new jersey geographer » Christmas http://njgeo.org GIS and planning in New Jersey Wed, 09 May 2012 13:03:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 First-line Titles of Christmas Carols http://njgeo.org/2009/12/25/first-line-titles-of-christmas-carols/ http://njgeo.org/2009/12/25/first-line-titles-of-christmas-carols/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:56:38 +0000 John Reiser http://njgeo.org/?p=218 Continue reading →]]> On the way home from my grandparents last night, Kate and I were discussing how there are very few Christmas Carols that don’t start with the song’s title in the first line. The only one I could think of last night was “Winter Wonderland.”

Consider how many carols start with their titles:

  • Angels We Have Heard On High
  • Away in a Manger
  • Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
  • Deck the Halls
  • Frosty the Snowman
  • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
  • Joy to the World
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem
  • Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer (* sort of)
  • Silent Night
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas
  • We Three Kings of Orient Are
  • What Child Is This?

Are there any others that start with the title? Are there any other genres where many of the songs begin with the song’s title?

Have a Merry Christmas!

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