Carols are at the heart of Christmas holidays whether sung at festive services or in private or better still, with friends and family.
This year’s Carols on Apple Music holiday features covers of some contemporary Christmas Carol songs, by a few carefully selected, plus an additional Classical Carols Covered playlist, highlighting beautiful new versions of carols and festive songs performed by top classical artists.
Carols may be a part of our well-established traditions, but they’re also constantly evolving with new era, new concepts and formats are being used yearly to compose Christmas Carols that bring freshness and vitality to old favorites.
This year’s batch of artists includes new selections from Ángela Aguilar, Armani White, Bnxn, Coco Jones, David Shaw, Dikka, Elevation Worship, Ella Henderson, Gallant & Jensen McRae, G Flip, Hakushi Hasegawa, Hemlocke Springs, Jeongyeon of TWICE, Lauren Spencer Smith and Restless Road.
Featuring heartwarming arrangements from Maria Duenas, Olivia Belli, Randall Goosby & Carlos Simon, The Sixteen, and Xuefei Yang as they perform well-known Christmas music alongside a couple of lesser-known gems and bring their incredible musicianship to these carols.
Carols Covered Track List
Lauren Spencer Smith – ‘Hallelujah’
Coco Jones – ‘8 Days of Christmas’
Armani White – ‘Two Front Teeth’
Elevation Worship – ‘Here Come Heaven’
Restless Road – ‘Mary, Did You Know?’
David Shaw feat. Keilana – ‘Male Kalikimaka’
Hemlocke Springs – ‘Christmastime is Here’
Gallant & Jensen McRae – ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’
Ángela Aguilar – ‘Te Deseo Muy Felices Fiestas’
Jeongyeon of TWICE – ‘O Christmas Tree’
Bnxn – ‘Joy To The World’
Dikka – ‘Eine Muh, Eine Mäh’
Ella Henderson – ‘Stay Another Day’
G Flip – ‘Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)’
Hakushi Hasegawa – ‘Wonderful Christmastime’
Classical Carols Covered Track List
Randall Goosby & Carlos Simon – ‘The Christmas Song’
Maria Duenas – ‘El Chant Del Ocells’
Xuefei Yang – ‘Ave Maria’
The Sixteen – ‘Bethlehem Down’
Olivia Belli – ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’
