Worship songs for Christmas
11 songs churches sing for Christmas, ranked by how many churches sing them.
Plan a set around Christmas →Christmas is the arrival itself, the night the waiting of Advent gets answered. A worship leader needs songs that can hold real joy without turning saccharine, music that still remembers what it took for God to become a baby in a feeding trough.
Churches lean into that mix of wonder and weight. God With Me (Emmanuel) from ICF Worship and Stuart Townend's Immanuel both sit with the strangeness of God arriving as a child, while Chris Tomlin's Noel and Joy To The World (Unspeakable Joy) let the celebration break open. Together they cover both halves of the night, awe and outright joy.
Frequently asked
What are the most sung worship songs for Christmas?
Ranked by how many churches have them in their worship playlists: 1. God With Me (Emmanuel) by ICF Worship; 2. Emmanuel (God With Us Forever) by Bryan & Katie Torwalt; 3. Emmanuel - Recorded at Studio by Universal Khathisma Apostolic Church In Zion; 4. Immanuel by Stuart Townend; 5. Jesus Came to Earth by Sovereign Grace Music.
How do I plan a worship set for Christmas?
Open the free set planner at playlist.church/plan/ with Christmas preselected, refine by mood or theme, then build a set from the songs churches actually sing, share it with your band, and print a run sheet.