The Nation’s Favourite Christmas Carols

No Christmas celebration would be complete without the opportunity to belt out a few carols and this is exactly what the students at OISE Oxford will be doing this evening at Merton College’s Christmas Carol Service. If you are from abroad you may be unfamiliar with these seasonal songs, however anyone who has grown up in the UK will have had these tunes drilled into them from a young age. Why not take a look (and a listen!) at the nation’s most popular carols, as voted by listeners of the radio station Classic FM in 2012.

1. O Holy Night (Click to listen)

2. Silent Night

3. In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Gustav Holst 

4. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

5. In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Harold Darke

6. O Come All Ye Faithful

7. O Little Town of Bethlehem

8. Away in a Manger

9. Joy to the World

10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

There’s still a chance to vote for this year’s favourite! Go to http://www.classicfm.com/discover/collections/christmas-music/nations-favourite-carol/ to register your vote.