It is believe that Christmas Carols began in England. It is accept as true; that  traveling musician who would go into different towns and play music to the local residents in that town.  These musicians would play music to the rich in their homes and at their parties.

It is believe that in the 17^th century Christmas song singing was band, people did not want to hear songs about Jesus.  However, we know that Christmas songs did survive the Protestant Reformation.  It is believe that some of the Christmas song that were band,  added, a little secular flavor to those Christmas songs, and the  people liked singing those songs, it was then that these Christmas songs with a secular sound of that time were  called Christmas carols.  Once people open up to the ideal of Christmas chorals and liked singing them, the church began to use them to spread the message of the coming of Jesus Christ. In other words the church had to compromise in order to get the people to listen to the chorals, songs about Jesus birth.

Now days as you will hear and see Christmas carols have change. Just look at ThecrowngemTV and listen to 

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The artists of today still sing those old Christmas carols, however, the style has change, the tempo has change and Christmas songs are sung in a familiar style that each generation is accustomed to, Silent Night Spiritual Hip Hop.  That is how Christmas Carols began.

Pastor  Debra Tate