The Christmas Carol-Singing Tradition in the Tanad Valley
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5970426 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Roy Saer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-42 |
| Publication date | 1969-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folk Life (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0430-8778 • E-ISSN: 1759-670X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/043087769798241690 |
| OpenAlex | W2026150676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
During recent centuries, the writing and singing of Christmas carols appear to have enjoyed unusual popularity in parts of North Wales. Surviving evidence suggests that the tradition took firm root in this country following the arrival of Protestantism. The decisive step setting events in motion was the adoption of the vernacular in Church service, coupled with the appearance in 1588 of a Welsh translation of the Bible (prepared, for the most part, within the Tanad Valley), More than one form of literature was to be affected by the Reformation - it helped to stimulate a fine body of prose, for example - but in particular, it provided a vital purpose for free-metre verse, which was utilised as an ideal medium for popular religious instruction
Acoustics · Art · Art history · Literature · Singing · Visual arts · Financial Crisis of the 21st Century · History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2024 (42) |
| Highly cited | No |