Winner of 2021’s Christmas Carol of the Year by one solitary vote in a Christmas scrimmage for the ages is ….
✧Nate Williams – Be with You on Christmas Day!✧
Overcoming the pure joy and mouth organ of Phil King’s ‘Angels we have heard on High’, Nate’s Stevie Wonderesque tune has captured the beat-tapping index fingers of mouse-clicking voters across the nation!
Jordan’s Angels held the lead for a bit. Aimee’s Have Yourself a Merry Christmas took the lead in the early stages. It was anyone’s game!
Perhaps it was the harmonies. Perhaps it was the key change? But little-known Nate has made his mark and aren’t we just a bit thankful!
Now for the winners of the other categories:
Winner of KiDs cHoiCe Christmas Carol of the Year is …
✧Ben Rector – Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer✧
It’s got a snare drum to further your Christmas migrain – but in the words of Gloria Estefan, the rhythm is gonna get you! And it’s a bit funny too.
Yeah – it’s a good one.
Winner, according to young and old, for Best Driving Around Looking at Christmas Lights Christmas song AND KiDs cHoiCe driving around is …
✧Dave Barnes – Go tell it on the Mountain✧
If you ever needed a reason to practise your piano licks – this is it. And if you ever needed to prove that piano, organ, bass, beat and some soulful background is a recipe for awesome. This is your evidence. Guilty as charged!
This tune in a car while looking at lights has gotta be great. In fact I’m going to test it tonight.
2021’s comp was truly a battle of the groove with the cheery songs rising to the top. What amazing, neck-arthritis-inducing additions to the CCOTY catelogue!
Thanks to all who dove into the dark waters of the Christmas music ocean and came up with the abalone of holiday tunes!
December is truly more sparkly for all your efforts!
This is CCOTY signing off for another year! Merry Christmas!
Scroll down for the You Tube video’s of our worthy winners.
We are the fossickers. The explorers. The discoverers of GREAT Christmas music.
Is there a Christmas song that takes you to the heights?
A song that inspires?
A song that rocks your world?
A song that could be … nominated?
Until Christmas 2022 … the search for the star continues …
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Christmas Carol of the Year! 
And here I was thinking Nate’s song was just to boost the nomination numbers – but never a chance. There you go, didn’t get my vote, but I guess that’s ok!!
Different gears tickle different ears! I’m wondering if it’s the ‘chill’ groove that people liked. As consolation, Phil’s made the Editor’s Pick this year.