Traditionally, "O Holy Night" has come out on top, but it's been unseated by "Carol of the Bells."
"Carol of the Bells" won by just one vote -- a good reminder that every vote counts.
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" moved up to No. 5, while "Still, Still, Still" moved completely out of the Top 10. All the results are below in the final tally for 2015.
Join me in counting down Colorado's 50 favorite Christmas carols of 2015 on CPR Classical at the following times:
- Saturday, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 9 a.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 20 at noon
- Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. on CPR News
- Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25 at noon
Thanks for voting!
TITLE | 2015 RANKING | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
Carol of the Bells | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
O Holy Night | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
O Come, O Come Emmanuel | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Silent Night | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 |
O come all ye faithful | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
Angels we have heard on high | 6 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 19 | 43 |
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Hark! The herald angels sing | 8 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
Holly & the Ivy | 9 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
What Child is This? | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Joy to the world | 11 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 9 | |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | 12 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
In the Bleak Midwinter | 13 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 5 |
Still, Still, Still | 14 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 3 |
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | 15 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 19 |
Little Drummer Boy | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | |
Good King Wenceslas | 17 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 36 |
Once in Royal David's City | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
The First Noel | 19 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
Wexford Carol | 20 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 24 | ||
We Three Kings | 21 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 44 | 16 | |
White Christmas | 22 | 17 | 13 | 31 | 27 | ||
Coventry Carol | 23 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 7 | |
O Little Town of Bethlehem | 24 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 18 | |
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella | 25 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 12 |
Ding Dong Merrily on High | 26 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 33 | |
I'll Be Home for Christmas | 27 | 22 | 21 | 27 | |||
The Christmas Song | 28 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 22 | |
Away in a Manger | 29 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 20 | ||
Deck the Halls | 30 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 25 | |
Jesu Bambino | 31 | 32 | 45 | 37 | 13 | ||
Huron Carol | 32 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 31 | |
What Sweeter Music | 33 | 37 | 44 | 15 | |||
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 34 | 40 | 46 | ||||
Of the Father's love begotten | 35 | 49 | 46 | 23 | 27 | ||
Go Tell It on the Mountain | 36 | 33 | 40 | 32 | |||
L'enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell | 37 | 34 | |||||
Mary Did You Know | 38 | ||||||
I Saw Three Ships | 39 | 13 | 23 | ||||
Noel Nouvelet | 40 | 47 | 42 | 26 | 27 | ||
Silver Bells | 41 | 44 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 29 | 40 |
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | 42 | 26 | 43 | ||||
Gabriel's Message | 43 | 34 | |||||
The Donkey and the Dove | 44 | 48 | 49 | 47 | |||
Do You Hear What I Hear? | 45 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 17 | |
Sussex Carol | 46 | 42 | - | 29 | |||
Sans Day Carol (arr. by John Rutter) | 47 | 38 | |||||
Break Forth O Beautious Heavenly Light | 48 | 47 | |||||
Riu, Riu, Chiu | 49 | 37 | 30 | 21 | |||
Masters in this Hall | 50 | 46 | |||||
I wish you Christmas | 35 | 41 | |||||
I Wonder as I Wander | 36 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 32 | |
Twelve Days of Christmas | 38 | 16 | |||||
Angels from the Realms of Glory | 39 | 38 | |||||
Hallelujah Chorus | 40 | 47 | 39 | 11 | |||
Il est né le divin enfant | 41 | 24 | 20 | ||||
In dulci jubilo | 42 | ||||||
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring | 43 | 45 | 25 | 21 | |||
Mary's Boy Child | 45 | 40 | 48 | 28 | |||
Patapan | 50 | 44 | 37 | ||||
A Child is Born in Bethlehem | 46 | ||||||
Allon, gay bergeres | 37 | ||||||
Amahl & the Night Visitors | 44 | ||||||
Bethlehem Down | 50 | ||||||
Candlelight Carol | 23 | ||||||
Candlelight Carol | 41 | ||||||
Christmas Time is Here | 50 | 48 | |||||
D'ou viens tu Bergere? | 47 | ||||||
For Unto Us a Child is Born | 48 | 32 | |||||
Fum Fum Fum | 43 | ||||||
Gaudette | 43 | ||||||
Good Christian Men Rejoice | 31 | ||||||
Hacia Belen va un borrico | 42 | ||||||
Here We Come a Wassailing | 34 | ||||||
Hodie | 35 | ||||||
Hush-a-bye, Little Jesus | 49 | ||||||
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | 41 | 30 | |||||
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly | 36 | 34 | |||||
Jolly Old St. Nicholas | 42 | ||||||
Joseph dearest | 42 | ||||||
Let All Mortal Flesh | 38 | ||||||
Lute-Book Lullaby | 49 | ||||||
Magnum Mysterium | 50 | ||||||
My Dancing Day | 35 | ||||||
Myn Lyking | 46 | 40 | |||||
O Tannenbaum | 41 | 35 | |||||
See amid the winter's snow | 45 | ||||||
Shepherd's Pipe | 48 | ||||||
Sicilian Bagpiper's Carol | 47 | ||||||
Sleigh Ride | 31 | ||||||
Star Carol | 43 | 18 | |||||
Sweet Little Jesus Boy | 33 | ||||||
Tambourine Noel | 50 | 49 | |||||
The Friendly Beasts | 29 | ||||||
The Holy City | 48 | ||||||
The Lamb | 49 | ||||||
This Endris Night | 24 | ||||||
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day | 39 | ||||||
Up on the Housetop | 44 | ||||||
Wassail Song | 34 | 38 | 17 | ||||
We Wish You a Merry Christmas | 45 | ||||||
What Cheer? | 50 | ||||||
Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance? | 39 | ||||||
Winter Wonderland | 21 | ||||||
Zu Bethlehem geboren | 46 |