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Music and laughter are the signature sounds of the Christmas season.

Through the centuries, simple carols and songs as well as great choral works have been written and sung to highlight the merry festivities.

Whether you plan on going caroling as a group, sharing hymns at a service, spending a family evening singing as you wrap presents or you're looking for background music to brighten up a holiday party, you'll want to know the words and tunes to the traditional Christmas songs.

Get your fill of holiday tunes and lyrics with this guide to some of the best sites for downloading your favorite songs, carols, and Christmas sounds in various formats including midi, wav and MP3 files, along with our pick of favorite holiday music videos ...



The Woodshed's Christmas Midi Files - A real find with every known link to downloadable holiday sounds on the Net.

MIDI Files of Christmas Carols - Downloadable files to dozens of popular tunes with lyrics in English, Japanese, Korean, some in French and Polish, and another reason to love the Net.

Holiday & Christmas MIDI Song Files - Not as big a selection as they boast, but a good one, and fast loading.

Unique Christmas Carol midi files - A wide selection from medieval to modern and including jazz/gospel, classical, contemporary, religious and more.

Caroling Corner - Comprehensive, easy to use A-Z list leading to lyrics of top favorites including The Twelve Days of Christmas, Adeste Fideles, Hark the Herald Angels Sing plus more modern popular tunes like White Christmas & The Christmas Song.

German Christmas Songs, Poems & Stories - Traditional hymns and carols for Advent and Christmas with lyrics in German and English.

Printable Lyrics for Popular Christmas Hymns & Carols

Included below are illustrated words and lyrics to some of the most popular Christmas hymns and carols. Click on your favorite titles, print out the lyrics, and enjoy a festive sing-a-long with warm wishes for a very Merry Christmas ... from Chiff.com.