A Christmas carol (also called a noël) is a carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas or the winter season in general, and which is traditionally sung in the period immediately surrounding the holiday. Christmas carols may be regarded as a subset of the broader category of Christmas music.  Read more..

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On November 22, 2013, the Post of Moldova has issued a new stamp in its series "Traditional rites and customs" ("Ritualuri şi obiceiuri tradiţionale"), dedicated this year to a Christmas-time ritual : the men's group Colindat ("Colindatul de ceată bărbătească"). It is that stamp (L 1.75, print run : 100,000), designed by Simion Zamşa, that appears in two copies on the official FDC (print run : 300 only) below with a postmarks from Chisinau. Read more..