While the top three remained unchanged from last year's poll, a few carols grew in popularity.
"Still, Still, Still" finished in The top 10 for the first time since 2009. "In the Bleak Midwinter" surged to No. 7 and "The Wexford Carol" made its strongest showing ever, at No. 14.
Join me in counting down Colorado's 50 favorite Christmas carols of 2014 on CPR Classical at the following times:
- Wednesday Dec. 17, 1-4 p.m.
- Saturday Dec. 20, 3-6 p.m.
- Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25, noon-3 p.m.
Check out the full results, and see whether your favorite carol has climbed the charts or slipped in popularity over the past few years:
TITLE | 2014 RANKING | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
O Holy Night | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Carol of the Bells | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
O Come, O Come Emmanuel | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
What Child is This? | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Silent Night | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 |
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
In the Bleak Midwinter | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 5 |
Still, Still, Still | 8 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 3 |
O come all ye faithful | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
Angels we have heard on high | 10 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 19 | 43 |
Joy to the world | 11 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 9 | |
Coventry Carol | 12 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 7 | |
Little Drummer Boy | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | |
Wexford Carol | 14 | 30 | 36 | 24 | ||
Hark! The herald angels sing | 15 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
Once in Royal David's City | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
White Christmas | 17 | 13 | 31 | 27 | ||
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | 18 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
Holly & the Ivy | 19 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella | 20 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 12 |
Good King Wenceslas | 21 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 36 |
I'll Be Home for Christmas | 22 | 21 | 27 | |||
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | 23 | 20 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 19 |
The First Noel | 24 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
O Little Town of Bethlehem | 25 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 18 | |
We Three Kings | 26 | 17 | 20 | 44 | 16 | |
Ding Dong Merrily on High | 27 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 33 | |
Away in a manger | 28 | 27 | 18 | 20 | ||
The Christmas Song | 29 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 22 | |
Deck the Halls | 30 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 25 | |
Do You Hear What I Hear? | 31 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 17 | |
Jesu Bambino | 32 | 45 | 37 | 13 | ||
Huron Carol | 33 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 31 | |
Gabriel's Message | 34 | |||||
I wish you Christmas | 35 | 41 | ||||
I Wonder as I Wander | 36 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 32 |
What Sweeter Music | 37 | 44 | 15 | |||
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 | ||
Silver Bells | 44 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 29 | 40 |
Mary's Boy Child | 45 | 40 | 48 | 28 | ||
Masters in this Hall | 46 | |||||
Noel Nouvelet | 47 | 42 | 26 | 27 | ||
The Donkey and the Dove | 48 | 49 | 47 | |||
Of the Father's love begotten | 49 | 46 | 23 | - | 27 | |
Patapan | 50 | 44 | 37 | |||
A Child is Born in Bethlehem | 46 | |||||
Allon, gay bergeres | 37 | |||||
Amahl & the Night Visitors | 44 | |||||
Bethlehem Down | 50 | |||||
Break Forth O Beautious Heavenly Light | 47 | |||||
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 | |||||
Go Tell It on the Mountain | 33 | 40 | 32 | |||
Good Christian Men Rejoice | 31 | |||||
Hacia Belen va un borrico | 42 | |||||
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 40 | 46 | ||||
Here We Come a Wassailing | 34 | |||||
Hodie | 35 | |||||
Hush-a-bye, Little Jesus | 49 | |||||
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | 41 | 30 | ||||
I Saw Three Ships | 13 | 23 | ||||
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly | 36 | 34 | ||||
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | 26 | 43 | ||||
Jolly Old St. Nicholas | 42 | |||||
Joseph dearest | 42 | |||||
L'enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell | 34 | |||||
Let All Mortal Flesh | 38 | |||||
Lute-Book Lullaby | 49 | |||||
Magnum Mysterium | 50 | |||||
My Dancing Day | 35 | |||||
Myn Lyking | 46 | 40 | ||||
O Tannenbaum | 41 | 35 | ||||
Riu, Riu, Chiu | 37 | 30 | 21 | |||
Sans Day Carol (arr. by John Rutter) | 38 | |||||
See amid the winter's snow | 45 | |||||
Shepherd's Pipe | 48 | |||||
Sicilian Bagpiper's Carol | 47 | |||||
Sleigh Ride | 31 | |||||
Star Carol | 43 | 18 | ||||
Sussex Carol | 42 | - | 29 | |||
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 |