This has to be a movie/TV myth. I have never had someone come to my door, seen someone go to someone else's door, or even know anyone who said someone came to their door to sing carols. Like, who is actually going to open their door and stand there listening to a bunch of people harmonizing some songs for a few minutes? This just feels like a cheesy made up Hollywood moment.
shareNot a myth. I sang Deck the Halls solo. Just a more aggressive form of busking.
shareI believe this might be more of a European tradition.
Although one time at one of my jobs a group of employees went around caroling inside the company building, stopping at the various departments to perform.
I've only seen it done in American movies. I don't recall seeing any scenes like this in any European films.
shareIt happens. People just avoid your house because you have a Toronto Maples Leafs flag hanging from your house.
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We used to do it when I was a kid. Mostly for the elderly. They loved it. Whole family would bundle up and go door to door singing. Christmas Eve. Then they'd break out the "adults only" punch and everybody got hammered. It was lots of fun.
shareWe did it when I was young as well. It was in my grandma's neighbourhood. For all I knew she called her neighbours to let them know we were coming. From what I remember we went to specific houses, not just down the street.
shareYeah, this was the good old days and my grandma lived in a nice little neighborhood and everybody had lived there for 50 years. Everybody knew each other. All their kids went to school with each other. It was seriously Mayberry.
shareCaroling was more common when I was a kid. I did caroling once when my teacher had the class singing in the neighborhood. It was a lot of fun.
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Another vote for: used to happen when I was a kid. Local church groups used to come around with a song and a collection box. Presumably, that still happens in some places. But it's a long time since I've seen anything like that... except in Christmas films.