Joy to the World: Celebrating the world’s best-loved Christmas songs and the people who made them famous

What does Christmas mean to you?

'Angels from the realms of glory'? 'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire'? 'Rocking around the Christmas tree'?

In this joyful and surprising collection, award-winning broadcasters and musicians Carrie and David Grant open the songbook of Christmas - from ancient carols to modern chart-toppers.

With behind-the-scenes stories, personal memories, and reflections on the hope at the heart of the season, this beautiful gift book will help you hear these songs in a whole new way - and remind you why they matter more than ever.

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

© 2025 Lion Books (Ebook): 9781739417840

Release date

Ebook: 21 August 2025