The Truth About Christmas Carols
BBC FOUR
Monday 8 December 2025 00:30 - 01:30 (60 mins)
Composer Howard Goodall uncovers the surprising and often secret history of the Christmas carol including how, over the centuries, carols have been banned by both church and state. Also in HD. [S]
Mentioned: Christmas, Christ, Puritan, Christmas Eve, Adeste Fidelis, Wade, Thomas Hardy, Lord, Jacobite, Faithful, Bible, Puritans, Royal David's City, Britain, English, England, Nativity, Stonehenge, Church of England, Bennett, Protestant, Christmas Day, Herod, West Gallery, Bethlehem, Ave, Catholic, John Frances Wade, British, Baptists
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