Carols come out once a year and challenge musicians everywhere to be creative by bringing something new to songs we have heard many times before. Here are ten amazing carol performances on ten different instruments. My favorites are the bass and flute performances. What are yours?

1. Piano - The First Noel

2. Acoustic Guitar - O Come, O Come Emmanuel

3. Electric Guitar - Jingle Bells

4. Bass Guitar - Carol of the Basses

5. Ukulele - Silver Bells

6. Flute - White Christmas

7. Saxophone - Deck the Halls

8. Hammer Dulcimer - Angels We Have Heard on High

9. String Quartet - I Saw Three Ships

10. An iPad Band - Various