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It’s Go Caroling Day 🤶🎶 Monday, December 20th
Caroling, caroling through the snow, Christmas bells are ringing…today we celebrate one holiday activity that seems pretty popular in Christmas movies… It’s December 20th and today is Go Caroling Day.
https://todayaholiday.com/go-caroling-day/
It feels like so many Christmas movies out there have scenes of Christmas carolers out there… though not sure in reality how many people have ever been caroling or been caroled to. Perhaps its a tradition that has lost its popularity over time - after all, it’s widely believed that caroling on and around Christmas dates back centuries.
The word “wassail” comes from the Old Norse word “yes heill” that means “to be well and in good health” and centuries ago in England, people would travel from house to house wishing good tidings to their neighbors, which became a song “here we come a wassailing” - a tune that transformed over time into “We wish you a Merry Christmas!” Wassail was also a term used to describe a traditional spiced drink, apparently not too different from the eggnog loved today.
Singing really took hold with the Christmas tradition thanks to St. Francis of Assisi in Italy, who incorporated songs of well wishes into his Christmas Church services. He also organized nativity scenes and parades to get people excited about the holiday. The church members embraced the songs so much they would sing them at home with the families, passed down in oral traditions.
Caroling became popular in England, though only after some darker ages. While Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas celebrations during his rule from 1649-1658, caroling popularity declined until it reached a resurgence in the Victorian era England. In the Christmas revival period, thanks to Queen Victoria who married the German Prince Albert, he imported many German Christmas traditions like the Christmas tree. Prominent people worked to bring the holiday spirit back - Charles Dickens’ another attempt. In 1822, Davies Gilbert published a book of Christmas carols that helped bring Christmas carols back in a big way.
So, on this day, go on and sing a Christmas tune. Even if you’re not one to go out and about and sing to your neighbors, you can at least serenade your loved ones with your favorite tune.
Happy holiday everyone, and I’ll see you tomorrow.
Photo by Thomas Park on Unsplash
https://todayaholiday.com/go-caroling-day/
It feels like so many Christmas movies out there have scenes of Christmas carolers out there… though not sure in reality how many people have ever been caroling or been caroled to. Perhaps its a tradition that has lost its popularity over time - after all, it’s widely believed that caroling on and around Christmas dates back centuries.
The word “wassail” comes from the Old Norse word “yes heill” that means “to be well and in good health” and centuries ago in England, people would travel from house to house wishing good tidings to their neighbors, which became a song “here we come a wassailing” - a tune that transformed over time into “We wish you a Merry Christmas!” Wassail was also a term used to describe a traditional spiced drink, apparently not too different from the eggnog loved today.
Singing really took hold with the Christmas tradition thanks to St. Francis of Assisi in Italy, who incorporated songs of well wishes into his Christmas Church services. He also organized nativity scenes and parades to get people excited about the holiday. The church members embraced the songs so much they would sing them at home with the families, passed down in oral traditions.
Caroling became popular in England, though only after some darker ages. While Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas celebrations during his rule from 1649-1658, caroling popularity declined until it reached a resurgence in the Victorian era England. In the Christmas revival period, thanks to Queen Victoria who married the German Prince Albert, he imported many German Christmas traditions like the Christmas tree. Prominent people worked to bring the holiday spirit back - Charles Dickens’ another attempt. In 1822, Davies Gilbert published a book of Christmas carols that helped bring Christmas carols back in a big way.
So, on this day, go on and sing a Christmas tune. Even if you’re not one to go out and about and sing to your neighbors, you can at least serenade your loved ones with your favorite tune.
Happy holiday everyone, and I’ll see you tomorrow.
Photo by Thomas Park on Unsplash
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Caroling, caroling through the snow, Christmas bells are ringing…today we celebrate one holiday activity that seems pretty popular in Christmas movies… It’s December 20th and today is Go Caroling Day.
https://todayaholiday.com/go-caroling-day/
It feels like so many Christmas movies out there have scenes of Christmas carolers out there… though not sure in reality how many people have ever been caroling or been caroled to. Perhaps its a tradition that has lost its popularity over time - after all, it’s widely believed that caroling on and around Christmas dates back centuries.
The word “wassail” comes from the Old Norse word “yes heill” that means “to be well and in good health” and centuries ago in England, people would travel from house to house wishing good tidings to their neighbors, which became a song “here we come a wassailing” - a tune that transformed over time into “We wish you a Merry Christmas!” Wassail was also a term used to describe a traditional spiced drink, apparently not too different from the eggnog loved today.
Singing really took hold with the Christmas tradition thanks to St. Francis of Assisi in Italy, who incorporated songs of well wishes into his Christmas Church services. He also organized nativity scenes and parades to get people excited about the holiday. The church members embraced the songs so much they would sing them at home with the families, passed down in oral traditions.
Caroling became popular in England, though only after some darker ages. While Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas celebrations during his rule from 1649-1658, caroling popularity declined until it reached a resurgence in the Victorian era England. In the Christmas revival period, thanks to Queen Victoria who married the German Prince Albert, he imported many German Christmas traditions like the Christmas tree. Prominent people worked to bring the holiday spirit back - Charles Dickens’ another attempt. In 1822, Davies Gilbert published a book of Christmas carols that helped bring Christmas carols back in a big way.
So, on this day, go on and sing a Christmas tune. Even if you’re not one to go out and about and sing to your neighbors, you can at least serenade your loved ones with your favorite tune.
Happy holiday everyone, and I’ll see you tomorrow.
Photo by Thomas Park on Unsplash
https://todayaholiday.com/go-caroling-day/
It feels like so many Christmas movies out there have scenes of Christmas carolers out there… though not sure in reality how many people have ever been caroling or been caroled to. Perhaps its a tradition that has lost its popularity over time - after all, it’s widely believed that caroling on and around Christmas dates back centuries.
The word “wassail” comes from the Old Norse word “yes heill” that means “to be well and in good health” and centuries ago in England, people would travel from house to house wishing good tidings to their neighbors, which became a song “here we come a wassailing” - a tune that transformed over time into “We wish you a Merry Christmas!” Wassail was also a term used to describe a traditional spiced drink, apparently not too different from the eggnog loved today.
Singing really took hold with the Christmas tradition thanks to St. Francis of Assisi in Italy, who incorporated songs of well wishes into his Christmas Church services. He also organized nativity scenes and parades to get people excited about the holiday. The church members embraced the songs so much they would sing them at home with the families, passed down in oral traditions.
Caroling became popular in England, though only after some darker ages. While Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas celebrations during his rule from 1649-1658, caroling popularity declined until it reached a resurgence in the Victorian era England. In the Christmas revival period, thanks to Queen Victoria who married the German Prince Albert, he imported many German Christmas traditions like the Christmas tree. Prominent people worked to bring the holiday spirit back - Charles Dickens’ another attempt. In 1822, Davies Gilbert published a book of Christmas carols that helped bring Christmas carols back in a big way.
So, on this day, go on and sing a Christmas tune. Even if you’re not one to go out and about and sing to your neighbors, you can at least serenade your loved ones with your favorite tune.
Happy holiday everyone, and I’ll see you tomorrow.
Photo by Thomas Park on Unsplash
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