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Ireland is a predominantly Christian country and Christmas plays an important role in religious aspects of Irish life, taking the place of the pre-Christian festival on the winter solstice. [4] The earliest account of the Christian celebration of Christmas in Ireland are from 1171, when the excommunicated King Henry II spent Christmas in Dublin.
The Kilmore Carols, sometimes also known as the Wexford Carols, [1] [2] is a cycle of traditional Irish Christmas carols sung each year in St. Mary's Church in the village of Kilmore, County Wexford, Ireland. [3] Numbering thirteen in total, the carols are sung during the Twelve Days of Christmas.
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 celebration of the birth of Jesus, while others celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas that range from 25 December to 5 January or Christmastide which ranges from 24 December to 5 ...
Whether you're preparing for a holiday party, or simply putting together a playlist for yourself, this list of Christmas songs will help get you started. Spruce Up Your Holiday Playlist With These ...
The quintessential Christmas crush song, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally hit No. 1 in 2019—25 years after its initial release! 2. Nat King Cole, "The Christmas Song"
Here are some fresh newer Christmas songs to recharge your Christmas music playlist. For this list, we considered songs released in the last few years as "new." JIMMY FALLON & MEGHAN TRAINOR
In Ireland, Little Christmas is also called Nollaig na mBan (in Irish) or Women's Christmas (in English). The day is so called because traditionally, men would take on what would have been seen as the traditional "female" household duties for the day, giving women the day off. [12] [13] Goose was the traditional meat served on Women's Christmas ...
Eminem had two Christmas number ones in the early 2000s. The X Factor (creator and judge Simon Cowell pictured) launched eight consecutive Irish Christmas number ones. Dermot Kennedy, who held Number One in 2020, was the first Irishman to score Christmas number one since Mario Rosenstock in 2005.