THE HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS

Christmas Carols were once just called

• SINGING

• CAROLS

• CHURCH MUSIC

Christmas Carols may have started

• a hundred years ago

• a few years ago through commercials

• thousands of years ago

Christmas Carols originated in

• the United States

• Europe

• Africa

The word "Carol" actually means

• joy, dancing and a song of praise

• the four seasons of the year

• Yuletide to be sad and need cheering up

Carols were sung to celebrate the

• Christmas Tree

• Winter Solstice

• priests and church members

The Winter Solstice was a celebration of the

• coming of winter

• seasons coming no matter what they were

• lights and stars

Pagan songs sung thousands of years ago were songs that had nothing to do with Christmas

• TRUE

• FALSE

Christmas songs began to be sung during the Winter Solstice in the churches to celebrate

• the birth of Jesus Christ

• snow falling

• the fresh cold air

A bishop , around the year 129, had a song called "Angels Hymn" sung at a Christmas service in

• France

• Rome

• Germany

Composers all over Europe began composing Christmas Carols but they were not popular because they were

• written in Latin

• sung poorly

• blurry