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History has given us many Christmas carols, which are still popular today. In Ireland, Wexford county provided us with a traditional carol. It is called the Wexford Irish melody. It is a traditional Irish Christmas carol. It was first played in the 13th century. The song was created by a Christian group to honour Jesus Christ. Other traditional carols of Ireland use the melody, heritage of Ireland, or the culture to provide a Christmas song. Curoo, Curoo is an Irish Christmas carol that is most popular. The translation of the song means “holiday melodies of birds.” Curoo, Curoo is not as old as Wexford melody. It came from the 19th century. The song has been performed by the Clancy Brothers. It is on an album as well as a single called the Clancy Brothers Christmas. There are many Irish traditional Christmas carols, which bring together history and religion. Once in Royal David’s City is perhaps the most famous Irish Christmas carol in Ireland. The song was written by Cecil Frances Humphrey Alexander. He also performed the song for a recording in the 1850’s. Cecil Alexander was a very popular singer and songwriter of the times. Choreographer Henry Gantlet helped create the background accompaniment for the songs on the album. A Christmas carol that everyone will recognise in the US and most of Europe is 12 Days of Christmas. This song is one of the more famous Christmas carols, but it is widely controversial. There are a number of translations, which do not provide very many religious connotations. Christian and non Catholic groups have long been in discussion about the proper translation for the song. The song was translated in order to sing it during a time when Catholicism was banned. This meant the song had to leave certain religious words out of the translation.
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