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Description
#5 Russia - Ой, мороз мороз.Oh, Frost,Frost. - originated from a drinking song
this carol comes from a pagan holiday celebrated in Russia- depicting a person known as old man Frost.
Though Russia does celebrate Christmas now and they also have celebrated Epiphany
-also i don't think china and japan are happy about being at Russia's house during the holidays
listen [link]

#4 America -'White Christmas' the song written and sung by Irving Berlin who wrote it in 1940
The first public performance of the song was also by Crosby, on his NBC radio show The Kraft Music Hall on Christmas Day, 1941 and the recording is not believed to have survived

#3 France/Uk
'Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabelle'-or as it is in french Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle) is a Christmas carol which originated from the Provence region of France in the 16th century. The carol was first published in 1553 in France, and was subsequently translated into English in the 18th century. The song was originally not a song to be sung at Christmas, but rather dance music for French nobility.

In the carol, visitors to the stable have to keep their voices down so the newborn can enjoy his dreams. To this day in the Provence region, children dress up as shepherds and milkmaids, carrying torches and candles to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, while singing the carol.
listen in french [link]

'The boar's head Carol'
The Boar's Head Carol is a macaronic 15th century English Christmas carol that describes the ancient tradition of sacrificing a boar and presenting its head at a Yuletide feast.
many traditions now exists based on this tradition of the past.
listen [link]

#2 Italy -north and south
Gesu Bambino
composed by Pietro Yon in 1917. It was translated to English by Frederick H. Martens. The lyrics of the chorus are also the same as the lyrics in the chorus of O Come All Ye Faithful.

Gesu bambino was commissioned by the music publisher J. Fischer & Bro, by George Fischer

listen [link]

Ave Maria
is the Angelic Salutation, Hail Mary, or Ave Maria (Latin) is a traditional biblical catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Hail Mary is used within Roman Catholicism, and it forms the basis of the Rosary.
Ave Maria in Latin has been set to music numerous times. Among the most famous settings is the version by Charles Gounod (1859), adding melody and words to Johann Sebastian Bach's first prelude from the Well-Tempered Clavier.

listen [link]

#1 Germany/Prussia
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen -Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
is a Prussian Christmas carol and Marian Hymn of German origin. The text is thought to be penned by an anonymous author, and the piece first appeared in print in the late-16th century.
listen [link]

Kling Glöckchen -Ring little bells is a German Christmas carol from the 19th century. The lyrics were written by Karl Enslin (1814–1875) to a traditional German folk tune. According to other sources, it was set to music in 1884 by Benedikt Widmann (1820–1910)
listen
[link]

also 'O Tannenbaum' is a traditional German carol- however Germany has quite a large amount of wonderful traditional Christmas carols- and have some of the best Christmas story's as well- the German love for Christmas shows deeply and so that is why Germany is number one. ;D

on a side note Japans best Christmas tradition is actual having Christmas cake- [link]

happy Christmas everyone

Description
#5 Russia - Ой, мороз мороз.Oh, Frost,Frost. - originated from a drinking song
this carol comes from a pagan holiday celebrated in Russia- depicting a person known as old man Frost.
Though Russia does celebrate Christmas now and they also have celebrated Epiphany
-also i don't think china and japan are happy about being at Russia's house during the holidays
listen [link]

#4 America -'White Christmas' the song written and sung by Irving Berlin who wrote it in 1940
The first public performance of the song was also by Crosby, on his NBC radio show The Kraft Music Hall on Christmas Day, 1941 and the recording is not believed to have survived

#3 France/Uk
'Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabelle'-or as it is in french Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle) is a Christmas carol which originated from the Provence region of France in the 16th century. The carol was first published in 1553 in France, and was subsequently translated into English in the 18th century. The song was originally not a song to be sung at Christmas, but rather dance music for French nobility.

In the carol, visitors to the stable have to keep their voices down so the newborn can enjoy his dreams. To this day in the Provence region, children dress up as shepherds and milkmaids, carrying torches and candles to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, while singing the carol.
listen in french [link]

'The boar's head Carol'
The Boar's Head Carol is a macaronic 15th century English Christmas carol that describes the ancient tradition of sacrificing a boar and presenting its head at a Yuletide feast.
many traditions now exists based on this tradition of the past.
listen [link]

#2 Italy -north and south
Gesu Bambino
composed by Pietro Yon in 1917. It was translated to English by Frederick H. Martens. The lyrics of the chorus are also the same as the lyrics in the chorus of O Come All Ye Faithful.

Gesu bambino was commissioned by the music publisher J. Fischer & Bro, by George Fischer

listen [link]

Ave Maria
is the Angelic Salutation, Hail Mary, or Ave Maria (Latin) is a traditional biblical catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Hail Mary is used within Roman Catholicism, and it forms the basis of the Rosary.
Ave Maria in Latin has been set to music numerous times. Among the most famous settings is the version by Charles Gounod (1859), adding melody and words to Johann Sebastian Bach's first prelude from the Well-Tempered Clavier.

listen [link]

#1 Germany/Prussia
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen -Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
is a Prussian Christmas carol and Marian Hymn of German origin. The text is thought to be penned by an anonymous author, and the piece first appeared in print in the late-16th century.
listen [link]

Kling Glöckchen -Ring little bells is a German Christmas carol from the 19th century. The lyrics were written by Karl Enslin (1814–1875) to a traditional German folk tune. According to other sources, it was set to music in 1884 by Benedikt Widmann (1820–1910)
listen
[link]

also 'O Tannenbaum' is a traditional German carol- however Germany has quite a large amount of wonderful traditional Christmas carols- and have some of the best Christmas story's as well- the German love for Christmas shows deeply and so that is why Germany is number one. ;D

on a side note Japans best Christmas tradition is actual having Christmas cake- [link]

happy Christmas everyone