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concerts held outdoors at night in cities and towns across the country, during the weeks leading up to
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singers. People in the audience hold lit candles and join in singing some of the carols in accompaniment with the celebrities. Similar events are now held all over
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studies of caroling in the early 21st century in
Finland determined that the sources of songs are often misunderstood, and that it is simplistic to suggest caroling is mostly related to Christian beliefs, for it also reinforces preservation of diverse national customs and local family traditions.
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on 24 December 1818. Mohr had composed the words much earlier, in 1816, but on
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Christmas carol "Kalēn hespéran, árchontes" ("Good evening, lords"), and the New Year's carol "Archimēniá ki archichroniá" ("First of the month, first of the year"). The oldest known carol, commonly referred to as the
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is also done by marching bands, choirs, school students seeking to raise funds for trips or charity, members of folk societies, or merely by groups of well-wishers. Many internationally known carols, e.g. "
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and guitars. Generally speaking, the musical style of each carol closely follows the secular music tradition of each region.
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945:1866 Victorian Christmas Waltz by Cesare Cutolo
430:Traditionally, carols have often been based on
410:," an annual tradition held by students at the
147:(d. 413) is still sung in some churches today.
2464:Slater, Joe; McAlister, Ward (12 March 2018).
2379:Plumpton, Alfred; Hemans Mrs (12 March 1890).
2348:Jesu, Redemptor omnium : Christmas anthem
942:1864 Christmas in Australia by George Tolhurst
2792:
2480:
2453:. Perth : S. T. Upham – via Trove.
2412:
1912:
1455:The most popular Italian Christmas carol is "
473:, the "father of English hymnody", composed "
2327:
2311:Tolhurst, George; T, J. B. (12 March 1864).
2091:
975:1929 The Night of Fear Is Over by Fritz Hart
969:1910 My Little Christmas Belle by Joe Slater
963:1900 Yuletide Gavotte by John Albert Delaney
960:1900 In the Cathedral by George S De Chaneet
933:1862 Hymn for Christmas-Day by James Johnson
460:
307:. In 1916, Charles Lewis Hutchins published
112:A 1582 published version of the Latin carol
2723:. volume VII, no. 1, January 1934, p. С. 1.
2361:
2328:Cutolo, Cesare; Grosse, F (12 March 1866).
2293:
930:1852 Christmas Present Polka by John Howson
211:
2799:
2785:
2497:
412:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2310:
2277:Horsley, Charles Edward (12 March 1862).
1978:"Christopher Morris, musician – obituary"
1889:
626:", reflecting on the practice of ringing
48:Christmas carol group at Bangalore, India
2314:Christmas in Australia : prize song
1561:Andorra and Catalan-speaking territories
1233:
1050:In 1554, a collection of French carols,
342:. First published in 1961 and edited by
236:
166:. In the 12th century the Parisian monk
107:
59:
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1813:
1333:", are also sung in Greek translation.
1309:carols, commonly called the "Carols of
1121:", which can be acted as a play of the
972:1910 Star of the East by August Juncker
925:Christmas music composed by Australians
889:Australia, South Africa and New Zealand
611:helping a poor man on 26 December (the
4570:
2575:
2344:
2294:Spagnoletti, Ernesto (12 March 1863).
1895:
1097:List of Christmas carols § German
221:Carols gained in popularity after the
19:For the novel by Charles Dickens, see
16:Song or hymn on the theme of Christmas
4129:Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
2780:
2178:"Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols"
1701:), having nothing with Christianity.
1670:, composed by the Ukrainian composer
1647:Ukrainian Christmas carols are named
1525:
1210:" ("Oh, come, little children") and "
1202:" ("Let us be happy and cheerful"), "
1187:" "(Silently the snow is falling)", "
948:1870 Christmas Anthem by Paolo Giorza
746:
520:
446:" can be traced directly back to the
417:
2633:Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
1991:from the original on 11 January 2022
1899:Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern
1778:, Courier Dover Publications, 1976,
1229:
1059:Chants des Noëls Anciens et Modernes
653:15th-century English Christmas carol
553:While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
277:Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern
247:(1871) helped to make carols popular
2222:, Christmas in Australia, Tom Wills
1955:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1875:"When Christmas carols were banned"
1504:Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
1443:harmonic polyphony, accompanied by
1305:, there are also the springtime or
1281:, the word deriving from the Roman
1193:Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen
1144:Two well-known later examples are "
13:
1743:
1477:Christmas carols in predominantly
915:Australian Broadcasting Commission
641:
624:I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
467:Hymns Ancient and Modern 1861–1874
329:, along with clergyman and author
27:A Christmas Carol (disambiguation)
14:
4599:
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2628:"Alfonso Maria de Liguori, santo"
2447:Summers, Joseph (12 March 2018).
