The 25 Songs of Christmas : Christmas Around the World

Good morning my fellow Carolers! Today is Day 21 of our 25 Songs of Christmas. It is the first day of Winter and we are at Canterbury Cathedral. We are spotlighting the winter song In the Bleak Mid-Winter sung by Judy Pancoast.

Good Morning my fellow Carolers! Today is Day 20 of our 25 Songs of Christmas. We are back in New York at Times Square, and we are spotlighting a song that was influenced by the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

Cheers Mates! Today is Day 19 of our 25 Songs of Christmas. We are DOWN UNDER in the City of Sydney. Australia. We are spotlighting Kathy Mattea's beautiful Gaelic version of Christ Child's Lullaby which was written by a Roman Catholic Priest from Scotland who emigrated to Australia in the 1850's.

Good morning my fellow Carolers. Today is Day 18 of our 25 Songs of Christmas. We are in the seaside town of Cornwall, UK. We are spotlighting Nat King Cole's classic interpretation of I Saw Three Ships. The meaning behind the song simply states that the Ships are referred to The Magi's Camels.

Good Morning my fellow Carolers. Today is Day 17th of our 25 Songs of Christmas. We are in New York City at Rockefeller Center, and we are spotlighting Bing Crosby and his last holiday special in 1977. It co-starred David Bowie who sang the beautiful duet of The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth. The reason why Bowie signed up to be on the show was because his mother was a Crosby fan and Crosby's children were fans of Bowie.

Good morning my fellow Carolers. Today is Day 16 of our 25 Songs of Christmas. We are in the Austrian City of Salzburg. Today's Song of the Day is called Still Still Still. This song was written as a lullaby for the Newborn King. This City of Salzburg is also the home to the classic Christmas Song Silent Night.

Good morning my fellow Carolers. We are in the heart of Lagos, Nigeria. We are spotlighting The Moorehouse Glee Club who will sing the selection Betelemahu. The title of the song is in Youraba which simply means Bethlehem.

Good morning my fellow Carolers. We are at Heathrow Airport, and we are spotlighting The Nation of The Ukraine. Carol of the Bells is a 1919 Ukrainian Christmas Carol which is performed by PWP Dance Company. We want to give special prayers and thoughts to the Ukraine and hope that their Christmas this year would be a lot more peaceful.

Good morning my fellow Carolers. Today is Santa Lucia Day and we are spotlighting the Italian Song Santa Lucia sung by Nathania Reid.

Even though this song is about a region in Naples named after the 4th Century Sicilian Saint. St. Lucia is considered the Patron Saint of Scandinavia?

Both Italy & Scandinavia’s most popular main courses during the holidays is not Turkey but Fish!

Good morning my fellow Carolers. Today is Day 12 of our 25 Songs of Christmas. We are in the UK again and we are spotlighting the 12 Songs of Christmas sung by a Cappella Straight No Chaser. This classic UK English Carol was written in 1780.