary Christmas carols.

What are the words to popular carols?

When the tunes of popular Christmas carols are so familiar, why do the words of those songs matter? By understanding the exact words of the songs, you can better appreciate their seasonal messages and subtleties, particularly for extended verses that may not always be played in popular versions of carols. If you are planning a holiday music program for a school, church, or other venue, including the words to the selected songs will help share that meaning with your guests, and knowing all the words is essential if you will be singing the songs yourself.

Understanding the words of Christmas songs can even help you understand the hidden jokes in Twisted Christmas songs or Christmas humor parody songs, making them even more enjoyable.

Even though most people can follow the tunes of the most popular Christmas carols, finding the lyrics to these songs can be more of a challenge. Places to check for the words to popular Christmas songs include:

• Lyric sheets for holiday CDs
• Christmas sheet music
• Hymnals or seasonal choir books
• Musician websites
• Karaoke music

Online Christmas music websites often have extensive lists of carols and Christmas song lyrics. Some sites even include downloads of popular carols, online background music, or a brief history or explanation for each carol. Some of the best sites for Christmas music lyrics include:

• Christmas Tree Farm Network: Limited list of the most popular Christmas carol lyrics.
• Links 2 Love: Extensive list of classic and modern carol lyrics. Includes sound files.
• Caroling Corner: Lengthy list of alphabetized carol lyrics.
• Carols.org: Only the most popular carols, but includes a brief history of each song.
• Christmas Fun: Each carol comes with lyrics and printable puzzles and games based on the song.

When you’re looking for the words to holiday songs, be sure to compare several versions of songs to be accurate with the lyrics. The very oldest and most popular carols are often translated into different languages, and may not even have been originally composed in English. Depending on how and when the song was translated, the lyrics could differ significantly in different versions.

Furthermore, modern musical artists often make small changes to the lyrics of classic carols to suit their musical style and preferences, so be sure whatever music you are looking for has the appropriate lyrics associated with it.

Now use the words you know!

Once you know the words to your favorite Christmas carols and other holiday songs, you can not only sing them appropriately and share them with others, but there is a lot of other seasonal fun you can have.

• Create appropriate carol playlists for different holiday events, such as a church luncheon, an office party, or a Christmas Eve open house.
• Add lyrics as greetings to your Christmas cards or family letters, or sing into recordable cards or ornaments as gifts.
• Create fun puzzles and games such as crosswords, word searches, or trivia questions to use at holiday parties or to enclose with Christmas cards.
• Adjust the lyrics to personalize them for your home or family, or create entirely new verses to sing along with traditional ones.
• Participate in community holiday music programs, such as elementary school sing-a-longs, seasonal choirs, a holiday musical, or neighborhood caroling.

Once you know the words of Christmas songs, there is nothing to keep you from singing along with your favorite carols, or arranging musical programs and playlists to enjoy all season long. Knowing the lyrics will help you enjoy the songs more fully and spread the musical joy to everyone you care about this holiday season.

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