The Tradition of Carol Singing

For me, one of the best parts of the holiday season is the singing of Christmas songs or, what we call, carols.

Without them, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas.

When I lived in England, carol singers came on floats (Festwagen) through the streets singing carols and collecting money for a good cause. 

And we children often went from house to house singing carols and collecting money for charity, too.

Would you like to sing along with some English carols?

You’ll find the music and the lyrics here.