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Carol Singing Is Dying Out Across English Villages
A reflection on the fading custom of outdoor Christmas carol singing. The piece traces carol origins from sacred hymns to popular verses, notes church revival movements, cites Davies Gilbert on preserving carols, and mentions English and French traditions, with references to God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and modern composer Alfred Hollins.
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Christma
Jesus Christ
Christ
Davies Gilbert
England
France
Alfred Hollins
Hollins
Britain
Washington Irving
Bracebridge Hall
Pasquils