Tagged: Christmas

Owl City / TobyMac

November 25, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published November 25, 2022

“Light of Christmas” by TobyMac & Owl City

Christmas is a holiday which can mean a lot of different things depending on who you’re talking to. In fact based on these lyrics, a listener could tell that even to the vocalist(s) himself, there...

Brenda Lee / Christmas Songs

November 24, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published November 24, 2022

“Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee

Brenda Lee has noted that when she first heard “Rockin”’ Around the Christmas Tree”, she was digging the tune because “it was a rocking kind of a song”, i.e. one that differs from your traditional carol. Indeed, it...

Christmas Songs

December 19, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published December 19, 2021

“Joy to the World” (Christmas Song)

Many of the Christmas carols we know and love were actually written centuries ago. Their authoring harps back to a day when the Western music industry, if you will, was very religious/Christian in nature.  So...

Christmas Songs

December 19, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published December 19, 2021

“Silent Night” (Christmas Song)

“Silent Night” is, shall we say an enriched account of the birth of Jesus, i.e. the primary event upon which the Christmas holiday is based. Or more specifically, it is presented as if the vocalist...

Christmas Songs

December 17, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published December 17, 2021

“O Holy Night” (Christmas Song)

“O Holy Night” is meant to be a celebration and to a lesser degree detailing the birth of Jesus, i.e. the historical event which lies at the foundation of the Christmas holiday. It has...

Christmas Songs / Jose Feliciano

December 10, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published December 10, 2021 · Last modified October 15, 2023

Feliz Navidad | Jose Feliciano Lyrics, Interesting Facts & Meaning

Feliz Navidad has been one of the most popular Christmas songs in the United States since around the time the tune was introduced to the world in the early 1970s. That is actually pretty amazing considering that,...

Christmas Songs / Shakin' Stevens

December 10, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published December 10, 2021

“Merry Christmas Everyone” by Shakin’ Stevens

According to Shakin’ Stevens, the content of this piece (“Merry Christmas Everyone”) was meant to replicate classic Christmas tracks, the types of which someone like the late Bing Crosby would drop back in the relatively...

Christmas Songs / Ed Sheeran / Elton John

December 7, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published December 7, 2021 · Last modified December 16, 2021

“Merry Christmas” by Elton John & Ed Sheeran

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine what the music industry would look like without British artists. The product of A list musicians from the UK tends to be this perfect hybrid of the commercial aspirations which...

Christmas Songs / Harry Belafonte

December 6, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published December 6, 2021 · Last modified December 16, 2021

“Mary’s Boy Child” by Harry Belafonte

Without an atom of doubt, “Mary’s Boy Child” is one of the most popular Christmas songs ever composed. The lyrics basically center around the birth of Jesus Christ and the joy it brings mankind....

K-pop / Stray Kids

December 1, 2021

 by Amanda London · Published December 1, 2021

“Christmas EveL” by Stray Kids

It’s safe to assume that North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un probably isn’t a fan of anything even remotely Christmas, since his regime is known to not favor Christianity at all. Actually the regime in...