Top 10 Best Christmas Carols From England

Includes carols where the music is written by an English Composer. Not including carols with lyrics, but not music, written by an English person (e.g., Hark the Herald Angels Sing or Joy to the world) and only including religious carols not modern music by English bands such as Fairy Tale of New York or Last Christmas.

10. The First Nowell – John Stainer / English Traditional 00:03

9. I Saw Three Ships - John Stainer / English Traditional 04:23

8. The Holly and the Ivy - Cecil Sharp / English Traditional 06:22

7. O Little Town of Bethlehem – Music by: Ralph Vaughan Williams / English Traditional 09:09

6. Sussex Carol – Music by: English Traditional 12:49

5. Coventry Carol – Music by: Thomas Mawdyke / Medieval English Mystery Plays 14:43

4. Once in Royal David’s City – Music by: Henry John Gauntlett 18:27

3. O come, All Ye Faithful – Music by: John Francis Wade - Text by: disputed (St. Bonaventure / John IV of Portugal / Cistercian Monks / John Francis Wade) 22:43

2. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen – Music by: John Stainer / English traditional 27:08

1. In the Bleak Midwinter – Music by: Gustav Holst 30:42

[timmasters]

I am playing this to my father. He is very 93yrs of age and very ill.
I detected a smile on his face as we listened.
I will treasure the memory

[karindickinson]

I am married to a BRITISH MAN from SUFFOLK, have lived in the countryside in a tiny village of 200 people in SUFFOLK for 14 years.
I am half BRITISH, half GERMAN. I miss the village life, our congregation of our small church. It's a complete different life.
One has to live it to explain it.
Wish you all a very happy Christmas, lots of mincemeat pies, crackers, paper hats, visits to the pub, going to church, singing in the choir, you name it.
I will never ever forget the 14 years . They have been branded in my mind, soul, heart.
Bless you all.❤🇩🇪❤❤❤❤❤🇬🇧❤

[CJBradley]

I turned 70 this year and was lucky enough to have been born in a country full of wonderfull people and tradition; England. Merry christmas everyone.!

[albionmyl]

I am German and have been many times in England I love country and people what a wonderful tradition of Christmas carols.... we have a common Anglo-Saxon legacy in many parts of our life.... we are one tribe.... merry Christmas to our english cousins.... believe in Jesus Christ.... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️🇩🇪🙏

[sebgold]

To all of have decided to click onto this video and listen to this wonderful music, I wish you a wonderful Christmas and very best wishes for in 2024.

[wardyward]

As the assistant organist in a small Anglican church in the north of England. These carols are still very popular and very much requested. Always a pleasure to play and the emotion that they bring is something that I cant explain.

[CarolineDesantis]

I am English born and raised proudly there. I was fortunate enough to have travelled the world as a dancer ending up in Las Vegas another life time ago. I am sitting with tears falling down my face listening to this beautiful Christmas music. I learned them all with my classically trained 28:01 father at the piano. My parents are long gone but their memories linger on especially poignant at this time of year. I wish you all a beautiful and happy Christmas…

[ros]

I’m from Nottingham and I now have lived in Hawaii for 24 yrs.I miss England and Scotland where my father is from. I always get very homesick at Christmas, I used to love singing these beautiful Carols in my school choir as a girl. God bless everyone from around the world who appreciates this beautiful music! Merry Christmas and Peace to all.

[MadeOfStone]

I just went to my local Church's candleit service on this Christmas Eve. I am a young man and it's refreshing to visit the Church. I encourage others to go out and visit a Church with their families.

[alexiskiri]

I grew up in the English Church. My mother was the organist. My father led the altar boys. I sang in the choir. Both my mother and father are dead and I am an old lady but these songs bring back so many good memories. Glory to God.

[kaymanuel]

I am English and moved for a life in Canada when I was 27 with my husband. We are now in our early 60s, and I still love the memories of English Christmas. Sadly, most of my family has passed away, so there is an element that brings a tear.. so many years have gone. What a great collection of music. Merry Christmas and Peace on Earth to you all.

[lisaqwh]

My son is a choir boy in Canada, the only boy choir school in North America. We are very proud of him and his school singing every mass in the cathedral. Yesterday, He get to sing the midnight mass for the first time in senior choir. I could see the joyfulness in his eyes.

[chantalbentenat]

I am French with English, German, and American in my family. I love Christmas. I though about Jésus Christ who came to save people from all the World. Merry Christmas to all of you children of God.❤️

[georgeclarke]

My father was born in Yorkshire in 1897, I in the US in 1943. I am very proud of my English heritage and love all these carols that have been given to the world.

[lesleywood]

Simply beautiful. Takes me back to England, my birth place. My family left England in December 1965 to live in America. We sailed on the Cunard Franconia and celebrated Christmas on board the ship with English crackers and paper hats After docking in NY Harbor, we took a bus to my my great aunt's in the Norfolk, VA area. While I was only 5 years-old at the time, I remember all the snow that had fallen there. One of my fondest memories is being woken up by my parents on board that ship, so that I could see Lady Liberty in all her glory. Both my parents served in World War II. My father had trained as a pilot/navigator for the British RAF in Winnepeg, Canada. He flew training missions which took him over the the Canadian Rockies and parts of North America. Leaving England for America was bittersweet for my parents, but they were embarking on a new, wonderous journey. Both my parents were great music lovers, and these songs remind me of treasured times together. Thank you for putting together this compilation. Blessings and Merry Christmas to everyone!!

[myrnakosse]

On the Eve of First Advent 2024, while I am decorating my Home... Have a blessed Advent 🕯️ greetings from Berlin Germany 🫶🏼

[songsmitha]

P.S. Credit is also due for the selection of the photographs that accomp-any the audio. Well done!

[susanmckenzie]

What kind and lovely comments from you all, thank you. May the whole world have a peaceful and loving Christmas in 2023, especially the holy land. I wish you all love from the uk.

[tonymercer]

A splendid compilation of beautiful carols to celebrate the advent of the one foretold by the prophet Isaiah - " For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon his shoulder. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. " He is Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world.

[aaronflinner]

Im an American, and I absolutely love these carols. Thank you for posting this wonderful music. Music that proclaims the wonder and beauty of the Lord Jesus coming to rescue lost sinners is the most lovely music of Christmas.