Christmas Carol of the Year!

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2022 – Best Christmas Duet

  • YouTube Playlist – Best Christmas Duet
  • Angels we have Heard on High – Josh Groban & Brian McKnight
  • O Come all Ye Faithful – Mariah & Patricia Carey
  • My Christmas Prayer – Bebe Winans & Rob Thomas

2021 – Best Driving Lookint at Christmas Lights

  • 2021 – Best Driving Light Looking YOUTUBE Playlist
  • This Christmas – Kinga Glyk, Donny Hathaway
  • Driving ’round Town – Gabe Dixon
  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Collingsworths
  • Go Tell It on the Mountain – Dave Barnes
  • Joy to the World – Micah Stampley

2021 – KiDs cHoiCe Driving Looking at Christmas Lights

  • 2021 – KiDs cHoiCe Best Driving Light Looking YOUTUBE Playlist
  • Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Pentatonix
  • Sleigh Ride – Tori Kelly
  • Go Tell it on the Mountain – Dave Barnes
  • O Come, All Ye Faithful – Matthew West
  • Angles Medley – Andrae Crouch, Kristle Murden

2020 – Covid Christmas Songs

  • 2020 Covid Noms YOUTUBE Playlist
  • 12 Days of Lockdown – Notalentonix
  • Covid Christmas – Pae3ot
  • A Very Covid Christmas – Mike Barnett
  • Can’t Stop Christmas – Robbie Williams
  • No More Lockdown – Ignasi Terraza, Randy Greer, Andrea Motis

2019 – Foreign Language

  • YouTube PLAYLIST – Foreign Language Nominees
  • Santa La Noche – Gaby Moreno
  • Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – Kruger Bros
  • Cancion de Navidad – Silvio Rodriguez
  • El Nino del Tambor – Gaby Moreno
  • Christmas Wish List – F(x)
  • 24 de Diciembre – Juan Gabriel
  • Don Oiche Ud I mBeithil – Celic Woman
  • Brosjan Jesus – TIX

2018 – Original Songs

  • YouTube PLAYLIST – CCOTY ‘Original Songs’
  • Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept It
  • 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

2017 – Christmas Soundtrack

  • Touch My Robe – A Christmas Carol
  • Spirit of the Season – Polar Express
  • Main Title – Home Alone
  • Seeing is Believing – Polar Express

2016 – Rock Out!!

  • 2016 Rock Out Playlist
  • God Rest Ye – MercyMe
  • Another Christmas Rock Medley – R.Campbell
  • Little Drummer Boy – White Heart
  • Christmas Overture – Aaron Lindsay Orchestra
  • Angels We Have Heard – For King & Country

2015 – O Holy Night Off

  • 2015 O Holy Night Off Playlist
  • O Holy Night – David Phelps
  • O Holy Night – Sandy Patti
  • O Holy Night – Smokie Norful
  • O Holy Night – Celine Dion
  • O Holy Night – CeCe Winans

2014 – Traditional Chorale

  • This Little Babe – Maitrise de Radio France
  • Sing Noel, Sing Hallelujah – MW Smith
  • Carol of Bells – Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  • Masters in This Hall – Bach Choir

2013 – Heartbreak Hotel

  • Children Go Where I Send Thee – Mandisa
  • Christmas Lights – Coldplay
  • Away in a Manger/Child in a Manger – MW Smith
  • Angels We Have Heard on High – Groban & McKnight
  • Give Me A Star – Bebe & Cece Winans
  • Joy to the World – Aretha Franklin
  • O Come/Hallelujah Chorus – Mariah Carey
  • I’ll Give Him My Heart – BTC

2012 – Something Special

  • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – SCAT
  • Merry Christmas Baby – Muppets
  • 12 Days of Christmas – Straight NC
  • Real Good Tan – Kenny Chesney
  • O Come – Israel & New Breed

