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Inspiring WW1 truce and pub folk songs: 12 festive facts about Christmas carols
Christmas carols, it turns out the younger generation aren’t singing from the same hymn sheet!We revealed yesterday more than a third get the words to Silent Night wrong, believing it’s “Round John virgin, mother and child” rather than “Round yon virgin, mother and child”.While fewer than a quarter are able to hum the tune to O Come All Ye Faithful.But according to the same survey, most agreed traditional carols are an important part of the festive season.Here Kim Carr brings you 12 days of Christmas, joyful and triumphant, facts about carols...Christmas carols first popped up during the 18th Century, and Silent Night got its first airing in 1818.