Christmas Caroling

[Aggie]

<p>Do people do this anymore? I've lived in an apartment for so long I'm out of touch with what they do in neighborhoods. </p><p>We used to do this quite a bit as kids, either by our own choice around the block or through our church we would go sing to shut-ins. The best part was when people would have cookies and brownies to give you.</p><p>But the world has changed somewhat. I don't know if I'd open my door if I saw a group of people standing there. I'm so paranoid now. Is this a dying tradition?</p>

[Furtherman]

<p>I've never seen it.</p>

[Don Stugots]

in milford PA where my sister leaves on christmas eve people gather in town and sign them.&nbsp; She never does it because they mostly sing religous songs.&nbsp; but it is nice to just walk around that night to hear and see this.&nbsp;

[Aggie]

<strong>Don Stugots</strong> wrote:<br />in milford PA where my sister leaves on christmas eve people gather in town and sign them.&nbsp; She never does it because they mostly sing religous songs.&nbsp; but it is nice to just walk around that night to hear and see this.&nbsp; <p>Are you sure it's Milford and not Whoville? That sounds so quaint. I love Christmas Carols but don't like the caroling thing anymore. </p>

[Don Stugots]

<strong>Aggie</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Don Stugots</strong> wrote:<br />in milford PA where my sister leaves on christmas eve people gather in town and sign them. She never does it because they mostly sing religous songs. but it is nice to just walk around that night to hear and see this. <p>Are you sure it's Milford and not Whoville? That sounds so quaint. I love Christmas Carols but don't like the caroling thing anymore. </p><p>&nbsp;HAHAA.&nbsp; no it is milford PA.&nbsp; for halloween they dont want kids going to house for safety reasons so they all go into town and there are trick or treat tables that you can go to.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>it is quaint, but bars close at midnight no matter what. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

[ShelleBink]

<strong>Don Stugots</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Aggie</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Don Stugots</strong> wrote:<br />in milford PA where my sister leaves on christmas eve people gather in town and sign them. She never does it because they mostly sing religous songs. but it is nice to just walk around that night to hear and see this. <p>Are you sure it's Milford and not Whoville? That sounds so quaint. I love Christmas Carols but don't like the caroling thing anymore. </p><p> HAHAA. no it is milford PA. for halloween they dont want kids going to house for safety reasons so they all go into town and there are trick or treat tables that you can go to.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>it is quaint, but bars close at midnight no matter what. </p><p>&nbsp;Yeah, I know milford... weirrrrd place.&nbsp; Then again, all towns in PA around there are weird.<br /> </p>

[jeffdwright2001]

<p>I was just asking this same question to my wife the other night.</p><p>Me:&nbsp; I miss the days when people would get together and sing Carols.</p><p>Wife:&nbsp; What do you mean?</p><p>Me:&nbsp; No one here in Northern Virginia seems to sing Carols.</p><p>Wife:&nbsp; No did in North Carolina when we lived there did they?</p><p>Me: No</p><p>Wife:&nbsp; No one did in Florida when we lived there did they?</p><p>Me: No</p><p>Wife:&nbsp; Then what are you talking about?&nbsp; Where have you been that this has happened?</p><p>Me:&nbsp; Well . . . uhm . . . Indiana when I was growing up.</p><p>Wife:&nbsp; See.&nbsp; That's Indiana.&nbsp; It doesn't count.</p>

[angelinad128]

I have never seen it

[Don Stugots]

<strong>ShelleBink</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Don Stugots</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Aggie</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Don Stugots</strong> wrote:<br />in milford PA where my sister leaves on christmas eve people gather in town and sign them. She never does it because they mostly sing religous songs. but it is nice to just walk around that night to hear and see this. <p>Are you sure it's Milford and not Whoville? That sounds so quaint. I love Christmas Carols but don't like the caroling thing anymore. </p><p> HAHAA. no it is milford PA. for halloween they dont want kids going to house for safety reasons so they all go into town and there are trick or treat tables that you can go to.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>it is quaint, but bars close at midnight no matter what. </p><p> Yeah, I know milford... weirrrrd place. Then again, all towns in PA around there are weird.<br /> </p><p>&nbsp;weirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd is the right way to put it.&nbsp; the 2001 world series, yanks vs. d-backs.&nbsp; the games in AZ would run late and the bar closes.&nbsp; I was flipping out!!!!&nbsp; they made me stay there until the game was over, while they cleaned up.&nbsp; everyone else had to go.&nbsp; I was like &quot;your kidding me?&nbsp; by the time i get home, the game will be over and i cant hear it on the radio up here.&quot;&nbsp; well, some $$$ went in someones pocket, thats all i have to say. &nbsp; </p>

[SinA]

<p>I used to do it when I was younger with some friends from High School.&nbsp; I was not cool.</p><p>I don't do it anymore.&nbsp; Not that I got cooler, in fact, I don't carol because I don't have friends anymore.</p>

[Tall_James]

<strong>jeffdwright2001</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I was just asking this same question to my wife the other night.</p><p>Me:&nbsp; I miss the days when people would get together and sing Carols.</p><p>Wife:&nbsp; What do you mean?</p><p>Me:&nbsp; No one here in Northern Virginia seems to sing Carols.</p><p>Wife:&nbsp; No did in North Carolina when we lived there did they?</p><p>Me: No</p><p>Wife:&nbsp; No one did in Florida when we lived there did they?</p><p>Me: No</p><p>Wife:&nbsp; Then what are you talking about?&nbsp; Where have you been that this has happened?</p><p>Me:&nbsp; Well . . . uhm . . . Indiana when I was growing up.</p><p>Wife:&nbsp; See.&nbsp; That's Indiana.&nbsp; It doesn't count.</p><p>Hoosiers are weird.</p>

