{"id":708,"date":"2020-11-04T12:07:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T12:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=708"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:24:24","slug":"what-christmas-songs-are-in-the-public-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/what-christmas-songs-are-in-the-public-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Domain Christmas Songs You Can Use in Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With Christmas fast approaching, it&#8217;s time to get started on that festive content. We&#8217;ve listed loads of fantastic public domain Christmas songs that you can use in your projects and videos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Great music can elevate a video, but sadly not all music if free to use. This includes seasonal music. In order to <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/play-music-in-the-background-of-videos-for-free\/\">feature music in the background of a video<\/a> or alongside visual content, you need to have the correct <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/what-is-a-sync-license\/\">licensing<\/a>. However, if something is <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/copyright-free-royalty-free-what-is-the-difference\/\">copyright free<\/a>, then you don&#8217;t need to worry. Fortunately, this is the case for these public domain Christmas songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Public Domain Christmas Songs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From old school (18th century!) ditties, to religious carols, here is a list of all the Christmas music in the public domain &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Angels from the Realms of Glory (1867)<\/li><li>Angels We Have Heard on High (1700)<\/li><li>Auld Lang Syne (1711)<\/li><li>Away In a Manger (1887)<\/li><li>Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella (1553)<\/li><li>Coventry Carol (Traditional)<\/li><li>Deck the Halls (1800)<\/li><li>The First Noel (1833)<\/li><li>Gesu Bambino (1917)<\/li><li>God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (1827)<\/li><li>Go Tell It on the Mountain (1865)<\/li><li>Good King Wenceslaus (1853)<\/li><li>Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (1840)<\/li><li>Here We Come A-Caroling (1850)<\/li><li>The Holly and the Ivy (1871)<\/li><li>I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (1872)<\/li><li>I Saw Three Ships (1833)<\/li><li>In the Bleak Midwinter (Traditional)<\/li><li>It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1850)<\/li><li>Jingle Bells (1857)<\/li><li>Jolly Old St. Nicholas (1870)<\/li><li>Joy to the World (1836)<\/li><li>Lo, How a Rose E&#8217;er Blooming (1559)<\/li><li>O Christmas Tree (1800)<\/li><li>O Come All Ye Faithful (1751)<\/li><li>O Come, O Come, Emanuel (Traditional)<\/li><li>Once In Royal David&#8217;s City (Traditional)<\/li><li>O Holy Night (1847)<\/li><li>O Little Town of Bethlehem (1868)<\/li><li>Silent Night (1818)<\/li><li>Toyland (1903)<\/li><li>The Twelve Days of Christmas (1500)<\/li><li>Up on the Housetop (1870)<\/li><li>The Wassail Song (1600)<\/li><li>We Three Kings (1857)<\/li><li>We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1500)<\/li><li>What Child is This? (1865)<\/li><li>While Shepherds Watched (1728)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fore more information on the differences between public domain, creative commons and royalty free, <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/public-domain-royalty-free-creative-commons-what-do-they-mean\/\">click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Christmas fast approaching, it&#8217;s time to get started on that festive content. We&#8217;ve listed loads of fantastic public domain Christmas songs that you can use in your projects and videos! Great music can elevate a video, but sadly not all music if free to use. This includes seasonal music. In order to feature music in the background of a video or alongside visual content, you need to have the correct licensing. However, if something is copyright free, then you don&#8217;t need to worry. Fortunately, this is the case for these public domain Christmas songs. 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