This article lists Christmas carols and songs sung by the Filipinos during local Christmas season. As with much Filipino music, some of these songs have their origins in the Spanish and American colonial periods, with others written as part of the OPM movement.
It is an old Ilonggo Christmas carol in Hiligaynon. Daigon is the Hiligaynon term for caroling. Ilonggos are fond of singing this song caroling from house to house. It is sometimes used as a piece for Christmas carol choral competitions.
Daigon (Hiligaynon) | Christmas Carol (English) [a] |
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| Oh listen everyone |
"Himig Pasko" or "Himig ng Pasko" is a Christmas carol written by Serapio Y. Ramos in the 1960s. The opening line has become a popular allusion as it describes the Amihan , or cool, northeasterly trade winds that prevail around December.
Himig ng Pasko (Tagalog) | Music of Christmas (English) [a] |
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Malamíg ang simoy ng hangin | The breeze of the cold air: |
"Namamasko" is part of a series known as Maligayang Pasko, and was originally an untitled song now commonly known by its incipit. Though more playful in tone as carolling is seen as a pastime reserved for children, its theme is similar to the English carol Here We Come A-wassailing/A-caroling.
Sa Maybahay ang Aming Batì (Tagalog) | To The Householder We Greet (English) [a] |
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Sa maybahay, ang aming bati, | To our host we'd like to say, |
"Maligayang Pasko at Masaganang Bagong Taon" (English: Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year), popularly known as Ang Pasko ay Sumapit (English: Christmas is Coming), is a traditional Filipino Christmas song. It was originally composed by Vicente D. Rubi and Mariano Vestil in 1933 as Kasadya ning Táknaa (English: How Blissful is this Season). A version of the song in Tagalog was used by Josefino Cenizal as a film score for the film Ang Pugad ng Aguila ("Hawk's Nest") in 1938. National Artist Levi Celerio also wrote Tagalog lyrics to the song during the 1950s. The song is still sung today in various communities, especially in churches both in the Philippines and abroad (usually during the end of the Holy Mass). [1]
Ang Pasko ay Sumapit is in public domain as an unprotected work. In his 2011 press statement, former Senator Manny Villar claimed that if the Christmas carol and Celerio's other songs were protected by copyright earlier, Celerio would have not died a pauper. [2]
Kasadya ni'ng Táknaa (Cebuano) [3] | Ang Pasko ay Sumapit (Tagalog) [4] | Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit/Kasadya ni'ng Táknaa (Bilingual) [a] | Christmas Has Arrived (English) [a] |
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Kasadya ni'ng Táknaa | Ang Pasko ay sumapit | Tagalog: | Christmas has come |
"Pasko Na Naman" is a Filipino Christmas carol written by lyricist Levi Celerio and composer Felipe Padilla de León. [5] [6] [ when? ]
"Kampana ng Simbahan" is Filipino Christmas song arranged by Ryan Cayabyab and sung by Leo Valdez in 1981, as part of Pamasko ng Mga Bituin album, released by Universal Records (as WEA Records at that time). [7] The song became a TikTok trend in Christmas of 2023. [8] [9]
Levi Celerio was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited with writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Literature in 1997.
The San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra (SMPO) was one of the two major performing arts groups (along with the San Miguel Master Chorale) under the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. As a young ensemble, its wide selection of works encompassing musical genres attests to its versatility and dynamism. Together with the SMMC, the SMPO aspired to produce and perform new orchestral works that will ensure the growth and development of Filipino music.
The San Miguel Master Chorale (SMMC), now non-existent, was the first professional choir in the Philippines. It was composed of an all-Filipino roster ranging from faculty members and honor graduates of music conservatories, alumni of various choirs, choral conductors, composers, arrangers, and soloists.
Donna Cruz Yrastorza-Larrazabal, professionally known as Donna Cruz, is a Filipina singer and actress. Since the middle of the 1990s, she has released 8 studio albums, and featured as an actress in local films. She has also appeared on four soundtrack albums.
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Discography of Ariel Rivera
A Wish for Christmas is the fifth album recorded by Philippine-based vocal ensemble Hangad. It is also the group's second Christmas album, the first being Pasko Naming Hangad. It is Hangad's shortest album to date, with four tracks.
Kasadya Ning Taknaa is a Cebuano Christmas carol composed in 1933 by Vicente Rubi with lyrics by Mariano Vestil. Its famous counterpart is Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit, a modified version of the song written by Levi Celerio with lyrics in Tagalog ; however, Celerio is often given all songwriting credit without any acknowledgment of Rubi and Vestil.
PaskonAPO is the twelfth studio album of the Filipino trio Apo Hiking Society. It's an 11-track Christmas album released in 1991, under Universal Records. 15 years later, the cd was re-released and digitally remastered in 2006 with a new cover.
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John Melo is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He won the 1993 Awit Awards for Best New Male Performance. After a long absence from the music scene, he returned in 2017 with his new song Malapit Na Ang Pasko. He is also a U.S Correspondent and a sports news writer
Vicente Daclan Rubi was a Filipino Visayan musician from Cebu, Philippines, best known for composing the Philippine Christmas carol Kasadyaa Ning Taknaa, which was translated into Tagalog, Ang Pasko ay Sumapit, by National Artist Levi Celerio. He was one of the top 100 Cebuano personalities according to The Freeman.
Magtanim ay 'Di Biro is a popular Tagalog folk song composed by Felipe de León. The song tells of the struggles of farmers, how one must twist and bend to plant rice in the muddy paddies all day, with no chance to sit nor stand.
"Noche Buena" is a Tagalog-language Christmas song written by composer Felipe Padilla de León and lyricist Levi Celerio in 1965. As a Christmas standard, it has been recorded by numerous Filipino artists since its publication.
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As a result of the general community quarantine in Luzon and downgraded of community quarantine in Metro Manila, the hosts returned to the studio after the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon and the temporary shutdown of ABS-CBN. However, no audience is allowed in the studio to protect artists and staff from the coronavirus. The score of the performance by judge composed of a Head Judge and two regular judges and the following criteria for the performance are: Voice quality (50%) and Overall performance (50%).
"Star ng Pasko" is a Filipino-language Christmas song produced by ABS-CBN Creative Communications Management (CCM) for the network's 2009–2010 Christmas station identification titled "Bro, Ikaw ang Star ng Pasko". The song was released on November 4, 2009.