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Name That Christmas Carol Compile a list of lyrics (can be obvious or lesser-known) from Christmas songs and see how many each team can guess in one minute. Or, instead of lyrics, hum a portion of ...
If Christmas carols are your jam, listen up! There are a few ways to play this musical guessing game. You can make a Christmas songs playlist and see who can guess each tune the fastest.
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.
"Here We Come A-wassailing" (or "Here We Come A-Caroling"), also known as "Here We Come A-Christmasing", "Wassail Song" and by many other names, is a traditional English Christmas carol and New Year song, [1] typically sung whilst wassailing, or singing carols, wishing good health and exchanging gifts door to door. [2]
What was the first Christmas carol broadcast from space? “Jingle Bells” was played on December 16, 1965 , during NASA’s Gemini 6A space flight. Astronauts played it on harmonica and backed ...
Some sources claim that the carol dates as far back as the 16th century. [7] Others date it later, to the 18th or early 19th centuries. [8] [9] Although there is a second tune known as 'Cornish', in print by 1833 [10] and referred to as "the usual version" in the 1928 Oxford Book of Carols, this version is seldom heard today. [11]
The 50 Best Christmas Carols of All Time 1. "Silent Night" — Michael Buble. Listening to this calming carol will have you completely at peace! 2. "O Come All Ye Faithful" — Martina McBride.
The song is now performed by choirs around the world, especially during the Christmas season as a Christmas carol. [ 5 ] Another motivation of the song may have been to Christianize old English winter season songs used in wassailing the apple orchards — pouring out libations or engaging in similar ceremonies to seek fertility of the trees.