2011 – Smooth & Cool

  • Silver Bells – Tony Bennett & CB Big Band
  • Little (Ghetto) Drummer Boy – Kirk Whalum
  • We Three Kings – Straight No Chaser
  • Merry Christmas, Baby – Aguilera, Dr John
  • By Chrstmas Day – Israel Houghton

2011 – Worst

  • Feliz Navidad – Celine Dion
  • Last Christmas – Wham
  • Merry Christmas – Joey Ramone
  • Christmas Island – Bob Atcher
  • Funky, Funky Christmas – NKOTB

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Christmas Carol of the Year 2023

Kicks offNovember 30, 2023

Past Winners | You Tube

  • 2022 – The Greatest Gift
  • 2021 – Be With You on Christmas Day
  • 2020 – Merry, Merry
  • 2019 – Rudolph
  • 2018 – Noel
  • 2017 – He is Born
  • 2016 – Christmas in LA
  • 2015 – Angels we Have Heard on High
  • 2014 – Mary, Did You Know?
  • 2013 – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  • 2012 – Carol of Bells Medley
  • 2011 – Holy
  • 2010 – Christmas Joy
  • 2009 – O Come all Ye Faithful
  • 2008 – We Three Kings
  • 2007 – Angels Medley
  • 2006 – The Little Drummer Boy
  • 2005 – O Holy Night
  • 2004 – I Pray On Christmas
  • 2003 – Must Have Been Ol’ Santa

Editor’s Pick

  • 2022 – Who Could’ve Dreamed – Jason Crabb
  • 2021 – Angels we Have Heard – Phil King
  • 2018 – O Come, Emmanuel – C Winans
  • 2017 – In the Bleak Midwinter – J Collier
  • 2016 – But Who May Abide
  • 2015 – O Come All Ye Faithful – West
  • 2014 – Joy to the World – EWF
  • 2013 – Little Drummer Boy – White Heart
  • 2012 – I’ll Give Him My Heart – BTC
  • 2011 – O Come Medley – Mariah
  • 2010 – Children Go Where I Send Thee – Mandisa

2022 – CCOTY Nominations

  • YouTube Playlist > 2022 CCOTY Noms
  • Christmas Prelude – Trey Ivey
  • It’s Christmas Again – Lawson Touliatos
  • The Greatest Gift – Andrea, Matteo, Virginia Bocelli
  • Who Could’ve Dreamed – Jason Crabb
  • Hope is Here (Do Not Fear) – Building 429, Terrain

2022 – KiDs cHoiCe CCOTY Nominations

  • YouTube Playlist – KiDs cHoiCe CCOTY 2022
  • Funky Funky Christmas – Electric Jungle
  • Christmas Joy – Brandon Camphor & One Way
  • The REASON – Lord Badu, Scribe Music
  • Unto Us – Ryan Ellis
  • When Christmas Comes to Town – Virginia Bocelli

2021 – CCOTY Nominations

  • 2021 CCOTY Noms YOUTUBE Playlist
  • Be With You On Christmas Day – Nate Williams
  • December Lights – Joe Stillgoe
  • Angels we Have Heard – Phil King
  • This is My Wish – Heather Headley
  • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Aimee Bayles
  • Angels we Have Heard – Jordan Smith

2021 – CCOTY KiDs cHoiCe Nominations

  • 2021 CCOTY KiDs cHoiCe Noms YOUTUBE Playlist
  • Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Ben Rector
  • Santa’s on Vacation – David Pomeranz
  • Angels we Have Heard – Phil King
  • A Very Merry Christmas – Planet Shakers
  • You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Jordan Smith

2020 – CCOTY Nominations

  • 2020 CCOTY Noms YOUTUBE Playlist
  • Every Bell on Earth – Oh Hellos
  • Turn on the Lights – Jamie Callum
  • Merry Merry – The Bird and The Bee
  • Jesus What a Wonderful Child – Stevie Mackay, Take 6
  • Joy to the World 2 – Tommee Profitt, Clark Beckam

