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Show Carols and Candles Carols and candles bring added spirit and luster to Christmas. The word "carol" comes from the middle English carolen, meaning "to sing joyously." The majority or our most familiar carols date from the nineteenth century Some researchers believe that carol singing could be a carryover from the Roman songs of the Saturnalia. Francis Scott Key, noted lawyer and author au-thor of The Star Spangled Banner, also wrote carols. It is little known that the comedian Harpo Marx, of the famous Marx Brothers, also authored a popular Christmas caro) Caroling on Christmas Eve is a tradition brought to America by our English forbears, that delights us all at holiday time. |