Yep. Things were looking dyer. The Christmas music landscape seemed a wasteland. That is until the CCOTY Explorers applied their collective nouse and found the fertile flats of classy Christmas cheer.

The competition was tough. There were 13 submissions – with many brandishing virile vocal powerhouses. Whittled down to 4 nominations – there are some that are lucky to be there. Some were cast off who perhaps could have remained. It was a painful operation.

Without further ado, please behold the nominations for 2018’s Christmas Carol of the Year.

Christmas Carol of the Year

• The Lights In Our Village  – Kruger Brothers
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – CeCe Winans
• Joy to the World – Postmodern Jukebox
• Noel – Lauren Daigle, Chris Tomlin
• Silver Bells – John Legend

And we are pleased to present our Original Songs Mission with a plentiful harvest of creativity for your ‘no-vote’ listening pleasure!

Original Christmas Songs

• Christmas Time – Heath Roche
• Commercial Christmas – Sullivan Flynn
• Ocean’s Between Us – Marty & Phebe Lowe
• The Firstborn of Those Who Believe – Bridie Wylie
• I Guess this is Christmas – Ben Hall
• Home in the Clouds – Amy Sweet
• Begruddled Musings of a Retail Employee at Christmas – Grady Flynn

You’ll find the YouTube links to your right. Or click the buttons below to begin your CCOTY journey!

VOTING for Christmas Carol of the Year opens via an online poll here on the blog site on Tuesday, December 11.

Remember – Be strong listen to the ENTIRE song!