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The Sixth Day of Christmas

Steeleye Span sings a magnificent arrangement of The Boar's Head Carol

The Fifth Day of Christmas

"The Sans Day Carol" by the Choir of Gonzaga College.

Holy Innocents, Martyrs

Coventry Carol - Westminster Cathedral Choir



The "Coventry Carol" is a Christmas carol dating from the 16th Century. The carol was performed in Coventry as part of a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the Christmas story from chapter two in the Gospel of Matthew. The carol refers to the Massacre of the Innocents, in which Herod orders all male infants under the age of two in Bethlehem to be killed. The lyrics of this haunting carol represent a mother's lament for her doomed child. It is the only carol that has survived from this play.

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The Third Day of Christmas

The Choir of King's College sings the Sussex Carol

St. Stephen's Day

For the Feast of Stephen, "Good King Wenceslas" as performed by The Irish Rovers.

Christmas Day!

As suggested by today's morning prayer from Common Prayer, here's the African American Spiritual, "Go Tell It On The Mountain," performed by the Samoan Gospel Heralds.

Christmas Eve

Sixpence None The Richer performs the classic hymn, "Silent Night."

Advent Calendar Day 26

"Deck the Halls," indeed!

Advent Calendar Day 25

"Christmas Is All Around" by Billy Mack.

Advent Calendar Day 24

For the final time, The Killers with "Boots."

Advent Calendar Day 23

Here's The Killers with "A Great Big Sled."

Fourth Sunday in Advent

Call me harsh, but I usually can't stand hearing young girls sing. This girl, however, nails it.  Savior of the Nations, Come.

Advent Calendar Day 21

One week to go! Here's today's video: "Frosty the Snowman."

Advent Calendar Day 20

Ok Go covers a classic by The Kinks.

Advent Calendar Day 19

A song for the first day of Las Posadas:

Advent Calendar Day 18

"Someday at Christmas" by Stevie Wonder. Here's to hoping.

Advent Calendar Day 17

"Don't Shoot Me Santa" by The Killers.

Advent Calendar Day 16

A song for St. Lucy's Day

Fourth Sunday in Advent

A hymn for the 3rd Sunday in Advent: "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus."

Advent Calendar Day 14

"Welcome Christmas" from the classic "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," performed by the cast of "Glee."

Advent Calendar Day 13

"Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" performed by Alan Jackson. It's true that I detest most contemporary country music. However, Alan Jackson's kind of a throwback to classic honky tonk-style country, so I'll give him a pass.

Advent Calendar Day 12

The Pogues and Kirsty McColl, "Fairytale of New York."

Advent Calendar Day 11

This one's for you, Bert!

Advent Calendar Day 10

Here's a clip of a Salvation Army brass quartet playing "Jingle Bells." I've almost come to loathe this tune over the years, but I really loved this arrangement.

Advent Calendar Day 9

A little something from Mr. Chet Atkins for St. Nicholas Day. You can find more info on St. Nicholas of Myra here.

Second Sunday in Advent

Here's a hymn for the 2nd Sunday in Advent.

Advent Calendar Day 7

My Chemical Romance covers a new classic.

Advent Calendar Day 6

Today's show is brought to you by the letters D, M, and C.

Advent Calendar - Day 5

Mel Torme and Judy Garland roast some chestnuts on an open fire.

Advent Calendar - Day 4

Today's song is "Christmas Wrapping," covered by The Donnas.