Welcome to this blog post مرحبًا بكم في هذه التدوينة. Christmas is here! Merry Christmas to all عيد ميلاد مجيد للجميع. 🎅🎅🎅

Today, I’d like to introduce you to the Arabic version of النسخة العربية من Jingle Bell song أغنية أجراس الميلاد  that is performed by Fairuz فيروز – the iconic Lebanese singer. The song is called Lailet Eid ليلة عيد – which translates literally to “night of Eid”.

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Please note that the word Eid عيد  here doesn’t refer to the Eid celebrated by Muslims “Eid Al-fitr”عيد الفطر  & Eid Al-Adha”.عيد الأضحى  Rather, it refers to Christmas Eve ليلة عيد الميلاد, i.e. the birth of Jesus.

The word Eid عيد

Unlike what’s commonly perceived, the word Eid عيد isn’t only associated with Islamic occasions, but it simply means a happy occasion, in general. It can be symbolically used in everyday Arabic to refer to a big or a special day.

Songs about Eid

In the Arab world, there are two very popular songs that celebrate main religious occasions that are witnessed by Muslim and Christians. While this song – “Lailet Eid” ليلة عيد – is usually associated with Christmas Eve ليلة عيد الميلاد, the song “Ya Leilt El-eid” يا ليلة العيد Oh night of Eid, is associated with “Eid Al-fitr”عيد الفطر & Eid Al-Adha” عيد الأضحى . The song is performed by the iconic Egyptian singer: Umm Kulthoum أم كلثوم . You can check it by clicking here.

Now, let’s move on to the Christmas eve song  🎅🎅🎅

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