A CAROL PLEBISCITE
The popularity of the various carols has been determined on at least one occasion, says the "Manchester Guardian." A few years ago members of the Royal Choral Society organised a vote in connection with their annual carol concert, and the voting resulted ih the following order of precedence:— 1 "In Dulci' Jubilo" (fourteenth-cen-tury melody); 2 "Coventry Carol" (Stairier); 3 "The First Noel" (traditional) ; 4 "The Cradle Song" (Dale); 5 "I Sing the Birth" (Elgar); 6 "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (attributed to John Reading); 7 "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" (traditional); 8 "Hark,, the Herald Angels Sing" (Mendelssohn); 9 "Good King Wenceslas" (traditional). The children's door-to-door favourite,.' it will noticed, came as near as possible to.being left put altogether by the high-brow, carolsinijers. .; <jt seems; a -pity the Royal Choral Society, could not be given authority to, license selected children, 'teach, thtm the; best carols, and give hoUsehpWers-. a pleasant surprise some ChristrtM*,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 29, 4 February 1939, Page 15
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156A CAROL PLEBISCITE Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 29, 4 February 1939, Page 15
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