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- A carol is a song that in medieval times was
- associated with a round dance; today carols
- are associated with festivals such as
- Christmas. Christtmas carols were common as
- early as the 15th century. The custom of
- singing carols from house to house,
- collecting gifts, was called wassailing. Many
- carols, such as god rest the merry gentlemen,
- dated from the 16th century.
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- Subject by: Russell Webb
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