Time To Spread Some Christmas Cheer!

One of the best ways to spread Christmas cheer is to go Christmas Caroling. I feel it's something most people forget about, or write off. They don't want to go knocking on peoples doors just to sing a song out of tune. I'd have to disagree though, it's one of the best times you'll have. I'd suggest bringing at least four people with you. One of the best parts of Christmas Caroling is that it is fun for any age.


Here are some fun facts I bet you didn't know

• The first specifically Christmas hymns that we know of appear in fourth century Rome.
• Christmas carols in English first appear in a 1426.
• It is not clear whether the word carol derives from the French "carole" or the Latin "carula" meaning a circular dance. In any case the dancing seems to have been abandoned quite early.
• Carols like "Good King Wenceslas", and "The Holly and the Ivy" can be traced directly back to the Middle Ages, and are among the oldest musical compositions still regularly sung.
• Traditionally, carols have often been based on medieval chord patterns, and it is this that gives them their uniquely characteristic musical sound.

Here is a list of Christmas Carols you can sing

• Away In A Manger
• Carol Of The Bells
• Deck The Halls
• Do You Hear What I Hear
• The First Noel
• Frosty The Snowman
• Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
• Here We Come A-Wassailing (Caroling)
  
• The Holly And The Ivy
• It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
• Joy To The World
• Let It Snow
• O Holy Night
• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Silent Night
• The Twelve Days Of Christmas
• O Christmas Tree
• Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
  

These are just some of the Christmas Carols you can sing. There are many, many more that you can look up and enjoy. Happy Caroling!

Painting by Thomas Kinkade