Some Christmas trivia that we can all relate to: What traditional Christmas carol refers to deer in the woods? No peeking! It'

[Ontario Honker Hunter]

Some Christmas trivia that we can all relate to: What traditional Christmas carol refers to deer in the woods? No peeking! It's a beautiful song but not easy to sing!

[Gary Devine]

Honker, just a wild guess and it has a raindeer in the Christmas song. How about this one?
"Grandmom got run over by a Raindeer"


www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgIwLeASnkw

[99explorer]

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer?

[Ontario Honker Hunter]

No just deer. Not reindeer. Those are Christmas songs but not carols.

[Treestand]

Leroy the Redneck Reindeer, Its a Favorite Here in my neck of the Woods.

[Ontario Honker Hunter]

"The Holly and the Ivy"

It's not a carol we hear much these days but it is nevertheless a beautiful song. Here's the lyrics for the refrain:

"Oh, the rising of the sun and the running of the deer,

The playing of the merry organ, sweet singing in the choir."

[Ontario Honker Hunter]

I presume "running of the deer" refers to "coursing" with hounds which was quite common in Merry Olde England prior to introduction of the rifle in 19th century.