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WorksheetsTHE HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
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
An Italian preacher of the church named St Francis of Assisi began to create Nativity scene plays that were in everyone's language so they could be understood
TRUE
FALSE
Christmas Carols today tell about
the birth of Jesus Christ only
Jesus' birth and many other made up stories
only the season of winter
