Do People still Go Out Caroling?

 They do in my little coastline town in Maine.. A group goes thru downtown and as you say ,makes the rounds ,and also visits various facilities in the area.. Its not totally gone,just subdued a bit but my little town still clings to some old and treasured traditions.. 

      We are going caroling this Sunday to the local Nursing home.  We visit for most of the afternoon too.  It’s a lot of fun and I’ve done it for the past four years, and it’s the only recent experience I’ve had going Christmas caroling.  Way back when I was in High School, my friends and I went caroling door to door in our neighborhood every year, and, as a Junior Girl Scout, we too went caroling to Nursing Homes and hospitals.

       I also remember that, as a young child, family Christmas gatherings always involved singing carols around the piano…..as I grew older, this tradition seemed to just fade away….