{"id":5204,"date":"2020-12-14T10:53:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T17:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/?page_id=5204"},"modified":"2023-10-11T08:49:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:49:05","slug":"other-christmas-songs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/other-christmas-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Christmas Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These songs are from the old Christmas music site, and may be re-recorded or remixed in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp_rss_retriever\"><ul class=\"wp_rss_retriever_list\"><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/o-christmas-tree\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=o-christmas-tree\"title=\"#47: O Christmas Tree\">#47: O Christmas Tree<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/o-christmas-tree\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=o-christmas-tree\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/o-christmas-tree-221x300.jpg?resize=221%2C300&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#47: O Christmas Tree\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/o-christmas-tree-221x300.jpg?resize=221%2C300&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#47: O Christmas Tree\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">The practice of decorating Christmas trees seems to have originated during the Middle Ages in Germany, when people would hang fruit, nuts, sweets, and paper flowers all over the tree for children to enjoy. \u00c2\u00a0A legend was also born around \u2026 Continue reading#47: O Christmas&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 1, 2012 - 12:50 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/i-heard-the-bells-on-christmas-day\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=i-heard-the-bells-on-christmas-day\"title=\"#42: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day\">#42: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/i-heard-the-bells-on-christmas-day\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=i-heard-the-bells-on-christmas-day\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/christmas-bells-300x201.jpg?resize=300%2C201&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#42: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/christmas-bells-300x201.jpg?resize=300%2C201&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#42: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">It was a time of intense sorrow and despair in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\u2019s life. His wife had tragically died in a fire in 1861. The American Civil War had just broken out, and his oldest son Charles had decided to \u2026 Continue reading#42: I Heard&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 12, 2011 - 11:59 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/hark-the-herald-angels-sing\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hark-the-herald-angels-sing\"title=\"#38: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing\">#38: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/hark-the-herald-angels-sing\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hark-the-herald-angels-sing\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/hark-the-herald-angels-sing-245x300.jpg?resize=245%2C300\"  alt=\"#38: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/hark-the-herald-angels-sing-245x300.jpg?resize=245%2C300\"  alt=\"#38: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Felix Mendelssohn composed the tune to this song in 1840, but the original tune was a solemn one written by Charles Wesley at the inception of the carol one hundred years earlier in 1739. The lyrics have changed as well. \u2026 Continue reading#38: Hark! the&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 4, 2011 - 11:59 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer\"title=\"#31: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\">#31: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/rudolph416_416x3001-300x216.jpg?resize=300%2C216&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#31: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/rudolph416_416x3001-300x216.jpg?resize=300%2C216&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#31: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Johnny Marks created an undeniable hit with \u201cRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\u201d when Gene Autry debuted it in New York City\u2019s Madison Square Garden in 1949. The star of one of the best-selling and most-recorded Christmas songs of all time, Rudolph \u2026 Continue reading#31: Rudolph the&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 19, 2010 - 11:45 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/frosty-the-snowman\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=frosty-the-snowman\"title=\"#29: Frosty the Snowman\">#29: Frosty the Snowman<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/frosty-the-snowman\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=frosty-the-snowman\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/frosty-the-snowman-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#29: Frosty the Snowman\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/frosty-the-snowman-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#29: Frosty the Snowman\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">A young boy just out of high school, Gene Autry worked in a railway telegraph office in a Midwest Oklahoma town. Occasionally he\u2019d pluck away at his guitar and sing during slow days. One night, a stranger appeared, listened while \u2026 Continue reading#29: Frosty the&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 17, 2010 - 11:59 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=santa-claus-is-coming-to-town\"title=\"#27: Santa Claus is Coming to Town\">#27: Santa Claus is Coming to Town<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=santa-claus-is-coming-to-town\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa_sleigh_10241-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#27: Santa Claus is Coming to Town\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/santa_sleigh_10241-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#27: Santa Claus is Coming to Town\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Everyone knows what happens if you pout or cry around Christmastime: Santa Claus passes you by, that\u2019s what. \u201cSanta Claus Is Coming to Town\u201d was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie in 1934. Coots had been writing material \u2026 Continue reading#27: Santa Claus&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 15, 2010 - 11:41 