Greatnan I also love Carols and used to look forward to the Christmas season when the School Choir, dressed in school uniform with the addition of bright, wooly hats, scarves and gloves went out to sing at the hospital, old folks home, town centre etc. One year our choirmaster taught us Adeste Fideles, Stille Nacht (German) and Mon Beau Sapin (French).
There was a huge furore about this by parents and letters to the local paper with objections raised to Adeste Fideles - Presbeterians should not be singing in Latin, Stille Nacht - remember the WAR!, and Mon Beau Sapin - tune of The Red Flag.
We, young singers, were totally bemused by this demonstration of lack of Peace and Goodwill to ALL men. Hopefully, attitudes have changed. Anyway I had the immense pleasure, 50 years later, of singing all three of these Carols, with French, German, Spanish and Italian fellow guests in the lounge bar of a Spanish Hotel on Christmas Eve.
I am not a Christian either, but wish ALL Gransnetters Peace and Goodwill - the compliments of the Season to you all .