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As long as it is remembered that Christ is the Reason for the Season, not only is it ok to listen to these songs, they can bring plenty of joy and comfort to people. :)
https://youtu.be/KYKL3UjlSvk
https://youtu.be/sGncMN3AWdo
Karen Carpenter (1950-1983) was the best female vocalist I've ever heard.
I can only remember one Christmas song in Russian (at the moment).
Music - Aquarium group.
Lyrics - Afanasiy Fet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMAA8PfRPMg
I agree and enjoy these things myself. But it has struck me this year how absent traditional Christmas carols are in the public sphere. I never hear them on the radio or at the store. I was obliged to watch a Michael Buble Christmas special last week, and it was entirely secular Christmas songs until "Silent Night" at the very end, with even a nod to Hanukkah for the Jewish New Yorkers in the audience. It's as though the whole holiday can be boiled down to chestnuts by the fire, sleigh rides, Santa's gift-giving, and Frosty the Snowman. That is such a vapid sum total, a picture of a picture.
Anyway, a nod in the opposite direction:
https://youtu.be/4r17sveTG80
https://youtu.be/1n2fevR2G4Y
This is one of hundreds of Christian hymns and songs played on a church organ at the YouTube channel Organpipe8
Silesian covers mix
https://youtu.be/e9FtpF3-cCM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SEUA6Rf39A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9jlTxClMlU&list=PLR6k1uldiswzmT0BVvl32aA7 NEkTBvYmA&index=30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBTneLlzLxY&list=PLR6k1uldiswzmT0BVvl32aA7 NEkTBvYmA&index=21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GeTkNT8yDA&list=PLR6k1uldiswzmT0BVvl32aA7 NEkTBvYmA&index=12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RuL33IkcF4&list=PLfuNl-4QF-9cTbPx1gjVuif53J4mgz0VW&index=9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ZY95YXWrs&list=PLfuNl-4QF-9cTbPx1gjVuif53J4mgz0VW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu2gL15lyms
Very nice