A Treasury of Christmas Carols
           

The Hymns and Carols
of Christmas!

Christmas carols and hymns are one aspect of the holiday season that never fail to lift the spirits - and require no baking, no tree stands, and no extension cords. While there is a body of well-known Christmas songs that are perennial favorites, there are many more which have slipped into obscurity.

The purpose of this site is to preserve the rich history of Christmas carols and hymns which might otherwise be lost. The ultimate goal is to have the largest collection of Christmas lyrics and music ever published in the English language.

This web site is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  At this site, you can celebrate the music and spirit of Christmas all year round.

In addition to Christmas music, there are other notes that are the result of research into related topics of Christmas, including

• "Sing, Choirs of Angels": The History of Christmas Carols

• "Seasons Greetings!": A Brief History of Christmas Cards

• "From Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus": A History

• "O Tannenbaum": The Christmas Tree

• "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing": The Role of Angels in the Christmas celebration

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Happy Holidays!

Douglas D. Anderson

"'Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing his hands again.
'Mankind was my business.
The common welfare was my business;
charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business.
The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water
in the comprehensive ocean of my business!'"

- Jacob Marley

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.
The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me.
I will not shut out the lessons that they teach."

- Ebenezer Scrooge

-- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, 1843

"And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow,
Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?
It came without ribbons! It came without tags!
"It came without packages, boxes or bags!"
And he puzzled three hours, `till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before!
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store.
"Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

-- Dr. Seuss, How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Collections of Christmas Carols & Poetry
Compiled and Edited by
Douglas D. Anderson

All books by Doug Anderson

Victorian Visions A Christmas Poetry Collection	Divinely Inspired A Christmas Poetry Collection	The Bridegroom Cometh Poetry For The Advent
Once A Lovely Shining Star A Christmas Poetry Collection	So Gracious Is The Time A Christmas Poetry Collection	How Still The Night The Christmas Poems of Father Andrew, S.D.C.
Father and Daughter Christmas Poems by Frances and William Havergal	Now, Now The Mirth Comes Christmas Poetry by Robert Herrick	What Sudden Blaze Of Song The Christmas Poems of Rev. John Keble
A Holy Heavenly Chime The Christmastide Poems of Christina Georgina Rossetti	All My Heart This Night Rejoices The Christmas Poems of Catherine Winkworth	A Victorian Carol Book Favorites from the 19th Century — Still favorites today!

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Other Books by Doug Anderson

A Psalter – A Book of the Psalms Arranged by Luther's Categories

Betbüchlein: A Personal Prayer Book, a recreation of Luther's 1529 prayer book

Daily Prayer

Luther's Passional

Luther's Writings on Prayer: A Selection

Devotions for the Advent – 2009
A new edition for 2010 is being prepared.

The Lenten Sermons of Martin Luther, Second Edition

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Best-Loved Christmas Carols  by Ronald M. Clancy The new edition from Sterling Publishing published October 2006.      The originals released by The Millennia Collection: Best-Loved Christmas Carols (2000) American Christmas Classics (2001) Children's Christmas Classics (2002) And be sure to see the beautiful Sacred Christmas Music a musical journey in time from the dawn of the Church’s liturgical song through the Baroque’s great choral and instrumental works to representative pieces of the 20th century. In addition to masterpieces of art, the CD includes the Vienna Boys’ Choir performing “Anima Nostra”; Arcangelo Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto”; The Trappist Monks of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani singing Gregorian Chants; excerpts from Handel’s “Messiah”; and the beloved “Silent Night." Every lover of fine Christmas music will want this magnificent volume. And check out Ron's new Christmas Blog. Christmas Classics, Ltd See the three-minute movie about this series:  http://www.impactmovie.com/christmasclassics (accessed November 14, 2006). Ronald M. Clancy, author of the highly-praised Christmas Classics series of Christmas carol books and CDs, has now created a number of "The Story Behind The Music" videos recounting the histories of numerous Christmas carols. Three were released on YouTube™ in late July 2009, including The Little Drummer Boy, O Little Town of Bethlehem, and White Christmas. All the titles can be found at Christmas Classics Videos. Other titles will released beginning October 1, 2009.

 

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