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Published 16:25 IST, November 6th 2019

Christmas: Here are some popular carols to sing during the festival

Christmas is incomplete without some tunes sung along with the whole family. Here are some famous Christmas carols to sing during the festival of Christmas.

Reported by: Sahil Mirani
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Christmas is an annual festival of Christians who celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on this special occasion. The festival is all about celebrating and spending quality time with friends and family. The festival is incomplete without some tunes sung along with the whole family. Here are some famous Christmas carols.

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Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you’re sleeping

He knows when you’re awake

He knows if you’ve been bad or good

So be good for goodness sake!

O! You better watch out!

You better not cry

Better not pout

I’m telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town

Santa Claus is coming to town

This Christmas carol is written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934. The song immediately gained popularity because of its easy and smooth rhythm.  

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We Wish you A Merry Christmas

Good tidings we bring

To you and your kin

Good tidings for Christmas

And a happy new year

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

And a happy new year

This popular jingle emerged from the West Country of England, and the interesting thing about this song is it was sung by mummers, who are groups of small children travelling from door to door to request gifts. 

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Jingle Bells 

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

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This American jingle is written by James Lord Pierpont and published in the autumn of 1857. This carol is very famous and is sung all over the globe. It was originally affiliated with the festival of Thanksgiving but decades later was sung by blackface minstrel performer Johnny Pell in Ordway Hall in Boston in September 1857, which associated the song with Christmas music and the holiday season.

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Updated 19:45 IST, November 6th 2019

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