Page 5 | To ask if anyone’s had carol singers this year ?

Emotionalsupporthamster · 16/12/2024 17:40

I’ve never in my entire life had carol singers round the door. I thought it was a Victorian thing.

SabreIsMyFave · 16/12/2024 17:39

Not had carol singers (at the door) since the 1980s!

Would be lovely to get them.

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Calliopespa · 16/12/2024 17:39

ComtesseDeSpair · 16/12/2024 17:36

Never. I think most people realise that nobody really likes being doorstepped and asked for money, however nice the preamble. Have seen charity-collecting carollers all over central London though, and on quite a few London station concourses.

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That’s what I was going to say too. I think we value privacy/ not being disturbed more these days - I guess because once people only had a couple of television stations to liven up the evening. Now there’s Netflix, internet etc etc and people just find being unexpectedly visited … a pain.

Im always amazed however by how many people buy into Halloween.

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Jumell · 16/12/2024 17:36

Octavia64 · 16/12/2024 17:32

We did it in my village in 2006. It was for charity.

You'll find them at markets, shopping malls and superstores these days.

Agreed come to think about it - I wonder what’s caused the societal shift?

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ComtesseDeSpair · 16/12/2024 17:36

Never. I think most people realise that nobody really likes being doorstepped and asked for money, however nice the preamble. Have seen charity-collecting carollers all over central London though, and on quite a few London station concourses.

Toopulululu · 16/12/2024 17:35

I haven’t had carol singers since about 1993.

One of my main childhood memories is my dad shouting “you’re too early” through the door.

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Jumell · 16/12/2024 17:35

Needmorelego · 16/12/2024 17:33

There's a big community Christmas tree near my local station and there is regular carol singing around it.
I see choirs in shopping centres and usually the Sally Army will be out in the high street/front of supermarkets etc.
People walking from street to street I haven't seen since about 1985.
What does "inertia" mean?

Inertia means in short ‘can’t be arsed’

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thistimelastweek · 16/12/2024 17:35

Jingleberryalltheway · 16/12/2024 17:23

I don’t think I’ve ever seen them.

Me neither.
I thought they were the stuff of movies.

Turmerictolly · 16/12/2024 17:34

I was very surprised to hear Carol singers a week ago. They had a lantern too and lovely voices. We used to Carol sing as kids in the 80's for pocket money and with a church for charity. It seems to have died out sadly.

cantthinkofausername26 · 16/12/2024 17:34

Jumell · 16/12/2024 17:21

And if so, how many ?

in 1982 a group of us went carol singing and raised some money for the children’s ward at the local hospital. Just before Xmas, a few of us in the group actually visited the ward to give them the money we’d raised.

it seems like a different era now

.SIGHHHHHH

Never had Carol singers in my life!

Needmorelego · 16/12/2024 17:33

There's a big community Christmas tree near my local station and there is regular carol singing around it.
I see choirs in shopping centres and usually the Sally Army will be out in the high street/front of supermarkets etc.
People walking from street to street I haven't seen since about 1985.
What does "inertia" mean?

Octavia64 · 16/12/2024 17:32

We did it in my village in 2006. It was for charity.

You'll find them at markets, shopping malls and superstores these days.

SockQueen · 16/12/2024 17:31

I don't think we've had any call at my house since I was a child. Been to plenty of outdoor carols events etc, some of which were fundraising, some just for fun, but not going door-to-door.

We did actually have some at the pub I was at for my work Christmas party last week!

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Jumell · 16/12/2024 17:26

I had an idea about carol singing in 2008 for charity but didn’t because of

INERTIA

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Jumell · 16/12/2024 17:25

I don’t think I’ve seen them since possibly early - mid 80s

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JC03745 · 16/12/2024 17:25

I've never seen one!
When I moved to the UK, I was in a flat between zone 1-2 in London for 20yrs.

I moved to a coastal village 3yrs ago and never seen them here either.

Mylifeisamesssuchamess · 16/12/2024 17:23

I'm in my 40s and have never had carol singers come around.

Jingleberryalltheway · 16/12/2024 17:23

I don’t think I’ve ever seen them.

WhatIDoIsEnough · 16/12/2024 17:22

No haven't seen any for probably 25 years

Londonrach1 · 16/12/2024 17:22

Not seen Carol singers apart from in the town for years