Evolution of Christmas Songs (1744-2020)

Song: Evolution of Christmas Songs (1744-2020)

Artist: Peter Hollens

It's another Peter Hollens Holiday Music Appreciation Post: Christmas style! 🎄

Below is today's featured number Evolution of Christmas Songs (1744-2020), which is a super fun and creative medley of Christmas favorites throughout, literally, all time. The KING of mashups! 

O come, all ye faithful

Joyful and triumphant

O come ye, o come ye

To Bethlehem

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

Sleep in heavenly

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining

It is the night of our dear Savior's birth

Long lay the world in sin and error pining

Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth

O come, O come, Emmanuel

And ransom captive Israel

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appear

What Child is this who laid to rest,

On Mary's lap is sleeping?

Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet,

While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King

Whom shepherds guard and angels sing

Haste, haste, to bring Him laud

The Babe, the Son of Mary

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee

How great Thou art, how great Thou art

Hark how the bells

Sweet silver bells

All seem to say

Throw cares away

Christmas is here

Bringing good cheer

To young and old

Meek and the bold

Gaily they ring

While people sing

Songs of good cheer

Christmas is here

Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

On on they send

On without end

Their joyful tone

To every home

Our finest gifts we bring

Pa rum pum pum pum

To lay before the king

Pa rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

I'll be home for Christmas

You can count on me

(And if isn't too much trouble)

Please have snow and mistletoe

And presents on the tree

(And if you wonder where I'll be)

Christmas Eve will find

(Where the love light gleams)

I'll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreams

(You can count me

I'll be...)

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Yuletide carols being sung by a choir

And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe

Help to make the season bright

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

Will find it hard to sleep tonight

So this is Christmas

And what have you done

Another year over

And a new one just began

Mary, did you know, that your baby boy would one day walk on water?

Mary, did you know, that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?

Did you know, that your baby boy has come to make you new?

This child, that you've delivered, will soon deliver you

Do you remember me?

I sat upon your knee

I wrote to you with childhood fantasies

Well, I'm all grown up now

And still need help somehow

I'm not a child but my heart still can dream

I don't want a lot for Christmas

There is just one thing I need

I don't care about the presents

Underneath the Christmas tree

I don't need to hang my stocking

There, upon the fireplace

Santa Claus won't make me happy

With a toy on Christmas day

I just want you for my own

More than you could ever know

Make my wish come true

Baby, I want for Christmas is you

You, baby

Believe in what your heart is saying

Hear the melody that's playing

There's no time to waste

There's so much to celebrate

Believe in what you feel inside

And give your dreams the wings to fly

You have everything you need

If you just believe

Those silents nights, holy nights

And angels singing lullabies

And heaven and nature

Singing, "Goodwill to all"

To all

Epic Christmas Movie Medley feat. Brain Hull, Geoff Castellucci, Evynne Hollens and Ashland Hollens

THIS IS THE FREAKING CUTEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!!  Oh my gosh his son 😍 Ashland is SO STINKIN' CUTE and did SUCH a good job - and doesn't he make the perfect Charlie Brown and Ralphie!? Too cute! Following in his daddy's - and mama's - footsteps I see. This is so creative and fun! I love Peter Hollens medley's! He kills it every time! 

Best New Christmas Carol/Song for 2021 - More Than Hands Can Hold

Nice clickbait title there 😉 I've only listened to Peter's new original Christmas song twice but it's very pretty and heartwarming. Peter always knows how to get to the heart of the season with his original music!💚

Looking back at all the years past

Moments in December, what do you remember

Can you hold the gifts of Christmas

In your hands

Do you cherish all the memories

Laughing with your loved ones

Sharing joy with someone

Do you hold the gifts of Christmas

In your hands

Open up your heart and give yourself

Fell the hope in helping someone else

And let us shine the light of love this Christmas

Let us find the time to share between us

Eye to eye

With our hearts open wide

To more than what our hands can hold this Christmas

You don't need the lights, the presents

You will find the spirit listen and you'll hear it

From those without means or fortunes

In their hands

Open up your heart and give yourself

Feel the hope in helping someone else

And let us shine the light of love this Christmas

Let us find the time to share between us

Eye to Eye

With our hearts open wide

To more than what our hands can hold this Christmas

Open up your heart and give yourself

Feel the hope in helping someone else

And let us shine the light of love this Christmas

Let us find the time to share between us

Eye to eye

With our hearts open wide

To more than what our hands can hold

So let us shine the light of love this Christmas

Let us find the time to share between us

Hand in hand

May we all understand

Treasures that the heart can hold at Christmas

And more than what our hands can hold this Christmas

Hark! The herald angels sing

Glory to the newborn King

Best Christmas Duet feat. Evynne Hollens - Happy X-mas (War is Over)

With his wife Evynne. This will actually be my first time listening to this song too! I've just seen it on my youtube feed for a while but haven't gotten around to hearing it.

So this is Christmas

And what have you done

Another year over

And a new one just begun

And so this is Christmas

I hope you have fun

The near and the dear one

The old and the young

A very Merry Christmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any fear

And so this is Christmas (war is over)

For weak and for strong (if you want it)

For rich and the poor ones (war is over)

The road is so long (now)

And so happy Christmas (war is over)

For black and for white (if you want it)

For yellow and red ones (war is over)

Let's stop all the fight (now)

A very Merry Christmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any fear

And so this is Christmas (war is over)

And what have we done (if you want it)

Another year over (war is over)

And a new one just begun (now)

And so happy Christmas (war is over)

We hope you have fun (if you want it)

The near and the dear one (war is over)

The old and the young (now)

A very Merry Christmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any fear

War is over, if you want it

War is over now

Happy Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!