What does Christmas mean to you?

'Angels from the realms of glory'?

'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire'?

'Rocking around the Christmas tree'?

Whatever you love best about Christmas, this delightful gift book is sure to kindle memories of Christmases gone by. It will also inspire you with the hope, love and joy that's at the heart of the Christmas message.

From traditional carols to contemporary pop classics, award-winning broadcasters Carrie and David Grant explore more than sixty of the world's best-loved Christmas songs - including fascinating anecdotes about the making of the songs, the people who wrote them, and the amazing singers and musicians who made them famous.

Contents

1 Songs from long ago

Including: Ding Dong! Merrily on High, O Come all Ye Faithful and The Holly and the Ivy

2 Best-loved carols

Including: Away in a Manger, In the Bleak Mid Winter and Silent Night

3 Holiday songs

Including: Let it Snow! White Christmas and Winter Wonderland

4 Time to party!

Including: Merry Xmas Everybody, Rocking Around the Christmas Tree and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

6 Friends and family

Including: All I Want for Christmas is You, Feliz Navidad and Last Christmas

7 Songs for the world

Including: Do They Know it's Christmas? , Happy Xmas (War is Over) and When a Child is Born