Crying at Christmas carols getting out of control

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ds will be 4 this week. I remember having this moment of...emotion...when I was heavily pregnant with him and at a carol service and they sang silent night and suddenly just being overcome by thinking about the gentleness and innocence of a newborn baby (I KNOW).

Since then I have found carols progressively more emotional, culminating in, to my horror, this year, where I find myself uncontrollably welling up at ANY carol in ANY context. My kids were watching mickey’s once upon a Christmas this morning and I cried. Michael Bublé came on the radio and I cried ffs. MICHAEL BUBLÉ!!

Have I developed some kind of weird problem? How do I fix this? It’s embarrassing and mawkish. I’ve got a reprieve this year as not doing any in person carol services but will have to wear sunglasses to next year’s at the rate I’m going.

Bigusbumus your post just made me cry!!

Salvation army band are blimmin' amazing!

During the war my DM always attended the Festival of 9 lessons and carols and Kings Cambridge, We are dyed in the wool atheists but it became a family tradition the we listened to it on the radio on Xmas eve and put the Xmas decorations up at the same time. My mother has now died but I still listen to it and cry all the way through it.
It is played on the world service and apparently millions all round the world time in and for many lots the beginning of Xmas many Im sure like my cry as they too have strong memories attached to it.

I sobbed through the In the Night Garden live show, two years running! DD1 was four the first time. I wore sunglasses throughout.

@MindThatTree

I cry at Christmas carols. Even burst into tears listening to Hallelujah by Alexandra Burke one Christmas in ASDA! You have my sympathy but no advice I’m afraid!

Crikey that is hardcore sobbing @MindThatTree. Taking it to a whole new level

I always always cry at carols. The worst is the carol service at school. I have to gaze out a window a lot in rehearsal. I’ve missed it so much this year. It’s something about the grandeur of a king of kings and this out pouring of love for the “saviour”. And maybe the history of these songs? People have been singing them for so long.
I was in Tesco yesterday and was very tearful at the Christmas songs. It felt very jarring at first with the empty shelves and us all in our masks but then I though about how we were all just trying to make a shit year special for the children and that set me off again!
The Christmas Day Truce - I’m meant to be teaching that this week. I’m yet to watch the Sainsbury’s advert through without crying so that’s going to be fun!

Silent Night and Away in a Manger get me every time!

And also Oh Holy Night gets me too.

Same.
I have to really focus to keep myself composed at Christingle.

Op

I'm the same

It used to be just little donkey and away in a manger

However, this year ANY Carol

Having to put radio off on school run as also welling up at just random tunes lately too

I'm the same. I've been worse since I became an Aunty, now as a mum there's no stopping me 😭🤣

@timetochangeyourlife yes carols from kings was a big tradition in our family, my lovely mum listened to it religiously every year and everything had to stop while she listened, she always cried all the way through ! She is poorly now with advanced dementia so there's no way I could ever bring myself to listen to it again.

It’s been so socially debilitating that I’ve had to develop strategies for this. Sipping water is good- the constant swallowing staves off tears and if no water available try creating suction by pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth.

When I was looking round primary schools for DD the teacher showed me into the assembly hall where a small group of children were singing Penny Lane. I burst into tears. Teacher was

I think I read it on here that carols are written musically to provoke an emotional response.

For example of you listen to Away in a Manger with the American tune it feels nothing like as emotional.

I can one-up you. I cried at baby singing when Maria Carey’s All I Want For Christmas came on 🤦🏼‍♀️ My baby is a long-waited for Christmas baby and thinking of us waiting for her due date last year, all we wanted - no presents, nothing - just a healthy baby, had me sniffling 😭 I heard it again on the radio later and since I was alone I could properly sob at the idea of her now turning one and being such a lovely little happy baby. Honestly. What has happened to me?!

I'm the same. Cry every year at DC school carol service. There is just something about children singing that makes me cry. The other thing I cry at is a bride walking down the aisle with her dad - doesn't matter if I know her or not, really.

My church is having a drive-in carol service this year. Can't wait.

This time last year, desperately wanting to become a mum after two years of trying. Silently sobbing in the (small village) church carol service. Sitting here breastfeeding a ten week old. God I’m going to cry just thinking about it.

Sistine chapel

I am like this with the auld lang syne song (the one everyone sings at the end of the countdown on NYE). Ever year since my brother died I weep when this song is sung. It's something about the time passing, another year without him. I always have to excuse myself right at the end of the countdown!! Definitely much more emotional since having a child 🙄😂

DS's class at their Christmas concert singing "Feed The World" many years ago.....his eager little face, singing it so loudly!

I'm the same and, as a Nursery/Reception teacher, I had to do nativities every year for 30 years. I welled up every time while still trying to encourage them to sing up.

I also tear up when I hear a new born cry even if it's a pretend birth such as Call the Midwife. One of my grandsons was born at home and I recorded his first cry, I have it saved on my laptop.

@sallywinter 😍 and congrats.

Well am glad I am not alone - we can share in the embarrassment!

@MindThatTree I think you’ve taken it to a whole new level though

I used to be a chorister and sing the nine lessons in cathedral every Christmas. I suppose I should be grateful I’ve only developed this affliction late in life!

But just listening to silent night again and look at the third verse:

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, oh, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace

I mean, come ON

I think it's a parent thing.

There's a few songs I just cannot sing along to in the car without wailing.

And every Christmas film we've watched so far this year I've welled up.

And they aren't the really sappy ones either!

Elf. Noelle. Both Home Alones.

My husband is the same so at least I'm not alone with it in the household.

[quote Ozgirl75]@BigusBumus I’ve just welled up at the very thought of that![/quote]
Me too, actual tears.

My dad died when I was 16. We were both in church choirs although I gave it up about then.

At 24 I went to midnight mass for the first time since with a fairly new boyfriend and was totally embarrassed that I sobbed from start to finish.

Thirty years on, I'm now the embarrassingly loud singer as It's the only way I can get through it

Weirdly, Away in a Manger has no effect whatsoever and never has.