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To celebrate the holiday season, we've got a list of the 50 best Christmas carols to bring you joy. Caroling began in the 13th century but did not yet involve singing.
The difference between a Christmas carol and a Christmas popular song can often be unclear as they are both sung by groups of people going house to house during the Christmas season. Some view Christmas carols to be only religious in nature and consider Christmas songs to be secular. [1] Many traditional Christmas carols focus on the Christian ...
Christmas carols are very popular in Poland, where they have a long history, the oldest dating to the 15th century or earlier. [43] There is a tradition of singing Christmas carols until 2 February which is celebrated by western Christians as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
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Dec. 24—For many people, Christmas conjures up visions of Santa Claus in his red suit, reindeer dashing across the sky, snowmen in top hats, and presents under twinkling trees. Yet it's also ...
The word carol is derived from the Old French word carole, a circle dance accompanied by singers (in turn derived from the Latin choraula).Carols were very popular as dance songs from the 1150s to the 1350s, after which their use expanded as processional songs sung during festivals, while others were written to accompany religious mystery plays (such as the "Coventry Carol", written before 1534).
"O Come, All Ye Faithful", also known as "Adeste Fideles", is a Christmas carol that has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade (1711–1786), John Reading (1645–1692), King John IV of Portugal (1604–1656), and anonymous Cistercian monks. The earliest printed version is in a book published by Wade.