Mudcat Café message #1363333

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Thread #76765 Message #1363333
Posted By: Metchosin
22-Dec-04 - 01:26 PM
Thread Name: BS: Secular vs Religious Public Celebrations
Subject: RE: BS: Secular vs Religious Public Celebrations

Regarding the history of Christmas Carols the Coventry Carol dates from 15th century Mystery Plays and following the original French tradition of caroling, the earliest Canadian one, The Huron Carol was written in 1643 in the Huron language. Those are two of the older ones of which I'm aware.