Since this is an ancient Christian celebration, I thought I'd see if the songs were explicitly Christian, as opposed to referencing the trappings (bells, etc), but I refrain from further comment. Except: "Do They Know It's Christmas" isn't explicitly Christian but it seems to fit the season. I've never heard it.
| Count | Title | Religious? |
| 4 | A Holly Jolly Christmas | |
| 4 | All I Want For Christmas Is You | |
| 1 | Ave Maria | religious |
| 1 | Baby It's Cold Outside | |
| 1 | Believe | |
| 2 | Blue Christmas | |
| 2 | Carol of the Bells | |
| 1 | Caroling, Caroling | |
| 2 | Celebrate Me Home | |
| 1 | Chipmunk Christmas | |
| 2 | Christmas Canon (instrumental) | |
| 2 | Christmas Eve in Sarajevo | |
| 2 | Christmas Time Is Here | |
| 2 | Do They Know it's Christmas | * |
| 2 | Do You Hear What I Hear? | religious |
| 1 | Dominick the Donkey | |
| 2 | Feliz Navidad | |
| 4 | Frosty the Snowman | |
| 2 | Happy Christmas | |
| 1 | Happy Holidays | |
| 1 | Hard Candy Christmas | |
| 4 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | |
| 3 | Here Comes Santa Claus | |
| 1 | Hey Santa! | |
| 1 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | |
| 1 | I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas | |
| 1 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | |
| 3 | It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas | |
| 2 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | |
| 2 | Jingle Bell Rock | |
| 1 | Jingle Bells | |
| 2 | Let It Snow | |
| 1 | Linus and Lucy | |
| 2 | Mele Kalikima | |
| 1 | O' Holy Night | religious |
| 1 | O' Tannenbaum- O' Christmas Tree | religious |
| 5 | Please Come Home for Christmas | |
| 1 | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | |
| 2 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | |
| 1 | Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | |
| 1 | Silent Night | religious |
| 4 | Sleigh Ride | |
| 1 | The Christmas Shoes | |
| 1 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) | |
| 1 | The First Noel | religious |
| 3 | The Little Drummer Boy | religious |
| 1 | There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays | |
| 1 | Underneath the Tree | |
| 1 | Up On the Housetop | |
| 1 | Where Are You Christmas | |
| 4 | White Christmas | |
| 2 | Winter Wonderland | |
| 2 | Wonderful Christmastime |
The family/nostalgia aspect has become stronger than the religious.
ReplyDeleteI've about had it with the many secular "True Meaning of Christmas" declarations. That actually is cultural appropriation, isn't it?