What does Christmas mean to you?
‘Angels from the realms of glory’?
‘Chestnuts roasting on an open fire’?
‘Rocking around the Christmas tree’?
In this joyful and surprising collection, award-winning broadcasters and musicians Carrie and David Grant open the songbook of Christmas – from ancient carols to modern chart-toppers.
With behind-the-scenes stories, personal memories, and reflections on the hope at the heart of the season, this beautiful gift book will help you hear these songs in a whole new way – and remind you why they matter more than ever.
Contents
1 Songs from long ago
Including: Ding Dong! Merrily on High, O Come all Ye Faithful and The Holly and the Ivy
2 Best-loved carols
Including: Away in a Manger, In the Bleak Mid Winter and Silent Night
3 Holiday songs
Including: Let it Snow! White Christmas and Winter Wonderland
4 Time to party!
Including: Merry Xmas Everybody, Rocking Around the Christmas Tree and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
6 Friends and family
Including: All I Want for Christmas is You, Feliz Navidad and Last Christmas
7 Songs for the world
Including: Do They Know it’s Christmas? , Happy Xmas (War is Over) and When a Child is Born
