Christmas Carol

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.

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Famous quotes containing the words christmas and/or carol:

    “The eleventh day of Christmas,
    My true love sent to me
    Eleven ladies dancing,”
    —Unknown. The Twelve Days of Christmas (l. 76–78)

    “Shall I tell you who will come
    to Bethlehem on Christmas Morn,
    Who will kneel them gently down
    before the Lord, new-born?”
    —Unknown. Words from an Old Spanish Carol (l. 1–4)