Joy to the World
Celebrating the Stories Behind the World's Best-loved Christmas Songs and the People who Made them Famous
From popular carols to classic pop songs, this colourful gift book is for all who love Christmas and the music that comes with it.
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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).
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).
About
What does Christmas mean to you?
'Angels from the realms of glory'?
'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire'?
'Rocking around the Christmas tree'?
In this joyful and surprising collection, award-winning broadcasters and musicians Carrie and David Grant open the songbook of Christmas - from ancient carols to modern chart-toppers.
With behind-the-scenes stories, personal memories, and reflections on the hope at the heart of the season, this beautiful gift book will help you hear these songs in a whole new way - and remind you why they matter more than ever.
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
'Angels from the realms of glory'?
'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire'?
'Rocking around the Christmas tree'?
In this joyful and surprising collection, award-winning broadcasters and musicians Carrie and David Grant open the songbook of Christmas - from ancient carols to modern chart-toppers.
With behind-the-scenes stories, personal memories, and reflections on the hope at the heart of the season, this beautiful gift book will help you hear these songs in a whole new way - and remind you why they matter more than ever.
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
Author
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).
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).
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'Angels from the realms of glory'?
'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire'?
'Rocking around the Christmas tree'?
In this joyful and surprising collection, award-winning broadcasters and musicians Carrie and David Grant open the songbook of Christmas - from ancient carols to modern chart-toppers.
With behind-the-scenes stories, personal memories, and reflections on the hope at the heart of the season, this beautiful gift book will help you hear these songs in a whole new way - and remind you why they matter more than ever.
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