2015:www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com
1713:", to Christmas carols, such as "
1473:List of Filipino Christmas carols
1075:" in English) is another classic.
868:In Austria, Belgium and Germany,
789:, Op. 8. Other examples include:
769:included Christmas carols in his
634:
241:19th-century carol books such as
56:Children singing Christmas carols
4550:
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4005:Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004
3900:Old Santeclaus with Much Delight
2764:
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2249:. Sydney : J. Howson. 1852.
2196:"Zum gemeinsamen Dienst berufen"
1776:Christmas customs and traditions
1704:
1191:" (Daughter Zion, rejoice) and "
1183:(lit: "A rose has sprung up"), "
1119:Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
1091:Germany, Austria and Switzerland
679:Problems playing this file? See
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271:" appear in English antiquarian
200:Christ was born on Christmas Day
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1135:Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt
1131:Christum wir sollen loben schon
1064:Dating from the 18th century, "
863:
289:It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
3985:Bronner's Christmas Wonderland
3914:Christmas Day in the Workhouse
3297:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
3076:Legend of the Christmas Spider
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1200:Lasst uns froh und munter sein
210:" can be found in this book. "
154:monasteries, developing under
140:Of the Father's heart begotten
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3936:Christmas television specials
3835:The New Oxford Book of Carols
2922:Annunciation to the shepherds
2806:
2696:www.encyclopediaofukraine.com
2331:The Victorian Christmas waltz
2297:Our Australian Christmas song
1896:Sandys, William, ed. (1833).
1736:
1557:" and "Los peces en el río".
1516:Socialist Republic of Romania
1293:and the New Year, and to the
1212:Schneeflöckchen, Weißröckchen
1127:Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
1057:In 1703, another collection,
1008:Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
883:
549:Annunciation to the shepherds
317:, first published in 1928 by
293:Christmas Carols, New and Old
251:The publication of Christmas
244:Christmas Carols, New and Old
3990:Christmas and holiday season
2557:(in Finnish). City of Porvoo
2416:In the cathedral : song
2046:10.1080/17411912.2012.721525
1919:. New York : Haworth Press.
1849:"Article – Protestant music"
1820:. Random House. p. 84.
1459:", written in 1732 by Saint
1358:: Άναρχος θεός καταβέβηκεν,
1083:", comes from the region of
1066:Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes
911:William Garnet "Billy" James
799:Fantasia on Christmas Carols
727:, Cornwall, (see article on
485:Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
269:Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
257:God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
7:
2578:"Mediæval Christmas Carols"
2246:The Christmas present polka
1814:Coghlan, Alexandra (2016).
1724:
1627:is usually paired with the
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1315:Saturday before Palm Sunday
1206:", ("Ring, Little Bell"), "
876:, children dressing as the
836:" has been set to music by
607:", based on a legend about
204:Good Christian Men, Rejoice
137:. Corde natus ex Parentis (
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2902:Adoration of the Shepherds
2515:McGee, Timothy J. (1985).
1719:O Little Town of Bethlehem
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1181:Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
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1081:Il est né, le divin Enfant
1026:is declared every year on
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826:(for choir and harp), 1942
771:cantatas for Christmastide
755:wrote 12 noels for organ.
560:Adoration of the shepherds
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3828:The Oxford Book of Carols
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2967:Massacre of the Innocents
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2759:Category:Christmas carols
2655:Z dziejów polskiej kolędy
2467:My little Christmas belle
2232:" The Carol of the Birds"
2099:. London: Triangle/SPCK.
1951:The Oxford Book of Carols
1755:Oxford English Dictionary
1698:
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1224:Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann
1054:, was printed in Orléans.
1052:La Grande Bible des Noëls
1047:'s ship on Christmas Day.
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762:Messe de minuit pour Noël
741:King's College, Cambridge
620:Ding Dong Merrily on High
589:Massacre of the Innocents
469:included several carols.
461:Church and liturgical use
309:Carols Old and Carols New
212:
3948:Apollo 8 Genesis reading
1731:List of Christmas carols
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1189:Tochter Zion, freue dich
1185:Leise rieselt der Schnee
757:Marc-Antoine Charpentier
705:Under the Greenwood Tree
425:
90:Christmas holiday season
68:playing Christmas carols
4110:Small Business Saturday
3980:Black Friday (shopping)
3975:Black Friday (partying)
3469:Nine Lessons and Carols
3399:Events and celebrations
2576:Ashley, Judith (1924).
