Comments on: Where For Art Thou, Carolers?

By: Brandy

Brandy — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:58:58 +0000

In Ramona, Ca the year before last, I went Christmas caroling with a bunch of people on horses! Apparently they do it every year! My children and myself and another lady and her daughter walked behind and we all sang together. The people were overjoyed! It was hard to keep up with the horse riders so we didn’t do it this year but I have been asking people about possibly doing a walk through a neighborhood or nursing home. So far I haven’t really found anyone who seriously would do it. I’m thinking of putting an ad in the paper for a parent/child Christmas caroling event!

By: trancefixed

trancefixed — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:11:46 +0000

We had 2 girls come round carol singing the other day – I was so surprised! I haven’t even seen a group of carol singers for years, let alone heard any.

Lots of efforts, lots of giggling, not much of a tune but I didn’t mind just for the nostalgic novelty factor.

By: tam

tam — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:18:16 +0000

My neighbors have guns. 'nuff said.

By: cool dad

cool dad — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:16:17 +0000

John, my comment started out as a joke, but when you paraphrase it like that, it sounds reasonable. Sweet, I make sense!

By: John Shore

John Shore — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:32:56 +0000

The Girl Scouts are a liberal organization?

By: Rhiannon Wells

Rhiannon Wells — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:31:26 +0000

Ironically, we used to go caroling with our Girl Scout troop (yea, the girl scouts who are now a very liberal organization). We would go around the neighborhood and also visit a nursing home to sing to the elderly.

I think the reason people don't go caroling anymore is because we've become too selfish and too politically correct. People are becoming so caught up in their own selfish worlds that they don't appreciate others doing something nice for them. They see Christmas carolers as annoying and wonder how they dare invade their space and enter their yards.

Then you've got the "politically correct" idea that has stolen the backbones of not just Christians, but anyone who celebrates Christmas. God forbid we offend anyone that doesn't believe in Christ or even celebrating Christmas at all. Back in the day, if someone didn't celebrate Christmas they could just politely refuse the carolers singing to them. In this day and age, people get so easliy offended that there's nothing polite anymore. So Christians have gotten to fearful to even attempt caroling.

It's a darn shame that traditions are going the wayside of "political correctness," but it's unfortunately the times we live in.

By: Billy B

Billy B — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:03:43 +0000

It is politically incorrect to sing about Jesus. I”d be afraid I get arrested.

By: John Shore

John Shore — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:53:13 +0000

Oh. Shoot. I hate it when that happens.

By: totaltransformation

totaltransformation — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:56:39 +0000

“But whatever happened to caroling? Why doesn’t anyone do it anymore?”

Another symptom of the sad decline of authentic community.

By: joyousthirst

joyousthirst — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:35:43 +0000

e-caroling just wouldn't cut it, would it

=) totally kidding!