What we know as Christmas Chorals today are songs of merriment that were traditionally sung during Christmas as well as Yuletide, the winter festival. Many Christmas carols (Away in a Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Joy to the World) tell the story of the birth of baby Jesus, expressing the hope and joy of a people who waited centuries for a promise to be fulfilled and their Messiah to come.
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