To inwardly groan when I see these carols on the board

[SeasonallySnowyPeasant]

These are lovely carols when sung by a choir but a congregation / bunch of parents slogging through them is painful:

• Joy to the World
• The 12 Days of Christmas

Give me a sharp, snappy Hark, the Herald Angels Sing any day!

Ooh, that's interesting. Thanks :)

Any time.

There's a pic here, it's pretty: www.luminarium.org/medlit/medlyric/exortumms.jpg

I've got to nominate In the Bleak Midwinter, and those boring Shepherds watching their flock too. Love the fun ones though!

I do like the highly flavoured gravy song! Shepherd's farewell is lovely in theory but the tuning is a bit nerve-wracking.

We did a concert with six or seven different settings of while shepherds watched - interestingly varied but I got very fed up with with the words!