I’ve had the privelege of working in a number of churches that attempt to walk a thin line between contemporary and liturgical. And because of this balance the Advent season has always been particularly full of the glory of the incarnation.
Here are a number of great advent and christmas songs that are either original, arranged, or neglected. (at the bottom is a pdf of traditional carols and hymns)
| Advent and Christmas Music
All Praise to Thee, Eternal Lord
mp3 | leadsheet
Come Lord and Tarry Not
mp3 | leadsheet
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (6/8 arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet
Gathered Round Your Table (Lord’s Supper Hymn for Xmas eve Service)
mp3 | leadsheet
Glory Be to God on High
mp3 | leadsheet
Go, Tell it On the Mountain
mp3 | leadsheet
Hail to the Lord’s Annointed (Welcome Wagon)
mp3 | leadsheet (link to buy)
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
mp3 | leadsheet
Jesus is Coming (Sing Alleluia)
mp3 | leadsheet
Jesus Came, the Heaven’s Adoring
mp3 | leadsheet
Joy Has Dawned (Getty,Townend)
mp3 | leadsheet
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
mp3 | leadsheet
Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending
mp3 | leadsheet
O Come All Ye Faithful
mp3 | leadsheet
Of the Father’s Love Begotten
mp3 | leadsheet
Once in Royal David’s City
mp3 | leadsheet
They Came Bearing Gifts
mp3 | leadsheet
The Shepherds Had an Angel
mp3 | leadsheet
Who is This, So Weak and Helpless
mp3 | leadsheet
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Collections
Hymns for the Nativity of our Lord – John Wesley
Traditional Hymns for Advent and Christmas – charts
Advent Music and Devotional 2008 (Christ the King, Raleigh)
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