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Joy to the World

Celebrating the Stories Behind the World's Best-loved Christmas Songs and the People who Made them Famous

by Carrie Grant, David Grant

  • New to Eden
  • Hardback
  • Publisher: SPCK Publishing
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

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Due for release on 21 August 2025. Pre-order today.

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For anyone who loves Christmas music in all its forms.

Carrie and David Grant revive cherished memories evoked by this collection of popular Christmas songs.

You will feel inspired by the joy of the season.

Joy to the World is a delightful gift book celebrating the heart of Christmas through beloved songs both modern and classic carols.
Anna Hockley

Anna Hockley

Eden Christian Books Specialist

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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

  • Title

    Joy to the World

  • Authors

    Carrie Grant +1

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    SPCK Publishing

  • Published

    August 2025

  • Weight

    666g

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9781739417833

  • ISBN-10

    1739417836

  • Eden Code

    6836637

Revd Carrie Grant MBE and David Grant MBE are BAFTA award-winning broadcasters, vocal coaches, leadership coaches and pastors. Their TV and music career has spanned more than 40 years, from having numerous hit records to appearing on BBC’s Fame Academy, Pop Idol, The One Show and Songs of Praise. They have lived and breathed music their whole lives and have worked with many of the world’s leading singers, musicians and songwriters.

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