‘Tis the season to be jolly: singing Christmas carols together isn’t just a tradition, it’s also good for you

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Hargreaves, Wendy and Forbes, Melissa. 2022. "‘Tis the season to be jolly: singing Christmas carols together isn’t just a tradition, it’s also good for you." The Conversation.

Article Title	‘Tis the season to be jolly: singing Christmas carols together isn’t just a tradition, it’s also good for you
Article Category	Blog
Authors	Hargreaves, Wendy and Forbes, Melissa
Publication Title	The Conversation
Year	2022
Web Address (URL)	https://theconversation.com/tis-the-season-to-be-jolly-singing-christmas-carols-together-isnt-just-a-tradition-its-also-good-for-you-193855
Abstract	This article discusses the benefits of singing carols together at Christmas.
Keywords	singing, Christmas, carols, community, music
Contains Sensitive Content	Does not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	3603. Music
Byline Affiliations	University of Southern Queensland

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