Carols

Go Caroling Day

I don’t know how

I would react if a group

of people suddenly stood

at my front door,

singing carols.

I think I would be pretty surprised…

I can’t imagine it happening.

I wonder how people would react

 if I suddenly appeared

at their doors?

Today is Go Carolling Day,

but… here in Australia,

if we want to go carolling,

we go to the park

and sing along

at the annual carols night.

We sit around a picnic

and talk as people sing to us.

(Carols in the Domain

in Melbourne

started in 1938!)

We don’t walk around

and sing to each other.

I never really thought

about this before…

My voice isn’t cheerful enough

for me to go singing carols

to my neighbours, so…

unfortunately,

I will give this day a miss.

Perhaps I could sing along

to a Christmas CD?

 

I did learn that carols

were very popular 

from the 1130s to the 1150s.

After this time,

Prodestants took over

and carols were regarded as

non-essential parts

of the Catholic religion

and were "ditched"!

Luckily, they still fill

our ears as we rush

to the shops to finish

our last minute

Christmas shopping!

Happy Caroling!