Christmas Carols Origins, Good King Wenceslas

One of my favorite aspects of Christmas are all the beautiful carols, many dating back hundreds of years. But did you know that the term “carol” originally meant a dance performed to music? Often people danced carols done spontaneously, with the lady (usually) of the house making up the steps as she went along. Later, the term carol meant either a song or a dance done in celebration. Today, of course, the term means a…