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At Worship Matters Bob Kauflin has listed some websites and individual resources that are helpful in locating Christmas songs.
He has links to sites with arrangements for traditional carols; along with recommendations of Christmas albums, contemporary songs, children’s choir pieces and a link to Christianity Today’s review of some of this year’s release of Christmas albums.

Here are his individual contemporary recommendations.

New (or fairly new) Songs (congregational and solo)

Here With Us – Joy Williams – ponders the apparent paradoxes of God becoming a baby to save us

Jesus Saves – Travis Cottrell – travels from the incarnation, to the cross, to our praise in the new heavens and earth

Adore Him – Kari Jobe – describes the adoration of the Magi, and uses the chorus of “O Come all Ye Faithful”

My Soul Magnifies the Lord – Chris Tomlin

Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy) – Chris Tomlin – celebratory version with a new chorus
On Christmas Day – Matt Osgood

Son of God – Michael W Smith

Glorious Impossible – Carl Cartee – joyful celebration of Christ’s birth, life, and substitutionary death

He Made a Way in a Manger – Vicky Beeching

He is Wonderful – Kathryn Scott

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – MercyMe

Older Songs (congregational and solo)

Labor of Love – Andrew Peterson – beautiful portrayal of Mary’s humility in birthing Jesus

From the Squalor – Stuart Townend – one of my favorite Christmas hymns that covers Jesus’ birth, life, death, and return

When Love Came Down to Earth – Stuart Townend

Magnificat – Todd Agnew – a contemporary version of Mary’s song

Here I Am to Worship – Tim Hughes