7 Versions of 'Jesus Christ Is Risen Today' — Do You Have a Favorite?

Easter Sunday is for baskets full of chocolate and colored eggs, for ham and lamb and no elbows on the table but for family all around it.

For more than 2 billion people around the world, though, it’s also a celebration, the day that Christians believe Christ rose from the dead.

Here, then, we've put together seven distinct versions of the Christian hymn, “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today.” Do you have a favorite? Tell us in comments below.

1. King's College Choir
2. Duke Chapel, Easter 2012
3. BKBC: Viola Solo
4. The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
5. Contemporary
6. Chris Fleischer, Piano
7. Mormon Tabernacle Choir