{"id":10453,"date":"2011-12-19T19:12:06","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T00:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=10453"},"modified":"2011-12-20T17:32:32","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T22:32:32","slug":"christmas-caroling-meets-flash-mobbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/12\/christmas-caroling-meets-flash-mobbing","title":{"rendered":"Christmas caroling meets &#8220;flash mobbing&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Folks have been Christmas caroling for centuries. It&#8217;s a fun tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Just get a few friends and their kids together and go stand in the freezing cold of your neighbors&#8217; lawns. Send an eight-year-old up to knock on the door and start singing Hark the Herald, The First Noel, Away in a Manger, Silent Night and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10465\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/files\/2011\/12\/Caroling07.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10465\" title=\"Caroling07\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2011\/12\/Caroling07-e1324393863550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carolling can be a lot of fun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You will be astonished at the reaction. Elderly folks may brush away tears &#8212; and tell you how they used to go caroling with their loved ones during the Great Depression. Younger families may not know<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/Articles\/Home-Page-News-and-Views\/Christmas-caroling-meets-flash-mobbing.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK here for article and to see video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folks have been Christmas caroling for centuries. It&#8217;s a fun tradition. Just get a few friends and their kids together and go stand in the freezing cold of your neighbors&#8217; lawns. 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