carolers

He said, "They're called carolers and they go out and sing in front of homes and sometimes they're invited in for punch and cookies."

The Ties That Bind...And Gag! Bombeck, Erma 1987

Vaillant loves Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, too, and the cartoons of the dark humorist Charles Addams, like the one where several Christmas carolers sing merrily at the Addams family doorstep, while Morticia, Lurch, and Gomez stand on the roof, ready to tip a vat of hot oil on their heads.

What Makes Us Happy? 2009

Germany President Christian Wulff, his wife Bettina and their 2-year-old son Linus welcomed carolers to Bellevue Presidential Palace on Thursday -- and it looks like everyone had a pretty good time, including Linus's stuffed animal.

PHOTOS: Bettina, Little Linus & Stuffed Animal Step Out Hilary Moss 2011

Germany President Christian Wulff, his wife Bettina and their 2-year-old son Linus welcomed carolers to Bellevue Presidential Palace on Thursday -- and it looks like...

PHOTOS: Bettina, Little Linus & Stuffed Animal Step Out Hilary Moss 2011

Germany President Christian Wulff, his wife Bettina and their 2-year-old son Linus welcomed carolers to Bellevue Presidential Palace on Thursday -- and it looks like...

PHOTOS: Bettina, Little Linus & Stuffed Animal Step Out Hilary Moss 2011

Those hoping to rub elbows with costumed Jackson Square carolers and living history characters have a great place to spot them in the lobby of the Bourbon Orleans, a favorite French Quarter hotel located behind St. Louis Cathedral.

Karen Dalton-Beninato: Festive us! Holidays at New Orleans French Quarter Hotels Karen Dalton-Beninato 2011

As the city's sheet-music sellers hang on, Christmas still delivers a small and reliable boost as would-be carolers and family sing-along enthusiasts come in search of perennial holiday hits, from Rudolph to the theme to "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

Awaiting the Day Sheet Music Dies Nick Neyland 2011

Vaillant loves Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, too, and the cartoons of the dark humorist Charles Addams, like the one where several Christmas carolers sing merrily at the Addams family doorstep, while Morticia, Lurch, and Gomez stand on the roof, ready to tip a vat of hot oil on their heads.

What Makes Us Happy? 2009

The television channel changed to the Christmas episode of an unknown American sitcom, a scene with fake snow and merry carolers, and Rajbir began to sing Jingle Bell Rock and the women did leg kicks behind him, having thrown away the fetters of their laundry.

FISH/SEX excerpt (Pradesh) erik wennermark 2011

Germany President Christian Wulff, his wife Bettina and their 2-year-old son Linus welcomed carolers to Bellevue Presidential Palace on Thursday -- and it looks like everyone had a pretty good time, including Linus's stuffed animal.

PHOTOS: Bettina, Little Linus & Stuffed Animal Step Out Hilary Moss 2011