For a classic carol - Isaac Watts' "Joy To The World" as it encompasses what Christmas is actually about. The King of Kings was born as a baby into the world He created. The third verse is not normally sung today, shame. Does need to be sung a nice tempo, too often choirs slow it down too much, but it doesn't need pop treatment either. Music is by Handle.
Here is a classic recording.
Quote:
1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
let ev’ry heart prepare him room
and heav’n and nature sing,
and heav’n and nature sing,
and heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing.
2 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ,
while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
3 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 the curse is found,
far as, far as the curse is found.
4 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 of his love,
and wonders, wonders of his love.
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For something more modern I like Graham Kendrick's "
Heaven Invites You to a Party" as party of his "The Gift - Make Way for Christmas". I remember playing this outside on guitar with a small group from our church many moons back on the estate the church building was on, free mince pies and mulled wine, great fun even if cold. (Much nicer in the southern hemisphere where Christmas is in the middle of summer.)