25 Carols to Christmas: No. 5

I dare anyone to listen today’s countdown carol and not be happy! It has to be the most joyous Joy to the World I’ve ever heard. And I discovered it on a highly eclectic CD—Silent Night: A Christmas in Rome—which combines English, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian vocals with instrumental accompaniment by everything from the Vatican orchestra to the harp, recorder and Uillean pipes. Performers include The Chieftains, the Glenstall Abbey Monks and—on this particular song—the Harlem Gospel Choir. Click on the audio player below, and get ready for some seriously spirited holiday spirit!

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