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Merry Christmas! Have you sung any carols yet this Christmas? Which are your favourites?

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To mark Christmas Day, Classic FM has tallied the results of their cross-UK ‘Favourite Carol’ poll. The winner? ‘O Holy Night’, which was composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847. Classic FM notes that this ‘Cantique de Noel’ seems to have also been the first carol ever played on the radio.

The UK’s Favourite Carol. Classic FM. The Top 15
i.    O Holy Night
i.    In the Bleak Mid-Winter – Gustav Holst version
iii.  Carol of the Bells
iv.   Silent Night
v.    Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
vi.   In the Bleak Mid-Winter – Harold Darke version
vii.  O Come All Ye Faithful
viii. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
ix.   Candlelight Carol (Rutter)
x.    O Little Town of Bethlehem
xi.   Once in Royal David’s City
xii.  Coventry Carol
xiii. Gaudete
xix.  It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
xv.   Joy to the World

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