Christmas Hymns & Carols
92 public-domain hymns with full lyrics, free to turn into slides.
From "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" to "Silent Night," Christmas hymns and carols are among the most beloved and widely known songs in all of worship. They retell the Nativity — angels and shepherds, the manger, the light dawning in the darkness — in melodies that whole congregations carry by heart.
This collection gathers public-domain Christmas hymns and carols, free to sing and project. Build a slide set for Christmas Eve, a lessons-and-carols service, or a Sunday in Christmastide in just a few clicks.
Hymns in this collection
- A Great and Mighty Wonder OHP 4
- All My Heart This Night Rejoices OHP 8
- All Praise to Jesus' Hallowed Name OHP 9
- Amen, Amen FWS 2072
- Angels from the Realms of Glory UMH 220
- Angels We Have Heard on High UMH 238
- As It Fell Upon a Night SDA 129
- As With Gladness Men of Old OHP 16
- Away in a Manger UMH 217
- Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light SDA 128
- Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella CAR 2
- Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus UMH 196
- Come, Your Heart and Voices Raising OHP 33
- Deck the Halls CAR 3
- Far, Far Away On Judea's Plains OHP 40
- From Heaven Above To Earth I Come OHP 42
- From the Eastern Mountains SDA 360
- Gabriel's Message OHP 44
- Gentle Mary Laid Her Child OHP 45
- Glory to God on high! BHB 56
- Go, Tell It on the Mountain UMH 251
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen OHP 47
- God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen CAR 4
- Good Christian Friends, Rejoice UMH 224
- Good Christians, Now Rejoice SDA 136
- Good King Wenceslas OHP 50
- Hark! the Herald Angels Sing UMH 240
- He Is Born UMH 228
- I Am So Glad On Christmas Eve CAR 5
- I Cannot Tell Why SDA 255
- I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day OHP 66
- I Saw Three Ships CAR 6
- In Dulci Jubilo CAR 7
- In His Temple Now Behold Him OHP 73
- In the Bleak Midwinter UMH 221
- Infant Holy, Infant Lowly UMH 229
- It Came Upon A Midnight Clear OHP 77
- It Came upon the Midnight Clear UMH 218
- Jesus Came, the Heavens Adoring OHP 80
- Jingle Bells CAR 8
- Jolly Old Saint Nicholas CAR 9
- Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine FWS 2099
- Joy to the World UMH 246
- Love Came Down at Christmas UMH 242
- Now Praise We Christ, the Holy One OHP 117
- Now the Joyful Bells A-Ringing SDA 23
- O Chief of Cities Bethlehem OHP 121
- O Christmas Tree CAR 10
- O Come, All Ye Faithful UMH 234
- O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) CAR 11
- O Come, O Come, Immanuel SDA 115
- O Holy Night CAR 12
- O How Joyfully CAR 13
- O Little Town of Bethlehem UMH 230
- O Little Town of Bethlehem UMH 230b
- O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High OHP 133
- O Sing a Song of Bethlehem UMH 179
- Of the Father's Love Begotten UMH 184
- On This Day Earth Shall Ring UMH 248
- Once in Royal David's City UMH 250
- Psalm 98 UMH 818b
- Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow SDA 138
- Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow (There's a Star in the East) FWS 2096
- See Amid the Winter's Snow OHP 155
- Silent Night OHP 157
- Silent Night, Holy Night UMH 239
- Sing We Now of Christmas UMH 237
- Sing, O Sing, This Blessed Morn OHP 158
- Songs of Thankfulness and Praise OHP 159
- Sweeter sounds than music knows BHB 257
- Tell Me the Story of Jesus SDA 152
- The First Noel UMH 245
- The First Nowell CAR 14
- The Friendly Beasts UMH 227
- The Holly And The Ivy CAR 15
- The Snow Lay on the Ground FWS 2093
- The Star Proclaims the King is Here OHP 179
- The Twelve Days of Christmas CAR 16
- The Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy FWS 2098
- There's a Song in the Air UMH 249
- Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne FWS 2100
- To Shepherds As They Watched By Night OHP 189
- Up on the Housetop CAR 17
- We Three Kings UMH 254
- We Three Kings Of Orient Are CAR 18
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas CAR 19
- We Would See Jesus UMH 256
- What Child Is This UMH 219
- While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks CAR 20
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks UMH 236b
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks UMH 236
- Who Is He in Yonder Stall UMH 190
Frequently asked questions
Are these Christmas carols free to project and reproduce?
Yes. Every carol in this collection is in the public domain, so churches can display, print, and reproduce the lyrics without a CCLI or other license. If you paste in a modern arrangement or translation, you remain responsible for its licensing.
What are the best-known public-domain Christmas carols?
"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing," "O Come, All Ye Faithful," "Joy to the World," "Silent Night," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," and "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" are all public domain and included here.
