English Christmas Carols

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You would be forgiven for thinking that the standard Christmas carols you have sung since childhood are all the carols that exist. What surprises many people is that there is a long and rich heritage of people still singing Christmas carols from their own particular part of the country, which are now largely unknown. However, in recent years there has been a gradual revival of some of the old carols, perhaps even the beginnings of a renaissance.

This talk uncovers the archaeological layers in the history of English Christmas carols and comes to some perhaps surprising conclusions.

Anne Gregson