Contains the words and music for some of the best-loved Christmas carols, illustrated with paintings from the National Gallery Christmas collection. Readers can discover facts about the painting and the artist. Includes famous paintings from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and Victorian Christmas cards and posters. Features 11 popular carols, including Silent Night, We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Away in a Manger, and information on their origins and meanings behind some of the words.