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  2. This is the oldest Christmas carol (Hint: It’s not 'Silent ...

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    Here's the unknown history behind Christmas carols. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

  3. List of Christmas carols - Wikipedia

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    Originally, a "Christmas carol" referred to a piece of vocal music in carol form whose lyrics centre on the theme of Christmas or the Christmas season. 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.

  4. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Wikipedia

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    It had been associated with the carol since at least the mid-18th century, when it was recorded by James Nares in a hand-written manuscript under the title "The old Christmas Carol". [13] Hone's version of the tune differs from the present melody in the third line. The full current melody was published by Chappell in 1855. [13] [14]

  5. Carolers Rejoice, This List of 50 Christmas Carols Will Have ...

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    Created as an appeal for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis, this carol is now sung during Christmas and tells the story of Jesus' birth. 5. "The Little Drummer Boy" — The Harry Simeone Chorale

  6. A Virgin Unspotted - Wikipedia

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    A Virgin Unspotted" is a Christmas carol. It originates from 1661, when the oldest known version was written in "New Carolls for this Merry Time of Christmas". It is said to be based on "A Virgin Most Pure", a similar carol. This carol is in a 3/4 rhythm in the verses, but speeds up to a 6/8 rhythm in the chorus.

  7. Gloucestershire Wassail - Wikipedia

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    [2] [6] [7] The current most common version of the song was first published in 1928 in the Oxford Book of Carols by one of the book's three authors, Ralph Vaughan Williams. [5] The tune was sung to him in August or July 1909 at the Swan Inn, an inn in Pembridge, Herefordshire, [9] by an unknown old person from Gloucestershire. [5]

  8. Christmas carol - Wikipedia

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    A Christmas carol is a carol (a song or hymn) on the theme of Christmas, traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas and holiday season. The term noel has sometimes been used, especially for carols of French origin. [1] Christmas carols may be regarded as a subset of the broader category of Christmas music.

  9. Wexford Carol - Wikipedia

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    St. Aidan's Cathedral "The Wexford Carol", sometimes known by its first verse "Good people all this Christmas time", is of uncertain origins, and, while it is occasionally claimed to be from the early Middle Ages, it likely was composed in the 15th or 16th century based on its musical and lyrical style. [2]