Flying with Angels and Wings

Christmas is a time we usually think about angels. There is that popular saying that when a bell rings an angel gets his or her wings. These are songs with angels and with wings in the titles. So watch the tinsel glittering on your Christmas tree, catch the scent of evergreen, and look out to see the snowflakes dancing upon the frosty air. Have some hot cider, eggnog, or mulled wine and delicious Christmas cookies, and listen to these songs. Perhaps just as you sit back to relax, a bell will ring and another angel will get their wings and take flight to the top of your Christmas tree.

“Angel of the Morning” is a popular song that was written in 1967 by American singer and songwriter Chip Taylor. The song was first recorded by American singer, songwriter, and musician Evie Sands. However, it charted when it was recorded by American singer Merrilee Rush. It quickly became a hit in 1968. It is on Rush’s album of the same name. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned Rush a Grammy nomination. Her version was featured in the 1999 movie “Girl, Interrupted.”

“Angel Heart” is a popular song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler in 1992. It is on her second album by the same name. The majority of the tracks on the album were written by Tyler’s producer Dieter Bohlen. 

“Wild Wild Angels” is a song recorded by the British rock band Smokie. It is on their 1976 album Midnight Café and the second of three singles released. The song was written by English-American songwriter and record producer Nicky Chinn and Australian-American songwriter and record producer Mike Chapman. The other two singles from the album were "Something's Been Making Me Blue" and I'll Meet You at Midnight."

“You Angel You” is the eighth song from American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan’s fourteenth album Planet Wave in 1974. The album went to number one on the US Billboard charts. The album and its songs eventually were Certified Gold.

“Like an Angel Passing Through My Room” is the closing track on the 1981 album The Visitors by Swedish rock group ABBA. It was written by band members Swedish musician, singer, composer, and producer Benny Andersson, and Swedish singer, songwriter, and producer Bjorn Ulvaeus. During recording, this song started out titled “Another Morning Without You” and was later retitled “Like an Angel Passing Through My Room.” It also became a disco track featuring member Anni-Frid as a solo singer. In 2011 BBC Radio 4 in the UK broadcast a drama documentary “Like An Angel Passing Through My Room.”

“On the Wings of a Nightingale” is a song that was written by English singer, songwriter, and musician Paul McCartney. In 1984 it was recorded by the American rock duo The Everly Brothers. McCartney had written the song for The Everly Brothers and played guitar on the recording. It is on their album EB 84 and charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

“Flying Without Wings” is a song by the Irish boy band Westlife. It came out in 1999 and is the third single from their self-titled debut album. It became the band’s fourth best-selling single and their third UK number one hit. 

“Silver Wings” is a song recorded and written by American country music singer Merle Haggard. The song came out in 1969 and is on Haggard’s album Okie from Muskogee. The album went to number one on the Billboard Country Album chart and charted on the pop chart. In 1970 Haggard earned the Country Music Award for Album of the year.