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/silent-night\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=silent-night\"title=\"#25: Silent Night\">#25: Silent Night<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/silent-night\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=silent-night\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/star-of-bethlehem1.jpg\"  alt=\"#25: Silent Night\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/star-of-bethlehem1.jpg\"  alt=\"#25: Silent Night\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">On December 24, 1818, the carol \u201cStille Nacht! Heilige Nacht\u201d was heard for the first time in a village church in Oberndorf, Austria. The congregation at that Midnight Mass in St. Nicholas Church listened as the voices of the assistant \u2026 Continue reading#25: Silent Night<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 25, 2009 - 2:00 am<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/happy-xmas\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=happy-xmas\"title=\"#23: Happy Xmas\">#23: Happy Xmas<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/happy-xmas\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=happy-xmas\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/santa_hat_and_peace_symbol_photosculpture-p1534899844465219053ppq_4001.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#23: Happy Xmas\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/santa_hat_and_peace_symbol_photosculpture-p1534899844465219053ppq_4001.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#23: Happy Xmas\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">\u201cHappy Xmas (War Is Over)\u201d was recorded by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band in late October 1971, with the help of producer Phil Spector. It features soaring, heavily echoed vocals, and a sing-along chorus. The children \u2026 Continue reading#23: Happy Xmas<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 23, 2009 - 8:49 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/o-come-all-ye-faithful\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=o-come-all-ye-faithful\"title=\"#21: O Come All Ye Faithful\">#21: O Come All Ye Faithful<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/o-come-all-ye-faithful\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=o-come-all-ye-faithful\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/2509623_b32d2ec8ed_o1.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#21: O Come All Ye Faithful\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/2509623_b32d2ec8ed_o1.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#21: O Come All Ye Faithful\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">The text to \u201cO Come All Ye Faithful\u201d was originally written in Latin (\u201cAdeste Fideles\u201d) and is attributed to John Francis Wade, an 18th-century hymnist. It was first published in a collection known as \u201cCantus Diversi\u201d in 1751. The original \u2026 Continue reading#21: O Come&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 21, 2009 - 6:32 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/o-come-o-come-emmanuel-2009\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=o-come-o-come-emmanuel-2009\"title=\"#15: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel\">#15: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/o-come-o-come-emmanuel-2009\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=o-come-o-come-emmanuel-2009\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/adoration-of-the-shepherds-gerard-van-honthorst-1590-16561.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#15: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/adoration-of-the-shepherds-gerard-van-honthorst-1590-16561.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#15: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">The words to \u201cO Come, O Come, Emmanuel\u201d are a translation of the Catholic Latin text \u201cVeni, veni, Emmanuel\u201d by John Mason Neale in the mid-19th century. Their origins are very old indeed, and may date as far back as \u2026 Continue reading#15: O Come,&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 15, 2009 - 11:59 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/jingle-bell-rock\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=jingle-bell-rock\"title=\"#14: Jingle Bell Rock\">#14: Jingle Bell Rock<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/jingle-bell-rock\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=jingle-bell-rock\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/highres_22634861.jpeg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#14: Jingle Bell Rock\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/highres_22634861.jpeg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#14: Jingle Bell Rock\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">\u201cJingle Bell Rock\u201d was written by Joe Beal, a New England-born public relations man, in 1957. It\u2019s in the \u201crockabilly\u201d style, and was written during a time when rock-and-roll was coming on strong and casting its new rhythmic vitality over \u2026 Continue reading#14: Jingle Bell&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 14, 2009 - 11:59 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/joy-to-the-world\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=joy-to-the-world\"title=\"#13: Joy to the World\">#13: Joy to the World<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/joy-to-the-world\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=joy-to-the-world\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/joytotheworld.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#13: Joy to the World\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/joytotheworld.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#13: Joy to the World\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">The words to the triumphant song \u201cJoy to the World\u201d are by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719. Watts wrote the words of \u201cJoy to the World\u201d \u2026 Continue reading#13: Joy to&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 13, 2009 - 10:31 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas\"title=\"#12: It\u2019s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas\">#12: It\u2019s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Christmas_Wallpaper_Tree_Lights_Town1.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#12: It\u2019s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Christmas_Wallpaper_Tree_Lights_Town1.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#12: It\u2019s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">You may know Meredith Wilson as the composer of the Broadway hit The Music Man in 1957, but before that in 1951 he had already achieved success with \u201cIt\u2019s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.