Blue Christmas

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Submitted by Steve Partlow on Tue, 12/17/2013 - 07:52

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What are good songs for a Blue Christmas / Longest Night service? I actually have never been to one but I'm helping to pick out some songs for my church's service this year. My understanding is its a Christmas service that has more of a focus on the healing we find in Jesus, and that he came for a broken world; that Christmas isn't just about happy angels and snowflakes.

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Steve Partlow

Tue, 01/07/2014 - 12:43

We ended up going with these songs which seemed to work pretty well:

  • All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue by Over The Rhine which we did as pre-service. It's not a worship song but captured the blue feeling pretty well.
  • In The Bleak Midwinter
  • O Come O Come Emmanuel
  • Hungry by Katheryn Scott
  • Give Me Jesus by Jeremy Camp - "You can have all this world, just give me Jesus"
  • Nearer My God To Thee - Cling to God even in dark times

I'd love to hear other suggestions.

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soundchaser59

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 12:16

Breath of Heaven
Here With Us
Labor of Love

just some "maybe these can help" ideas that jumped into my head.

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cberg44

Tue, 09/13/2016 - 18:25

We did "He Who is Mighty" last year, from Sovereign Grace Music. I don't think we did it with a whole congregation, but that album, Prepare Him Room, has some good tracks that could be used.

Also, my pastor and I also wrote a "new chorus" to "What Child Is This" but I'm not sure how to upload and share that. So, if you're interested, let me know.

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macpastor

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 13:47

I used "Hymn of Promise" by Natalie Sleeth for that service it's in the United Methodist Hymnal, very powerful for comforting those who have lost loved ones.

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