This was the website of the Christmas Carols Appreciation Society, which was a secular, non-religious and non-political organisation that existed to celebrate, preserve, and renew the rich tradition of Christmas carols.
Following the decision of the Society to cease operations in September 2026, this website has become a resource for anyone interested in the history, music and enduring cultural heritage of Christmas carols. Although the website is no longer actively maintained as regularly, its contents remain available for reference and enjoyment.
by ANDREW PAGE Christmas carols feel timeless, familiar, and reassuringly fixed - songs we think we have always known and always sung in the same way. Yet many of the stories we tell about them are surprisingly unreliable. From supposed medieval origins to secret codes and dramatic moments of inspiration, carols have acquired layers of myth that often obscure their real, and far more interesting, histories.
