Christmas is in the air. Burrrrr...and I'm freezing! I especially love this season of the year not only because of the cold weather but also because I get to listen again and again to those sweet Christmas carols. I believe that the spirit of Christmas is incomplete without the Christmas music playing wherever we go. So I thought we can all spread this joyful season here on EC by sharing and listening to each other's favorite Christmas song.
I'd love it if you would please post here your all time favorite Christmas song in your very own native language. Also, please specify the language/country where the song originated. It'd be wonderful to also explain a little bit why you like that particular song and the message behind it. If you could sing and record the song yourself, that would be awesome! But you are also free to embed the original music if you don't feel like singing for us.
My most favorite Christmas song is a Tagalog (Filipino) song from my country, Philippines, called "Sana Ngayong Pasko". If translated in English, it means, "Hoping This Christmas". I fell in love with the melody of this song more so than the words in it. Below are the lyrics of the song and the English translation. (Please note that others may translate the lyrics differently, but at least this is how I'd do it.) The words are simple yet it was a challenge for me to translate them into English. It's my first time to do this and I found out that it's not as easy as I thought it would be. So, I would like to challenge everyone who wishes to participate to translate the lyrics of your song into English (for non-English songs) and post it here. I know it's a lot of work but it's a good way to see how much your English has improved. Lastly, have a Merry Christmas, peeps!
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Pasko na naman ngunit wala ka pa Again, it's Christmas yet you're not here Hanggang kailan kaya ako'y maghihintay sa iyo Until when will I have to wait for you
[2]
Bakit ba naman kailangang lumisan pa Why did you even have to leave
Ang tanging hangad ko lang ay makapiling ka All I desire is to be with you
[chorus]
Sana ngayong Pasko Hoping this Christmas
Ay maalala mo pa rin ako You would still remember me
Hinahanap-hanap pag-ibig mo Longing for your love
At kahit wala ka na And though you were gone
Nangangarap at umaasa pa rin ako I'm still dreaming and hoping
Muling makita ka at makasama ka Once again to see you and be with you
Sa araw ng Pasko On Christmas day
[Repeat 1 & 2, then chorus 2x]
For quick links, check out our Christmas collections shared by EC members. You can also check their comments below.
Sa Araw ng Pasko cover by MileyJ
Mary's Boy Child - Tara's favorite
Grown Up Christmas List - Mayumi's favorite
Last Christmas - Syubi's favorite
Natal Di Hatiku - Ario R's favorite
Silent Night - the Ultimate's favorite
Little Drummer Boy - Lord Maurice's favorite
Campana Sobre Campana - Gabriel Gomez's favorite
Christmas Eve - Junko's favorite
Silent Night - Lucy's favorite
All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day - Valentine's favorite
O Come All Ye Faithful - Janedvr's favorite
Yeni Yil Sarkisi - Yasemin's pick
Comments
Jane, thank you for sharing that ever famous, O Come All Ye Faithful. I'm not familiar with Celtic Woman but they sure did a great job. I love that version! Outstanding!
Yasemin, thank you for the overrated judgment of my voice, LOL. I wish I can have a perfectly nice voice and be a singer. That would be just awesome! But I don't and I'm not, heheh! Oh, and thank you for sharing that Turkish song. It's actually nice. I was listening to it without looking at the video and I felt like I was listening to Marc Anthony! It's the first Turkish song I've listened to. Thank you!
Here`s my old time favorite Christmas song sung by my favorite Celtic Woman. I learned to sing this song when I was 5 years old.
Sahar, I'm so sorry to hear that. I'll see if I can figure out something else. Anyways, that's right, I wrote another blog. Let me know there what's on your Christmas list. (^_*)
Awww, Valentine, I still can't. I don't know about others if they're able to open it. Can anyone tell me? Thanks for your patience, Val.
Thanks dear Ohnie.
But unfortunately I can't still download them.
I've seen that you add a blog about Santa Cluse who will give us our gifts!!
It is going to be more interesting :)
Valentine, it's good to see you here and for posting your favorite Christmas song. However, I am unable to open your video. It says that the uploader has not made this video available in my country. Do you happen to have another link to the video?
Bluerose, that's so sweet of you. I will indeed have a wonderful Christmas this year since my mother and sister in South Africa are coming to the US to spend this holiday with me. First time after 7 years that we'll be celebrating Christmas together. Thanks again for your warm message.
Harry, thank you for your nice comment. Glad you liked the song. By any chance, do you have any personal favorite on any Christmas songs you've heard? I hope you could share it with us especially if it's a song in your native language.
hi dear Ohnie
really beautiful lyrics touch my heart, i like your style , great work dear :) i wish for you nice time :)
Amen to that, Miley.
Junko, I didn't realize that since I don't speak Japanese, heheh. But that is good to know. I think love songs sound more romantic when played around Christmas time...at least for me. (^_^)
Lucy, glad you do. Thank you for sharing your favorite Christmas carols. Those songs are probably older than most of us yet every Christmas they sound as if we've never heard them before. Lovely!
Junko, after listening to Christmas songs from different countries, I realized that they all sound similar to each other, one way or another. Same is the case with the Japanese song you just shared although there's still that unique Japanese twist in there.
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