2163:Encyclopædia Britannica
1427:, and accompanied by C-
1385:
1173:O Come, All Ye Faithful
729:Nine Lessons and Carols
691:Encyclopædia Britannica
319:Oxford University Press
225:in the countries where
3754:Post-War United States
2365:The song of the angels
2203:Die deutschen Bischöfe
1751:"2. A Christmas carol"
1490:
1457:Tu scendi dalle stelle
1319:Resurrection of Christ
1317:as a harbinger of the
1246:
1208:Ihr Kinderlein, kommet
1179:("Every year again"),
834:In the Bleak Midwinter
806:Victor Hely-Hutchinson
794:Ralph Vaughan Williams
646:
368:Richard Rodney Bennett
327:Ralph Vaughan Williams
248:
143:) by the Spanish poet
123:Veni redemptor gentium
118:
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25:. For other uses, see
3803:Hit singles in the US
3798:Hit singles in the UK
3359:Carols by Candlelight
3287:Santa Claus' daughter
2895:Adoration of the Magi
2385:. – via Trove.
2209:: 24. 8 January 1999.
2093:Dudley-Smith, Timothy
2034:Ethnomusicology Forum
1439:Island, the style is
1303:winter festive season
1279:Kalanta Christougenon
1237:
1152:and "Stille Nacht" ("
1109:are sometimes called
1018:In accordance with a
895:Carols by Candlelight
767:Johann Sebastian Bach
645:
444:The Holly and the Ivy
314:Oxford Book of Carols
297:Henry Ramsden Bramley
240:
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4095:Santa's Candy Castle
3419:Google Santa Tracker
2773:at Wikimedia Commons
2713:Український пасічник
2653:Roman Mazurkiewicz,
1902:. : William Beckley.
1631:, being one for the
1608:(by the counties of
1156:") by the Austrians
1113:("shepherd songs").
849:Krzysztof Penderecki
823:A Ceremony of Carols
388:Cottonian Collection
279:. Composers such as
168:Adam of Saint Victor
156:Bernard of Clairvaux
4100:Santa Claus Village
4015:Christmas Mountains
3921:Journey of the Magi
2927:Baptism of the Lord
2745:Christianity portal
2624:Giuseppe Cacciatore
2582:Music & Letters
2518:The Music of Canada
2220:"The Three Drovers"
2184:. 16 December 2005.
1984:The Daily Telegraph
1520:Romanian Revolution
753:Louis-Claude Daquin
605:Good King Wenceslas
591:, for example the "
440:Good King Wenceslas
396:What Child is This?
285:Good King Wenceslas
208:Good King Wenceslas
131:Archbishop of Milan
37:, Op. 8 (Cornelius)
4210:Twelve-dish supper
4060:Jews and Christmas
4010:Christmas Lectures
3739:American Civil War
3474:NORAD Tracks Santa
2850:Saint Nicholas Day
2011:"A Bone, God Wot!"
1817:Carols from King's
1668:Peter J. Wilhousky
1664:Carol of the Bells
1526:Spain and Portugal
1347:Constantinopolitan
1247:
1158:Franz Xaver Gruber
857:Christmas Symphony
844:(1911) and others.
830:Christina Rossetti
776:Christmas Oratorio
747:In classical music
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521:Episodes described
418:Carols for dancing
275:' 1833 collection
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4125:Virginia O'Hanlon
3970:Advent Conspiracy
3884:Films (Christmas,
3876:A Christmas Carol
3821:Carols for Choirs
3364:Cavalcade of Magi
3344:Boar's Head Feast
3013:Star of Bethlehem
2984:Nativity of Jesus
2972:flight into Egypt
2857:St. Stephen's Day
2769:Media related to
2757:Works related to
2594:10.1093/ml/V.1.65
2532:978-0-393-02279-7
2433:Yule-tide gavotte
2106:978-0-281-04300-2
2072:USA TODAY College
1672:Mykola Leontovych
1542:Iberian Peninsula
1461:Alphonsus Liguori
1423:practised in the
1416:, in the kind of
1393:dekapentasyllabos
1352:"Byzantine Carol"
1239:Nikiphoros Lytras
1230:Greece and Cyprus
1177:Alle Jahre wieder
1137:" was written by
1125:. He also wrote "
1117:wrote the carol "
669:This Endris Night
662:
578:Visit of the Magi
567:Star of Bethlehem
539:Gabriel's Message
495:Felix Mendelssohn
374:and John Rutter.
339:Carols for Choirs
305:Victorian Britain
265:I Saw Three Ships
175:Francis of Assisi
152:Northern European
22:A Christmas Carol
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1103:Weihnachtslieder
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847:Polish composer
818:Benjamin Britten
786:Weihnachtslieder
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