List of Filipino Christmas carols

This article lists Christmas carols 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.

"Himig ng Pasko"

"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)[1]
Malamíg ang simoy ng hangin Kay sayá ng bawat damdamin. Ang tibók ng puso sa dibdíb Para bang hulog na ng langit Koro Himig ng Pasko’y laganap Mayro’ng siglâ ang lahat Wala ang kalungkutan Lubós ang kasayahan Himig ng Pasko’y umiiral Sa loob ng bawat tahanan Masayá ang mga tanawin May awit ang simoy ng hangin. *(ultin ang koro at huling saknóng)	The breeze of the cold air: How happy are each [person's] emotions The heartbeat in the chest Is as though heaven-sent. Chorus [The] Music of Christmas is widespread All are lively There is no sadness Happiness is full. [The] Music of Christmas pervades In the inside every home Happy are the sights There is song in the breeze of the wind. *(repeat chorus and last verse)

"Namamasko"

"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)[1]
Sa maybahay, ang aming bati, "Merry Christmas!" na maluwalhati Ang pag-ibig, 'pag siyang naghari Araw-araw ay magiging pasko lagi! Koro: Ang sanhi po ng pagparito, hihingi po ng aguinaldo Kung sakali kami'y perwisyo Pasensya na kayo, kami'y namamasko	To our host we'd like to say, A "Merry Christmas!" for you and me, When Love, if it doth reign, every day will be joyful, always! Chorus: The reason we have come is to ask for kara (money). If we happen to be a bother, please be patient, for we are singing!

"Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit"

"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 marching song for 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.[2]

Kasadya ni'ng Táknaa (Cebuano)[3]	Ang Pasko ay Sumapit (Tagalog)[4]	Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit/Kasadya ni'ng Táknaa (Bilingual)[1]	Christmas Has Arrived (English)[1]
Kasadya ni'ng Táknaa Dapit sa kahimayaan. Mao ray among nakita, Ang panagway nga masanagon. Buláhan ug buláhan Ang tagbaláy nga giawitan. Awit nga halandumon, Ug sa tanang pasko magmalípayon. Bag-ong tuíg, bág-ong kinabúhì. Dinuyogan sa átong mga pagbati. Atong awiton ug atong laylayon Aron magmalípayon. Kasadya ni'ng Táknaa Dapit sa kahimayaan. Mao ray among nakita, Ang panagway nga masanagon. Buláhan ug buláhan Ang tagbaláy nga giawitan. Awit nga halandumon, Ug sa tanang pasko magmalípayon.	Ang Pasko ay sumapit Tayo ay mangagsiawit Ng magagandáng himig Dahil sa ang Diyos ay pag-ibig Nang si Kristo'y isilang May tatlóng haring nagsidalaw At ang bawat isá ay nagsipaghandóg Ng tanging alay. Koro: Bagong Taón ay magbagong-buhay Nang lumigayà ang ating Bayan Tayo'y magsikap upang makamtán Natin ang kasaganaan! Tayo'y mangagsiawit Habang ang mundó'y tahimik. Ang araw ay sumapit Ng Sanggól na dulot ng langit. Tayo ay magmahalan, Ating sundín ang Gintóng Aral At magbuhát ngayon, Kahit hindî Paskô ay magbigayan!	Tagalog: Ang Pasko ay sumapit Tayo ay mangagsiawit Ng magagandáng himig Dahil sa ang Diyos ay pag-ibig Nang si Kristo'y isilang May tatlóng haring nagsidalaw At ang bawat isá ay nagsipaghandóg Ng tanging alay. Cebuano: Bag-ong tuíg, bág-ong kinabúhì. Dinuyogan sa átong mga pagbati. Atong awiton ug atong laylayon Aron magmalípayon. Kasadya ni'ng Táknaa Dapit sa kahimayaan. Mao ray among nakita, Ang panagway nga masanagon. Buláhan ug buláhan Ang tagbaláy nga giawitan. Awit nga halandumon, Ug sa tanang pasko magmalípayon.	Christmas has come Come, let us go forth singing Beautiful hymns For God is love. When Christ was born, There were three kings who did visit, And each one did present A unique offering. Chorus: 'Tis New Year, so we must reform our lives That joyful might be our Nation; Let us strive that we might achieve Prosperity! Come, let us go forth singing, Whilst the world is silent The day has arrived, Of the Infant sent from heaven. Let us love one another, May we follow the Golden Rule, And from now on- Though it not be Christmas, let us keep giving.

"Pasko Na Naman"

"Pasko Na Naman" is a Filipino Christmas carol written by lyricist Levi Celerio and composer Felipe Padilla de León.[5][6] This song starts with "Pasko, pasko na naman, pasko na naman, sa ating bayan", is a popular Filipino Christmas song composed and performed by Ramon "RJ" Jacinto.

Other songs

• "Christmas in Our Hearts" (1990), written by composer Jose Mari Chan and lyricist Rina Cañiza
• "Kumukutikutitap" (lit. 'Glimmering', 1987), written by Ryan Cayabyab
• "Noche Buena" (1965), written by composer Felipe Padilla de León and lyricist Levi Celerio
• "Pasko Na Sinta Ko" (lit. 'It's Christmas Now My Dear', 1986), written by Francis Dandan
• "A Perfect Christmas" (1990), written by Jose Mari Chan
• "Tuloy Na Tuloy Pa Rin ang Pasko" (transl. Christmas Is Still Very Much Happening", 1991), written by Andrei Dionisio
• "A Wish on Christmas Night" (1990), written by Jose Mari Chan with additional lyrics by Pinky Valdez

Notes and references

1. NOTE: This is only popular in Davao.
2. "Pasko 2009 Stamps Launched". Philpost. November 19, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
3. Composed by Vicente D. Rubi and Mariano Vestil, originally in Cebuano language.
4. National Artist Levi Celerio is credited for writing the lyrics of this version, and set to the music by Vicente D. Rubi.
5. "Pasko Na Naman" with its lyrics and English translation
6. "Pasko Na Naman! for SATB voices and a cappella". Words by Levi Celerio and Music by Felipe P. de Leon. Arranged by George G. Hernandez. (Pavane Publishing, 2006)

External links

• Filipino traditional Christmas songs