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Christmas carols
Popular Christmas carols symbolize everything that Christmas
stands for: They gather the family, bring joy, spread the
word about Christmas, and make everyone feel the Christmas
spirit. Try to hum the melody of “Jingle Bells”,
and most people in the northern hemisphere will immediately
imagine seeing snowflakes, angels, and Christmas bells.
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Even if you are neither religious nor a regular churchgoer,
you will surely remember fond childhood memories after hearing
Christmas carols.
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The world’s most widely known Xmas
carol is ”Silent Night”, which is sung in many
languages all over most of the globe. The song originates
from Austria, but enjoyed great recognition as early as the
First World War, when soldiers on each side of the frontline
laid down their weapons on Christmas Eve and sung the carol,
“Silent Night”, across no man’s land.
The lyrics go like this:
'Silent Night'
Silent night, holy night.
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin-mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Searching through a list of popular Christmas carols, we
also find ”O Come, All Ye Faithful”. The song
is said to have a very long history, but the truth is, it
most likely originated from the 1700’s and was written
by John Francis Wade (1711 – 1786). The most popular
version dates back to 1852 and goes like this:
'O Come, All Ye Faithful'
O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him
Born the king of angels:
O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.
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Many people probably also think about
modern songs like ”White Christmas”, when they
think of Christmas carols. However, there is actually a
difference between a “Christmas carol” and a
“Christmas song”. Christmas carols can often
be sung by a choir and usually have simple and straightforward
rhythms. This is rarely the case for pop and rock songs,
which often have more complex compositions.
Here are some examples of popular, modern Christmas carols
and songs:
1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
2. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
3. Rudolph,the Red-nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
4. Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby &
David Bowie
5. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
6. A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
7. My Little Drum - Vince Guaraldi (Charlie Brown Christmas)
8. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Bruce Springsteen
9. Christmas Shoes -Newsong (or Alabama)
10. Last Christmas - Wham!
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The history of Christmas Carols
The most fantastic explanation of the term, “Christmas
carol”, originates from England. According to this
English story, a young girl named Carol got lost in the
streets of London on a cold winter night. In an attempt
to find her, her friends went from house to house similar
to the way we do during Christmas. After this episode, the
term “Christmas carol” became widespread.
The more pragmatic explanation is that the word, “carol”,
comes from the Greek dance, “Choraulein”, which
is accompanied by flutes. Later, the Frenchmen replaced
the flutes with singing and named it, “caroller”,
which means, “to dance around in a circle”.
The tradition of singing carols can be traced back to the
monk, St. Francis of Assisi. He introduced the singing of
carols in church ceremonies. Today, each country has its
own traditions in connection with Christmas carols. In many
places, people walk from house to house and sing at Xmas
time; in other places, Christmas carols are sung in church.
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ten lists of christmas songs
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Did you know that...
There is a distinction between a Christmas carol and
a Christmas song. A Christmas Carol has a fairly rapid,
regular beat, which would, therefore, exclude a meandering,
crooning song such as “White Christmas”.
The world’s most famous Christmas carol is "Silent
night".
“Jingle
Bells” was originally named, “One-Horse
Open Sleigh”, and was written for Thanksgiving,
not for Christmas.
Charles Dickens’s story, "A Christmas Carol",
is the world’s most read Christmas story.
In 2003, the Austrian Trade Union Federation, representing
100,000 workers, claimed that the non-stop playing
of Christmas carols in shopping malls was "psychological
terror".
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