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A History of Caroling
as presented on WBUR Boston (NPR)
December 23, 2011   (47:38)

Glen Rock Carolers' segment:   ( 22:58 - 25:38 )
with call-in by Director Darryl Engler and commentary by Ian Russell.
. . . parts of “Ye Faithful” and “While Shepherds”

On Point’s host, Tom Ashbrook, is an award-winning journalist spanning twenty years as a foreign correspondent, newspaper editor, and author.

Guests:

Ronald Clancy, author of Sacred Christmas Music: The Stories Behind the Most Beloved Songs of Devotion and Best-Loved Christmas Carols: The Stories Behind Twenty-five Yuletide Favorites.

Ian Russell, caroler, ethnomusicologist and Director of the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.