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The Ancient Sounds of Christmas

Exploring the oldest Christmas carols

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Dec 23, 2025
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No holiday has such a well-defined catalog of music as Christmas. Classics like “Jingle Bells,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Let it Snow” are blasted ad-infinitum on radio stations, at grocery stores, and in malls throughout the country.

But these modern tunes often hide the real meaning of Christmas, focusing only on the material aspects of the…

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