We just had some carol singers turn up ... what are you supposed to do? I gave them some chocolate 'cause all I could think of was Trick or Treat. Was this right?
We lived in an out of the way road before so they never came to us.
What is Carol Singer Ettiquette ?
by Simon 8 Replies latest jw friends
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individuals wife
Now you've really confused them.....
I think the idea (in a perfect world) is to invite them in and get to sit down for a while in front of a roaring log fire next to the huge Christmas tree with all the children sat at their feet eagerly awaiting their next rendition of 'Away in a Manger', then of course it is customary to pass around home made mince pies with lashings of clotted cream, hot sausage rolls and thick slices of Xmas cake and stollen, then its time for mulled wine and more wassailing. Then when they are finished you send them on their way with all good wishes for a happy festive season and watch them trudge through the falling snow to the next house to do it all over again....
Or in the real world you could just slip them a few quid and send them packing, depends a lot on their singing ability!
Or you could do what happened to me in about 1982, I went carol singing in the local area, got given home made sweets, was violently ill and spent the whole of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and my birthday in bed. Trust my mother to pick that year for buying a turkey the size of a small car, between just the 3 of us..... she was not amused... plus I repeatedly vomited all over my new dressing gown and slippers she bought me, ho hum, such happy memories!
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Simon
I did think about inviting them in but as they were 3 teenage girls and Angharad was home I thought better of it
I guess some big choccies weren't too bad - I told them I had no money.
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Billygoat
I know the carolers that I've seen don't expect anything. They just wanted to share the spirit of Christmas with the neighbors. My roomates and I listened, said thank you and offered hot coffee, which they gladly took in foam cups. (This was back in Kansas and it was freezing cold!)
Andi
PS: Simon, better to invite them in when Angharad was home than when she wasn't home. Did any of them look like Britney?
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Englishman
Simon,
Most carol singers are robbin' li'l so and so's who can only sing "We wish you a merry Christmas".
A note on the front door explaining that you will gladly contribute 50p to anyone who can sing "Good king Wenceslas" without missing a beat and that you will throttle anyone who can't, is a good idea.
Engishman.
Bring on the dancing girls!
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Simon
Good king Wenceslas looked out
From his bedroom winda' (Manchester accent)
Silly f***er he fell out
On a red hot cinder
Brightly shone his arse that night
Like a ... (can't remember the rest)Do I still get my 50p ?
If they call again I will be sure to invite them in so I can check them out "in the light" - it's hard to tell how Britney-like they are in the dark.
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Simon
BTW: I can still remember some of the 'alternative' verses to "Dirty Old Town" and "My Grandfathers Clock" that we sang while the music teacher thought we were enthusiastically joining in.
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logical
We Three Kings of Leamington Spa
One in a taxi, one in a car
One on a scooter, papping his hooter
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avengers
Or you could say. We're Jehovah's Witnesses, and we don't celebrate Christmas. Then you can just shut the door.
Sorry, i just had to say that
But I know what you mean. Me personally, I don't know what and what not to celebrate. I don't think it matters though. I think that if you care, that's important. I see on this board that you do.
"Few are they that look through their own eyes and feel with their own heart"
A Einstein