Christmas carol

For the novel by Charles Dickens, see A Christmas Carol. For other uses, see A Christmas Carol (disambiguation).
"Weihnachtslieder" redirects here. For the composition by Cornelius, see Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8 (Cornelius).

Christmas carol group at Bangalore, India
Children singing Christmas carols
A brass band playing Christmas carols

A Christmas carol is a carol (a song or hymn) on the theme of Christmas, traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas and holiday season. The term noel has sometimes been used, especially for carols of French origin.[1] Christmas carols may be regarded as a subset of the broader category of Christmas music.

  1. ^ "2. A Christmas carol". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 1 January 2020.