[mendyweiss]

<p>Itl's&nbsp;61 fucking degrees 10 days before Christmas !!</p><p>Does not feel like the Season at all !!</p>

[Badinia]

<p>I am heading out to sing carols with friends tonight.&nbsp; However, because I live in Portland, our songlist is heavily ironic:</p><p>1. Journey- Separate Ways</p><p>2. All My Loving- Beatles</p><p>3. Hey Ya- Outkast</p><p>4. You Can't Always Get What You Want- Rolling Stones</p><p>5. We Are The World- Live Aid</p><p>6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love- Queen</p><p>7. Great American Hero Theme- Joel Scarbury</p><p>8. I Want You To Want Me- Cheap Trick</p><p>9. Cold As Ice- Foreigner</p><p>10. Crazy- Gnarls Barkley</p><p>11. Hungry Like The Wolf- Duran Duran</p><p>12. Borderline- Madonna</p><p>13. Ziggy Stardust- Bowie (according about Ron, it's about Jesus!)</p><p>14. Facts of Life Theme</p><p>15. Sweet Child O' Mine- GNR</p><p>16. Holiday Road- Lindsey Buckingham</p><p>and naturally </p><p>17. Sister Christian- Night Ranger</p>

[Gvac]

I egg the Carolers that come by.

[FUNKMAN]

<p><strong><font size="1">Christmas Caroling</font></strong> - i lost my quote thingy on my toolbar&nbsp; <img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/blink.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" /></p><p>funny you should ask. my daughter Michele and a couple friends gave it a shot the other night. They made 17 bucks in a relatively short period of time</p>

[lintpit]

<p><font size="2">I took 15 cub scouts carolling to nursing homes last saturday. This weekend our little town is having a community hymn/carol sing at the square with a candle lit silent night and a wreath laying ceremony at the veterans memorial. Christmas in a small town .</font></p><p><font size="2">&quot;Christmas in a small town, snowflakes falling down. Lovers walking hand in hand with new friends that they found. People sayin 'how ya doin' , strangers share a smile. Don't you think it's such a shame it can't last a while.?&quot;</font></p>

[mendyweiss]

<strong>lintpit</strong> wrote:<br /><p><font size="2"><font style="background-color: #999999">I took 15 cub <font color="#ffff00">scouts</font></font> carolling to nursing homes last saturday. This weekend our little town is having a community hymn/carol sing at the square with a candle lit silent night and a wreath laying ceremony at the veterans memorial. Christmas in a small town .</font></p><p><font size="2">&quot;Christmas in a small town, snowflakes falling down. Lovers walking hand in hand with new friends that they found. People sayin 'how ya doin' , strangers share a smile. Don't you think it's such a shame it can't last a while.?&quot;</font></p><p>mod quote ?</p>

[Snacks]

when I was a kid my brother and I would go around caroling to make xmas money. We were like 10. We did pretty good, we always made enough to buy xmas presents for our parents.

[keithy_19]

<p>My church used to do it. I'm not sure if they still do, since I've become less church going since I graduated high school. </p><p>I know though, that to feel like it's Christmas I have to go to my churches Christmas Eve service. The best part is the singing of Silent Night in the sanctuary with candles lit in the dark. </p><p>I suppose it's kind of like a cult, and a fire hazard at that. </p>

[Fezticle98]

We did it in some of my neighborhoods growing up. But I grew up on navy bases, so it was safe.

[A.J.]

Oh, carol<br />Dont let him steal your heart away<br />Im gonna learn to dance<br />If it takes me all night and day<br /><br />Climb into my machine so we can groove on out<br />I know some swinging little joint where we can jump and shout<br />Its not too far back on the highway not so long a ride<br />You park the car out in the open you can walk inside<br />A little cutie takes your hat and you can thank her maam<br />cause every time you make the scene you find the joint is jammed<br /><br />Oh, carol<br />Dont let him steal your heart away<br />Im gonna learn to dance<br />If it takes me all night and day<br /><br />Now, if you want to hear some music like the boys are playing<br />Hold tight, bang your foot dont let it carry you away<br />Dont let the heat overcome you when they play so loud<br />Wont the music intrigue you when they get a crowd<br />Well you cant dance I know you would you could<br />I got my eyes on you, baby, cause you dance so good<br /><br />Oh, carol<br />Dont let him steal your heart away<br />Im gonna learn to dance<br />If it takes me all night and day<br /><br />Oh, carol<br />Dont let him steal your heart away<br />Ive got to learn to dance<br />If it takes me all night and day

[lleeder]

I think its just uncomfortable for everyone involved.

[sr71blackbird]

The honest to God last time I saw it was when I was a kid, maybe 10 years old, over at my aunts house in Queens Village.&nbsp; We were there on Christmas eve, having dessert after dinner and we hear singing outside the house.&nbsp; Someone ran to the window and said there were carolers out there on the side walk.&nbsp; We all went out front and there was a group of stangers, all singing Silent Night and we listened to them, smiling, and when they finished, my uncle collected money from the people at the party and gave it to them, and they moved on down the block to the next house.<br />The closest thing I have seen recently is this Portuguese tradition where two people will sing at each other this same song (I cant undertsand it) and they must be altering the words, teasing each other and everyone watching is laughing their asses off. Seems like this song is only sung at Christmas.&nbsp;

[reeshy]

The only time I saw it done was in Germany....When my wife was alive, we went back to Germany to her hometown(Bamberg) every other year.....the people from the local Catholic church would walk around the village singing and getting drunk......

[TerrancePryor]

There's no Christmas caroling where I live in fear of&nbsp; intended drive by shootings.