In honour of our readers from all over the world, here are some Christmas songs from most of those countries, and a couple more. We love having you here. We have nearly 12,000 hits on the blog since last Christmas when we started. Thankyou!
Note, if there is anything untoward in the languages I do not understand, I am unable to know.
This unusual but beautiful song from Russia, written from Mother Mary’s point of view has English language lyrics if you click on the title under the video:
Kristina Meganck: "Adoração dos Pastores", Portuguese Christmas Song :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AH_kWFC3cIU
Portuguese Christmas cake
Latin America
You can’t get more American than Jazz and White Christmas, a very smooth arrangement:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p6mvjnhwrEs
Christmas in Finland
Polish
Mazowsze - 1992 - Kolęda Bóg się rodzi - PDTV (Mazovia - 1992 - Christmas carols are born - PDTV) :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xlEhlNNJd9A
A Polish Nativity play.
Creative Commons - Himmeli Weinachten Strohstern
African Children’s Choir -Do you hear what I hear?
Korean Pop (k-pop) Lonely Christmas:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qCPFK61Yu3M
Boney M. was a German vocal group created by “ German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in West Germany the four original members of the group's official line-up were Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maisie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba. “ -Wikipedia . The film clip was set in Russia at a time when very few Westerners saw the country. The song reached no. 1 on the UK charts in 1978.
Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord - Boney M :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hxm1FlLSfe4
Christmas in Vietnam by Helen’s recipes
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_mpc37sRXZY
Little Drummer Boy (African Tribal Version) - Alex Boye' ft. Genesis Choir :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a0mT-zNxRMw
A Rawandan Christmas:
Friar Alessandro - Adeste Fideles (O Come all Ye Faithful) the video is set in Bethlehem:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_z_bE6b-WiA
Indonesian traditional band performing Christmas and New Year songs in Singapore:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hO0vt1gfWWA
Oh Holy Night in the original French and English, performed in Vienna by a pair of Italians:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V7uiqRCW6I8
In Spain: Gloria in excelsis Deo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zhhYIZJj6rk
For the deaf, and anyone,
Silent Monks Sing the Hallelujah Chorus
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pRhjWdr-LAA
Stille Nacht (silent night) from Germany:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yv4SeeMhL4
Sung in Thai and English , คริสต์มาสเป็นเวลา - Christmas is a Time to Love cover by Jannine Weigel (พลอยชมพู) :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ07e70YHjw
Kings College Cambridge, England - The Holly and the Ivy:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l7eHtDtZ7hs
Belly dancing from Canada! :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vBVAUE41XHA
French traditional carol
Champs Élysées Paris in December by Andreas Saebjoernsen
The Bell song from Ukraine:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gUrcutYBx1o
Americans Dolly Parton and gospel singers belt out Go Tell it on the Mountain:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3nPFUh4j2OM
Joyful Christmas song from India:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zTvMH38tILk
Joy to the World from Ireland:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VDmIddF7DfQ
Moscow Ballet- Russian Dance from The Nutcracker, a ballet traditionally performed at Christmas:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono - “Merry Christmas/War is over”, from Britain and Japan:
6 comments:
What an extraordinary labour of love! And I do mean labour -- this was a lot of work. Such a great gift to us. A brilliant selection. I'll be listening bit by bit over the season. Thank you, and a merry and blessed Christmas to you and everyone. To those who don't celebrate Christmas, peace and happiness over the season.
Thankyou, Rina, and a blessed Christmas to you too!
Well,well, well,,, Bless your cotton socks,,, good on yer Sheila,,, that is the best Christmas present I have had in years, music, your hard work and the thought behind it is more precious then you will ever know,, thank you from the bottom of my heart. May you and your family find peace and love in your soul and have a beautiful Christmas and new year, the nostalgia, love, pride, friendship, grace, happiness and sadness are all there, pray for those less fortunate then ourselves and think of them and bless everybody,, merry Christmas to you all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsYnhVITf9E&index=38&list=PLauDZIzYAZ7XhfjNAr6Eg9v9PtT5guOfj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGyeuCEAyWU&index=25&list=PLauDZIzYAZ7XhfjNAr6Eg9v9PtT5guOfj
Such a nice blog.....I will listen to each song while making dinner. Thank you....Merry Christmas to all.
Cath, music is the international language! White Christmas is always beloved,..I can’t imagine a world without music!
Yes, Pam, Bing’s version of White Christmas gets played every year here! Mind you, it ain’t white here! I believe Christmas Day this year (2018 ) will be mild with showers. I hope they clear before lunch so we can eat outside.
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