Christmas Carols - Approximate Dates of Some Carols

Approximate Dates of Carols

The 16th Century

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
The First Nowell
The Twelve Days of Christmas

The 18th Century

We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The Holly and the Ivy
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
O Come All Ye Faithful

The 19th Century

Silent Night, Holy Night
Once in Royal David’s City
Good King Wenceslas
We Three Kings of Orient Are
Jingle Bells
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Away in a Manger
Ding Dong Merrily on High