CCOTY Originals

2019 – CCOTY Nominations

  • YouTube PLAYLIST – CCOTY 2019 Nominees
  • Rudolph – Robbie Williams
  • Don’t Save It All for Christmas Day – Mark Masri, Toronto Mass Choir
  • It’s Christmas Time – Jenn Bostic
  • Away in a Manger (Forever Amen) – Phil Wickham
  • I am the Grinch – Tyler, The Creator, Fletcher Jones
  • Do You Hear What I Hear – CeCe Winans
  • Christmas Must Be Tonight – Amy Helm, The Wood Brothers

CCOTY Originals

  • YouTube PLAYLIST – CCOTY ‘Original Songs’
  • Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept It
  • 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

2018 – CCOTY Nominations

  • Spotify PLAYLIST – 2018 CCOTY Noms
  • YouTube PLAYLIST – 2018 CCOTY Noms
  • The Lights in Our Village – Kruger Bros
  • O Come O Come – CeCe Winans
  • Silver Bells – John Legend
  • Noel – Lauren Daigle
  • Joy to the World – Postmodern Jukebox

2017 – CCOTY Nominations

  • He is Born – BYU Vocal Point
  • O Come, Emmanuel – Punch Bros.
  • Go Tell it – Take 6
  • In the Bleak Midwinter – Jacob Collier
  • White Christmas – Josh Bell, Chris Botti

2016 CCOTY Nominations

  • 2016 CCOTY Nominees Playlist
  • Joy to the World – M.Stampley, S.Jones-Moffett
  • Christmas in LA – Vulfpeck
  • But Who May Abide – P.Austin, Q.Jones
  • All I Want for Christmas – Straight No Chaser

2015 – CCOTY Nominations

  • 2015 Nominations Playlist
  • Joy to the World – Maysa
  • O Come All … – Matthew West
  • Joy to the World – Naturally 7
  • The Holy City – David Hobson
  • Angels we have Heard – The Piano Guys

2014 – CCOTY Nominations

  • Mary, Did You Know? – Penatonix
  • What Christmas Means to Me – CeeLo Green
  • Silent Night – Idina Menzel
  • Joy to the Word – Earth, Wind & Fire
  • What Christmas Means to Me – Al Green

2013 – CCOTY Nominations

  • Christmas Day – Mandisa
  • Little Drummer Boy – Mary J. Blige
  • Silent Night – Lady Antibellum
  • Little Drummer Boy – Whte Heart
  • Sing Noel, Sing Hallelujah – Michael W Smith
  • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Phil Driscoll

2012 – CCOTY Nominations

  • Carol of Bells Medley – Point of Grace
  • I’ll Give Him My Heart – BTC
  • Little Drummer Boy – Mandisa
  • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – Groban
  • Away in a Manger Medley – MW Smith

2011 – CCOTY Nominations

  • O Come Medley – Mariah Carey
  • O Holy Night – David Phelps
  • Christmas Lights – Coldplay
  • Holy – Coko
  • Christmas Worship Medley – Israel & NB
  • Go Tell It – Fred Hammond

2010 – CCOTY Nominations

  • Give Me a Star – Winans
  • Go Tell It – Israel & New Breed
  • Angels We Have Heard on High – Groban
  • Merry Christmas, Baby – Crowe, Clapton
  • Children Go Where I Send Thee – Mandisa
  • Christmas Joy – Brooklyn Tabernacle

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Be gone, bad taste!

Apart from ‘joy’ and ‘peace’ and general celebration that Christmas time brings, sadly, it also brings tacky Christmas songs played through tinny speakers in the local shopping centre.

The vision of ‘Christmas Carol of the Year’ is to search out and find Christmas songs and carols that are simply, ‘well done’. An inspired arrangement, an angelic vocal, bass guitar that blows your mind! Good music. That’s what this is about.

Be gone, tacky and droll! Be gone, bad taste!

May ‘Christmas Carol of the Year’ inspire you to again, love Christmas music!

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