\u201d Perry Como and The \u2026 Continue reading#12: It\u2019s Beginning&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 12, 2009 - 1:23 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/let-it-snow\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=let-it-snow\"title=\"#11: Let It Snow!\">#11: Let It Snow!<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/let-it-snow\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=let-it-snow\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/SNOWING_2_april_2006_m-315x2551.jpg?resize=315%2C2551&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#11: Let It Snow!\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/SNOWING_2_april_2006_m-315x2551.jpg?resize=315%2C2551&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#11: Let It Snow!\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">\u201cLet It Snow!\u201d was written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945 in Hollywood, California during one of the hottest days on record. First recorded by Vaughn Monroe on October 31, 1945, it became a popular \u2026 Continue reading#11: Let It&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 11, 2009 - 11:59 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/coventry-carol\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=coventry-carol\"title=\"#10: Coventry Carol\">#10: Coventry Carol<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/coventry-carol\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=coventry-carol\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/giotto_holy_innocents.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#10: Coventry Carol\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/giotto_holy_innocents.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#10: Coventry Carol\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">The \u201cCoventry Carol\u201d is a Christmas carol dating from the 16th Century. The carol was performed in Coventry as part of a play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the Christmas story from chapter two \u2026 Continue reading#10: Coventry Carol<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 10, 2009 - 11:59 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/christmas-shoes\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=christmas-shoes\"title=\"#7: Christmas Shoes\">#7: Christmas Shoes<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/christmas-shoes\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=christmas-shoes\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/XGGCXCA1UVSRUCAIZ3WXACAM9W9O6CANIMQ3BCA9YAMY9CAQMCI71CAQ489YFCA9ZK12VCAAU92H1CA7H12MHCA39RSHECANKCFEMCAOGH58NCANAP682CAG0J1QGCAFAKVAACARDFMJQCAMNDK3N.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#7: Christmas Shoes\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/XGGCXCA1UVSRUCAIZ3WXACAM9W9O6CANIMQ3BCA9YAMY9CAQMCI71CAQ489YFCA9ZK12VCAAU92H1CA7H12MHCA39RSHECANKCFEMCAOGH58NCANAP682CAG0J1QGCAFAKVAACARDFMJQCAMNDK3N.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#7: Christmas Shoes\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">\u201cThe Christmas Shoes\u201d is based on a story passed around on the Internet. Eventually it was forwarded to a member of the Christian vocal group NewSong in 1996. They worked on the song for four years and eventually released it \u2026 Continue reading#7: Christmas Shoes<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 7, 2009 - 11:06 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/we-three-kings-of-orient-are\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=we-three-kings-of-orient-are\"title=\"#6: We Three Kings of Orient Are\">#6: We Three Kings of Orient Are<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/we-three-kings-of-orient-are\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=we-three-kings-of-orient-are\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/images2.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#6: We Three Kings of Orient Are\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/images2.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#6: We Three Kings of Orient Are\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">In 1857, John Henry Hopkins, Jr., assembled an elaborate Christmas pageant. He wrote both words and music for the General Theological Seminary in New York City, where he was an instructor in church music. One of the selections dealt with \u2026 Continue reading#6: We Three&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 6, 2009 - 11:59 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item\"><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_item_wrapper\"><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/o-little-town-of-bethlehem\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=o-little-town-of-bethlehem\"title=\"#5: O Little Town of Bethlehem\">#5: O Little Town of Bethlehem<\/a><a class=\"wp_rss_retriever_image\" style=\"width:100px; height:100px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/o-little-town-of-bethlehem\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=o-little-town-of-bethlehem\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/k1.JPG?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#5: O Little Town of Bethlehem\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christmas.justinreeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/k1.JPG?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"#5: O Little Town of Bethlehem\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.style.display='none'\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_container\">Phillips Brooks, one of 19th-century America\u2019s best-loved preachers, was ministering to a Philadelphia church when he wrote his now-famous verses at Christmastime in 1868, three years after a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He was inspired by the nighttime view \u2026 Continue reading#5: O Little&hellip;<\/div><div class=\"wp_rss_retriever_metadata\"><span class=\"wp_rss_retriever_date\">Published: <span>December 5, 2009 - 6:22 pm<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These songs are from the old Christmas music site, and may be re-recorded or remixed in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5207,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pgc_meta":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"pgc_meta":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5204"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8394,"href":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5204\/revisions\/8394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/music.justinreeve.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}