Joy to the World: Celebrating the Stories Behind the World's Best-loved Christmas Songs and the People...

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Revd Carrie Grant David Grant

Joy to the World

Celebrating the Stories Behind the World's Best-loved Christmas Songs and the People who Made...

Revd Carrie Grant, David Grant

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Lion Books
21 August 2025

Music; Sacred & religious music; History: specific events & topics

What does Christmas mean to you?

'Angels from the realms of glory'?

'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire'?

'Rocking around the Christmas tree'?

Whatever you love best about Christmas, this delightful gift book is sure to kindle memories of Christmases gone by. It will also inspire you with the hope, love and joy that's at the heart of the Christmas message.

From traditional carols to contemporary pop classics, award-winning broadcasters Carrie and David Grant explore more than sixty of the world's best-loved Christmas songs - including fascinating anecdotes about the making of the songs, the people who wrote them, and the amazing singers and musicians who made them famous.

Contents

1 Songs from long ago

Including: Ding Dong! Merrily on High, O Come all Ye Faithful and The Holly and the Ivy

2 Best-loved carols

Including: Away in a Manger, In the Bleak Mid Winter and Silent Night

3 Holiday songs

Including: Let it Snow! White Christmas and Winter Wonderland

4 Time to party!

Including: Merry Xmas Everybody, Rocking Around the Christmas Tree and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

6 Friends and family

Including: All I Want for Christmas is You, Feliz Navidad and Last Christmas

7 Songs for the world

Including: Do They Know it's Christmas? , Happy Xmas (War is Over) and When a Child is Born

By: Revd Carrie Grant, David Grant
Imprint: Lion Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781739417833
ISBN 10: 1739417836
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 21 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carrie Grant (Author) Revd Carrie Grant MBE is a BAFTA-award-winning broadcaster, vocal coach, leadership coach and pastor. Her TV and music career has spanned more than 40 years, including appearances with her husband, David Grant, on BBC 1’s Fame Academy, Pop Idol, The One Show and Songs of Praise. David Grant (Author) David Grant MBE is a BAFTA-award-winning broadcaster, vocal coach, leadership coach and pastor. His TV and music career has spanned more than 40 years, including appearances with his wife, Carrie Grant, on BBC 1’s Fame Academy, Pop Idol, The One Show and Songs of Praise. Philip Law (In-House Editor) Philip Law is Publishing Director for SPCK and Lion Books. His previous books include The One Hour Bible (SPCK, 2018), A Time to Pray: 365 classic prayers to help you through the year (Lion, 2002) and The SPCK Book of Christian Prayer (SPCK/Crossroad, 1995/ 2009). He is also a contributor to the 6th edition of The Lion Handbook to the Bible (Lion, 2025).