Christmas Carol Collection 2017
LibriVox volunteers bring you a festive selection of 22 Christmas carols for the 2017 holiday. This year's collection includes traditional favorites and lesser-known selections in English, German, Italian, and Latin. The singers wish all listeners around the world a happy and peaceful Christmas. Adeste Fidelis ; words and music traditional . Angels From the Realms of Glory ; words by James Montgomery (1771-1854); music by Henry Smart (1813-1879). A Babe is Born ; words traditional; music by BookAngel7. The Boar's Head ; words and music traditional. Child in the Manger ; words by Mary M. MacDonald (1798-1872); tune traditional. Canzone di Natale (Christmas Lullaby) ; words and music traditional . Christmas Once is Christmas Still ; words by Phillips Brooks (1835-1893); tune by BookAngel7. Coventry Carol ; words and music traditional. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen ; words and music traditional. Good Christian Men Rejoice ; words by John Mason Neale (1818-1866 ); tune traditional. Go Tell It On the Mountain ; by John Wesley Work, Jr. His Advent ; words by Alfred Hayes (1857-1936); tune by Joseph Barnby (1838-1896). The Holly and the Ivy ; words and music traditional . It Came Upon a Midnight Clear ; by Edward H. Sears (1810-1876); music by Richard Storrs Willis (1819-1900). O Come All Ye Faithful ; words by Frederick Oakeley ( 1802-1880); tune traditional. O Little Town of Bethlehem ; words by Phillips Brooks (1835-1893); music by Lewis Henry Redner (1831-1908); additional music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958). O Tannenbaum ; words by Ernst Anschütz ( 1780-1861); tune by Melchior Franck (1579-1639). Pastor Bonus ; words by Alfred Edward Alston (1862-1927); tune by commonsparrow3. Silent Night ; words in original German by Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863); English translation by John F. Young (1820-1885); music by Franz Xaver Gruber. Good King Wenceslaus ; words by John Mason Neale; music traditional . What Child Is This? ; words by William Chatterton Dix (1837-1898); tune traditional. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night ; words by Nahum Tate (1652-1715); music by George F. Handel (1685-1759).