The 3rd Sunday of Advent would be a perfect opportunity to stack numerous joy-themed songs, so this should help prove the list isn’t dictated by the calendar:
#60 - Breath of Heaven (Leanna Crawford): The most comprehensive song written from the virgin mother’s point of view - the Chosen Christmas special version here.
#59 - Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabella (Diana Taraz): Over three centuries old and presented in the original French, as befits the traditional Provence region staple.
#58 - Where Shepherds Lately Knelt (The Master’s Singers): This Craig Courtney creation personalizes a visit to the Savior’s birth - “with pounding heart I stare.”
#57 - And He Shall Purify - Messiah (Choir of New College, Oxford): From Malachi 3:3 - “that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.”
#56 - Ding, Dong, Merrily on High (CBC Choir): Maybe this anthem lights the pink candle? Believe it or not, the archaic-sounding lyrics were penned in… 1924.
#55 - Noel Nouvelet (The King’s Singers): A pair of French-language selections today? Just another way to “sing we now of Christmas” - Sorry, not sorry.
#54 - It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Andy Williams): One of the most deserving members from the popular shopping mall / radio DJ playlist.
#53 - Come, Behold the Wond’rous Mystery (Gray Havens): A rich text elevating incarnational mystery, with a new rendition that better matches the motif.
#52 - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Kin): An ancient Christmas chant, with a deeply sacred ethereal quality. Cathedral acoustics really matter here.
#51 - It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Johnny Mathis): From the same composer who gave us The Music Man, an essential signal of the season.
For those who want to see the full Countdown, check it out on YouTube or Spotify. Come back for the last 10 editions with five songs to
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