Christmas Songs

RinnNetherton
Dec 22, 2025
6 min read

Angels We Have Heard On High

[Verse 1]

Angels we have heard on high

Sweetly singing o'er the plains

And the mountains in reply

Echoing their joyous strains

[Chorus]

Gloria in excelsis Deo

[Verse 2]

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

Why your joyous strains prolong?

Say what may the tidings be

Which inspire your heavenly song

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]

Come to Bethlehem and see

Him Whose birth the angels sing

Come, adore on bended knee

Christ the Lord, the newborn King

[Chorus]

Holly Jolly Christmas

[Verse 1]

Have a holly jolly Christmas

It's the best time of the year

I don't know if there'll be snow

But have a cup of cheer

[Verse 2]

Have a holly jolly Christmas

And when you walk down the street

Say hello to friends you know

And everyone you meet

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh-ho, the mistletoe

Hung where you can see

Somebody waits for you

Kiss her once for me

[Chorus]

Have a holly jolly Christmas

And in case you didn't hear

Oh, by golly, have a holly jolly Christmas this year

[Bridge: Choir]

Have a holly jolly Christmas

It's the best time of the year

[Verse 2: Burl Ives]

Have a holly jolly Christmas

And when you walk down the street

Say hello to friends you know

And everyone you meet

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh-ho, the mistletoe

Hung where you can see

Somebody waits for you

Kiss her once for me

[Chorus]

Have a holly jolly Christmas

And in case you didn't hear

Oh, by golly, have a holly jolly Christmas this year

O Come All Ye Faithful

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!

O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem

Come and behold Him

Born the King of Angels

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord!

God of God, Light of Light

Lo, He abhors not the Virgin's womb

Very God

Begotten, not created

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord!

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God

All glory in the highest

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord!

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning

Jesus, to Thee be glory given

Word of the Father

Now in flesh appearing

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord!

Jingle Bells

[Verse 1]

Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh

O'er the fields we go

Laughing all the way

Bells on bobtails ring

Making spirits bright

What fun it is to ride and sing

A sleighing song tonight

[Chorus]

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

[Verse 1]

Hark! the herald angels sing:

"Glory to the newborn King!

Peace on earth and mercy mild

God and sinners reconciled"

Joyful, all ye nations rise

Join the triumph of the skies

With angelic hosts proclaim:

"Christ is born in Bethlehem"

Hark! the herald angels sing:

"Glory to the newborn King!"

[Verse 2]

Christ by highest Heav'n adored

Christ the everlasting Lord!

Late in time behold Him come

Offspring of a Virgin's womb

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;

Hail the incarnate Deity

Pleased as man with man to dwell

Jesus, our Emmanuel

Hark! the herald angels sing:

"Glory to the newborn King!"

[Verse 3]

Hail the Heav'n-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Son of Righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings

Ris'n with healing in His wings

Mild He lays His glory by

Born that man no more may die

Born to raise the sons of earth

Born to give them second birth

Hark! the herald angels sing:

"Glory to the newborn King!"

O Come O Come Emmanuel

[Verse 1]

O come, O come, Emmanuel

And ransom captive Israel

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appear

[Refrain]

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel

[Verse 2]

O come, O come, Thou Lord of might

Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height

In ancient times didst give the law

In cloud, and majesty and awe

[Refrain]

[Verse 3]

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free

Thine own from Satan's tyranny

From depths of hell Thy people save

And give them victory o'er the grave

[Refrain]

[Verse 4]

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer

Our spirits by Thine advent here

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night

And death's dark shadows put to flight

[Refrain]

[Verse 5]

O come, Thou Key of David, come

And open wide our heavenly home

Make safe the way that leads on high

And close the path to misery

[Refrain]

[Verse 6]

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high

And order all things, far and nigh

To us the path of knowledge show

And cause us in her ways to go

[Refrain]

[Verse 7]

O come, desire of nations, bind

In one the hearts of all mankind

Bid Thou our sad divisions cease

And be Thyself our King of peace

[Refrain]

Silver Bells

[Verse 1]

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks

Dressed in holiday style

In the air there's a feeling

Of Christmas

Children laughing, people passing

Meeting smile after smile

And on every street corner you'll hear

[Chorus]

Silver bells

It's Christmas time in the city

Ring-a-ling

Hear them ring

Soon it will be Christmas Day

[Verse 2]

Strings of streetlights, even stoplights

Blink of bright red and green

As the shoppers rush home with their treasures

Hear the snow crunch

See the kids bunch

This is Santa's big scene

And above all the bustle you'll hear

[Chorus]

Silent Night

[Verse 1]

Silent night, holy night

All is calm, all is bright

Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child

Holy Infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

[Verse 2]

Silent night, holy night

Shepherds quake at the sight

Glories stream from heaven afar

Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia

Christ the Savior is born

[Verse 3]

Silent night, holy night

Son of God, love's pure light

Radiant beams from Thy holy face

With the dawn of redeeming grace

Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

Joy to the World

Joy to the world! The Lord is come

Let earth receive her King!

Let every heart prepare Him room

And heaven and nature sing

And heaven, and heaven and nature sing

Joy to the world! the Savior reigns

Let men their songs employ

While fields and floods

Rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy

Repeat, repeat the sound joy

No more let sins and sorrows grow

Nor thorns infest the ground

He comes to make

His blessings flow

Far as the curse is found

Far as, far as the curse is found

He rules the world with truth and grace

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness

And wonders of His love

And wonders and wonders of His love

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

[Verse 1]

We wish you a merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year

[Refrain]

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin

Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year

[Verse 2]

Now bring us some figgy pudding

And bring some out here

[Refrain]

[Verse 3]

For we all like figgy pudding

We all like figgy pudding

So bring some out here

[Refrain]

[Verse 4]

And we won't go until we've got some

We won't go until we've got some

So bring some out here

[Refrain]