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I don’t know if it’s because I was in choirs right into early adulthood or because I’m generally just such a softie, but I cannot get enough of Christmas carols and Christmas music in general.

I know that it’s cringe and many people deride it but even after working in retail over Christmas periods, I still can’t get enough and anyway, who cares about being cringe? As Robbie Williams said this year, “Cringe is courage”.

That being said, why are these tunes so enduring? Why are Christmas songs the main thing I have in common with older relatives? What’s the secret sauce here?

How Christmas carols started

According to English Heritage, Christmas carols actually started out in the 14th century, however, the evolution goes back even further than that.

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