A Christmas carol (also called a noël) is a carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas, or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The tradition of Christmas carols hails back as far as the thirteenth century, although carols were originally communal songs sung during celebrations like harvest tide as well as Christmas. It was only later that carols began to be sung in church, and to be specifically associated with Christmas.
Carols suffered a decline in popularity after the Reformation in the countries where Protestant churches gained prominence (although well-known Reformers like Martin Luther authored carols and encouraged their use in worship), but survived in rural communities until the revival of interest in carols in the 19th century.[citation needed]
#Writing... and writing and writing my own "Chtistmas Carol". Me siento como un Duende de #PapaNoel. Estoy exhausta de tanto pensar y escribir #TimeToRest
What's X-Mas without carols!? "Oh holy night" was my all-time favorite carol! Every year as a child I was most excited for the X-Mas concerts and all the great songs we got to sing!