Carols need a Christmas miracle. Christians must fight to keep them alive
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Cindy Kent MBE2021-12-13T15:40:00
One in five 18 to 24-year-olds don’t know the words to ‘Silent night’. But if carols and nativity plays die out, so does the story that goes with it, says broadcaster and singer, Cindy Kent. And we can’t let that happen
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