The Coventry Carol was apparently my grandfather's favourite carol. (Why did a nice Jewish doctor have a favourite Christmas carol? Good question. Next question?) My mom used to sing it to us for that reason. I didn't like it when I was a kid -- it was too sad -- but it grew on me. Last night I tried to sing it to my kid. She didn't like it, because it was too sad.
I know probably a hundred Christmas carols, and every one of them is hardwired back to at least one very specific time, place, and group of people. Even the different parts of the Britten Ceremony of Carols evoke different sets of memories. (I think my brain may possibly not work quite like other people's brains.)
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-30 02:14 am (UTC)I know probably a hundred Christmas carols, and every one of them is hardwired back to at least one very specific time, place, and group of people. Even the different parts of the Britten Ceremony of Carols evoke different sets of memories. (I think my brain may possibly not work quite like other people's brains.)