Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 26, 2024 Posted December 26, 2024 At Christmas dinner today my son brought up Christmas Carolers, haven’t seen them in years! Have any of you had a visit by and Carolers?🎄🤔 1 Quote
Sedalia Dave Posted December 26, 2024 Posted December 26, 2024 Some ot the people in my Church still spend an evening singing Christmas Carols 2 Quote
Cypress Sun Posted December 26, 2024 Posted December 26, 2024 I can't recall having any carolers come by in at least 25 - 30 years. 2 Quote
watab kid Posted December 26, 2024 Posted December 26, 2024 it has never happened to me in 75 years 2 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted December 26, 2024 Posted December 26, 2024 When I was a kid there were church choirs that would go around town singing carols. In the early 80’s the company where I worked hired professional singers to sing carols at various facilities. I haven’t seen carolers since. 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 26, 2024 Author Posted December 26, 2024 About 20 years ago we had some Carolers in the neighborhood. They were a group from the Methodist church behind us but another group took over that church soon after and there no more Carolers. Quote
Calamity Kris Posted December 26, 2024 Posted December 26, 2024 I haven't seen them in many years myself. I would like to see them come back. I think with the way things have declined, especially in urban and suburban areas, it has become a safety issue. That is really too bad. 2 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted December 26, 2024 Posted December 26, 2024 We had them come by about 10 years ago. It was pretty neat. They still get together, but haven't journeyed up our driveway since the first time! Quote
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted December 26, 2024 Posted December 26, 2024 Once, and once only, in the past quarter century. My sister in law said she went caroling with a small group in her North Carolina neighborhood this year. 1 Quote
Cypress Sun Posted December 26, 2024 Posted December 26, 2024 1 hour ago, Calamity Kris said: I haven't seen them in many years myself. I would like to see them come back. I think with the way things have declined, especially in urban and suburban areas, it has become a safety issue. That is really too bad. Unfortunately, I believe that you are on spot with the safety issue point. 1 Quote
Black Angus McPherson Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 Funny you bring up Christmas carols. This is the first time for 80+ years no one in my family has gone caroling on Christmas Eve. Same street in St. Louis every Christmas Eve. The locals would have Christmas parties and invite us in for cookies. When one resident moved, they had a line in their sales contract that the new owners must be home on Christmas Eve for the carolers. My parents started, I think, in the 1940's. The group started some time before that. My brother, sister and I joined when we were old enough to walk. There may have been a year or two we were carried. Kids were always given the collection cans. The Charity, still around, is the St. Louis Christmas Carols Association. Over the years our group got smaller, people moved on, my brother, who I just found out died yesterday, moved to Texas, my sister dropped out and my parents passed on. My wife joined us in the latter part of the 1900's (1982) and we took over our group ~'90. It's about an hour drive to the location for us now, and that's a bit farther than we want to drive on a potentially snowy Christmas Eve. We couldn't find anyone to take over the small group that was still active so last year was the end of that group. The final house on the street had a big German Christmas tree with real candles. They always had a big party and would send kids out to see how close we were getting to their house so they would know when to light the candles. We'd sing O Tannebaum and Stille Nacht auf Deutsch per the request of the matriarch of the house. I got a phone call from the lady with the German Christmas tree about a month ago to ask if we REALLY weren't coming back this year. Probably more than you wanted to know, but thanks for letting me recall and share some good memories. Angus 3 3 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 12 minutes ago, Black Angus McPherson said: my brother, who I just found out died yesterday, moved to Texas, Angus Sorry for your loss. Quote
Cypress Sun Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 My condolences to you and your family on the loss of your brother. Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 28, 2024 Author Posted December 28, 2024 50 minutes ago, Black Angus McPherson said: St. Louis Christmas Carols Association. Over the years our group got smaller, people moved on, my brother, who I just found out died yesterday, moved to Texas, my sister dropped out and my parents passed on Sorry for your loss!🙏🙏🙏 Quote
Stump Water Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 Sorry for your loss Angus. The story about the Christmas Caroling tradition was heartening. Thank you. 2 Quote
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 We live in an urban historic neighborhood and still have a group or two come by each year. Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 2 hours ago, Black Angus McPherson said: my brother, who I just found out died yesterday My condolences on your loss Angus. Eyesa Quote
Dapper Dave Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 Very sorry, sir. As for carolers, not once have I ever heard them around Southwest AZ - still too hot to go walking around. Quote
Black Angus McPherson Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 Thanks all for the condolences and prayers. I'm still in a little shock since I just talked to him on Christmas and he sounded fine. Right now we're still trying to figure out how to get to Lindale, TX and where we're going to stay while we're there. I guess I ought to start a thread on that. Sorry to bring the mood down. Please return to the regularly scheduled silliness. Angus 2 Quote
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