Joy to the World : Celebrating the Stories Behind the World's Best-loved Christmas Songs and the People who Made them Famous

by Grant, Revd Carrie | Christmas
Published 21/08/2025 by SPCK Publishing (Lion Books) in the United Kingdom
Hardback | 208 pages
240 x 162 x 19mm | 582g

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.

Contents1 Songs from long ago Including: Ding Dong! Merrily on High, O Come all Ye Faithful and The Holly and the Ivy2 Best-loved carolsIncluding: Away in a Manger, In the Bleak Mid Winter and Silent Night3 Holiday songs Including: Let it Snow! White Christmas and Winter Wonderland4 Time to party! Including: Merry Xmas Everybody, Rocking Around the Christmas Tree and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer6 Friends and family Including: All I Want for Christmas is You, Feliz Navidad and Last Christmas7 Songs for the worldIncluding: Do They Know it's Christmas? , Happy Xmas (War is Over) and When a Child is Born