When I was a child carol singers were around every night after about 12th December. It would be groups of about four children who would sing two or three carols, always ending with "We wish you a merry Christmas" and ringing the doorbell in the hope that they would get a few coppers.
There was also the carol singing with the school choir when fifty or sixty of us would sing unaccompanied but with great harmonies, and we would get rather larger donations for a local children's home.
I feel a bit sad that the only "carol singing" that I have heard this year was our local Lions who come around with Santa on a "sleigh" and very loud recorded music.
I would hate to see the groups of three or four children going around without adults these days, but somehow I feel sad that the old tradition of carol singing has disappeared. Is it the same where you live?
(Sorry, distinctly unwell so finding it hard to create a post.)
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