Carol singing is always a major part of the Christmas celebrations in Edinburgh every year, so we’ve taken a look back into our archives to find some great photos of carol singing in the Capital over the decades.
You know Santa is on his way when you hear carol singers belting out our favourite Christmas songs. We’ve found some incredible photos of carol singing across Edinburgh over the years, including on the street and in the city’s music venues and churches.
5. Practice makes perfect
Carol singers rehearsing outside Reid Memorial Church Edinburgh in December, 1955, conducted by Rev IM MacGregor. Photo: Archive
6. Singing by the tree
Carol singers surround the traditional Christmas tree (a present from Norway) at the Mound in Edinburgh, November 1987. Photo: Jack Crombie
7. Sweet music
Carol singers at the turning on of the Christmas lights in the Grassmarket in November, 2007. Photo: ED JONES
8. Singing nurses
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh nurses sing carols round the Christmas tree on Christmas Day in 1958. Photo: Archives