{"id":33220,"date":"2025-12-17T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?p=33220"},"modified":"2025-12-16T19:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:58:00","slug":"christmas-carols-and-composers-history-christmas-holidays-traditions-customs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?p=33220","title":{"rendered":"Christmas: Carols and Composers History #Christmas #holidays #Traditions #Customs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Christmas Carols <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word \u2018carol\u2019 comes from the old French \u2018carole\u2019 for a song written and played as a courtly dancing song. Carols then took on a more popular form, telling stories and celebrating religious themes for all seasons until the late 19th&nbsp;century when they became associated with Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">Carols took the place of Psalms in all churches on Christmas Day and, as the whole congregation could join in, were greeted with huge approval.&nbsp;Carols were passed on orally from place to place, often with different words or tunes. The published carols included songs still popular today, including The First No\u00ebl, I Saw Three Ships, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. This collection was followed by compilations of carols from other scholars such as William Sandy\u2019s works &nbsp;in 1833 and 1852. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"36423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/carol_1582_FinnishSongCollection_BasisForGoodKingWencelas_Sml_Sml.jpg\" alt=\"Xmas_Christmas carols\" class=\"wp-image-36423\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"36424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/carol_1835-Christmas-Carols-Cartoon.Christmas-History_Sml._jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Xmas_Christmas carols\" class=\"wp-image-36424\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"36426\" 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