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Have a Merry
Christmas with Games, Puzzles. Party & Food ideas
Christmas carols are based on Christian lyrics and
relate, in the main, to the Nativity. Christmas
carols were introduced in to church services by St
Francis of Assisi in the 12th century. As for the
word carols, "carol" is a derivative of the French
word caroller, the interpretation of which means
dancing around in a circle. Carol and carols,
eventually came to mean not only to dance but
included music and lyrics - hence Christmas
Caroling.
The joyous themes for many
traditional Christmas carols were banned in England by the staunch Protestant Oliver Cromwell and many of the very old Christmas carols
and songs were subsequently lost for all time. Christmas carols
were only fully popularised again during the Victorian era when they again expressed joyful and merry themes in their
carol lyrics as opposed to the normal, more sombre, Christian lyrics found in hymns. As religious observances
in the United States and England were closely linked the popularity of Christmas carols grew in both countries in the 19th century. Many Christmas traditions are relatively recent such as Santa Claus and reindeer and bear no relation to Christmas carols. We have reflected this in the unusual and beautiful
Victorian Angel Pictures we have included for your pleasure and enjoyment.
Today Christmas songs and carols are also fast becoming a
tradition.
Merry Christmas and enjoy singing the
wonderful words and lyrics to the Christmas carols
& Christmas songs featured on this Christmas
carols and songs website. Enjoy browsing our
Christmas carols list and Happy Christmas caroling
with some
Christmas Sheet Music!
Christmas Fun at
your family gathering with Santa's Magic Cards !!!
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