{"id":11469,"date":"2023-11-23T11:28:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T17:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=11469"},"modified":"2023-11-11T11:49:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T17:49:47","slug":"another-christmas-carol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2023\/another-christmas-carol.html","title":{"rendered":"Another Christmas Carol?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->\n\n\n<p>Well, I guess after 5 years, it&#8217;s almost a tradition! Why not keep it going?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/christmassongs.png\" alt=\"Christmas music\" class=\"wp-image-11470\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the last 5 years I&#8217;ve done a deep dive into some of the great &#8211; and sometimes unusual &#8211; Christmas songs. Here&#8217;s what we have so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2018\/the-greatest-christmas-song-index-resources.html\"><em>O Come, All Ye Faithful<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2019\/the-greatest-christmas-song-ii-index.html\">Hark! 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