Tips on how to get rid of the Christmas carolers
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
Calgary, Alberta
December 25, 2015 1:15am CST
Call me a Grinch or someone with no Christmas spirit but Christmas carollers are annoying. I use to be able to avoid them because I use to live in a condo apartment but I am living in a smaller house at this moment so I am vulnerable from those money hungry Christmas carolers who can't sing.
So this are things I did to make sure those Christmas Carolers won't notice my house.
1.Don't have Christmas decorations outside, Chris decorations is a huge caroler magnet, if you have expensive looking decors, the carolers will think you have lots of money and you are so into holiday spirit, so they will sing or dance (Christmas dancers are becoming a trend in my place)
2.Turn off the lights- With the lights off, they will think no one lives in your house.
3. Hang a "beware of dog" sign hang in your gate even if you have no dog or your dog is just a cute pomeranian.
Do you entertain carolers and give them money?
geez I can't stand them.
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13 responses
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
25 Dec 15
Oh no! Why would you want to get rid of the wonderful singing Angels that bring Christmas Cheer to your doorstep?
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Dec 15
Many of them can't sing to save their lives. Some of them comes back after few hours after you gave them money in hopes you already forgot about them. Also they ask for donations and they will frown at you if you only give them a penny.
@Traceyjayne (1763)
• United Kingdom
25 Dec 15
We rarely get carol singers where we live. So it is not a problem .
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Dec 15
How about treat or treaters? I can't stand them too.
@Traceyjayne (1763)
• United Kingdom
26 Dec 15
@CaptAlbertWhisker we don't get that where we live ...
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Dec 15
Street caroling is banned in Metro Manila so we have seen a great reduction especially by street children in the Metro in recent years, I had observed that, so it's not that much of a problem here anymore, at least in our area, btw i live in a private subdivision. Your tips are good, we use to do that before to carolers who do not give us prior notice before caroling.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Dec 15
I don't see street carolers anymore but the door to door carolers are still common here. Usually they come in groups. Some of them gives donation envelopes in advance so it means they ask for large amount of donations.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Dec 15
We don't get those type of people around here. But I don't have any money to give them.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
27 Dec 15
It seemed like this tradition is dying in North American countries.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
29 Dec 15
@CaptAlbertWhisker It tends to be. I remember as a kid some neighbours would come around to sing, but nothing in years.
@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
25 Dec 15
Hello @CaptAlbertWhisker we just had one group of carolers but i think the payment is on loan or something
so they haven't got paid yet lol. but second one was the hit, they came and ask for christmas alms, but they didn't even SING!
. they said to be coming from a poor family, but hello they have a house nearby and a commercial space too and they are neighbors!
so they haven't got paid yet lol. but second one was the hit, they came and ask for christmas alms, but they didn't even SING!. they said to be coming from a poor family, but hello they have a house nearby and a commercial space too and they are neighbors!1 person likes this
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Dec 15
My Beware of dog sign is really effective. Next year I will wrap yellow tape around my house so they will think there is a crime scene or something. I also consider hanging a pig's head to scare them away. Geez some of them were asking for 200 pesos as donation.
@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
27 Dec 15
@CaptAlbertWhisker Well, we do have a Beware of Dog sign because we do have a dog in the front. 
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
25 Dec 15
Are you okay with carolers or are carolers not aggressive in California?
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Dec 15
@norcal I see carolers in many Hollywood movies and American TV shows, I guess it is not common in all States.
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@norcal (4890)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
25 Dec 15
@CaptAlbertWhisker I have not ever had a single caroler come to my door.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
29 Dec 15
I only entertain those from our church for they do not sing to ask money but to bring the joy of Christmas by singing carols. I also entertain kids of the neighborhood but not the strangers who go from house to house to extract money.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Dec 15
Yes, we also give some money because anyway Christmas comes once a year .
Though , i must say you have a very good strategy to avoid those carolers. 
Though , i must say you have a very good strategy to avoid those carolers. 
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Dec 15
we don't live in a private gated subdivision and the income bracket here is from high to low. we give them money but from dec 21 to 25 and just minimal amount.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Dec 15
How many of them attacks your house from 21th to 25th of december. Your family seemed to have patience to handle them. I don't entertain them because a lot of them gets abusive. Some of them comes back few hours later after you gave them money and that really annoys me.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
26 Dec 15
@CaptAlbertWhisker we scold them when they're misbehaving
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
25 Dec 15
do you have treat or treaters during Halloween?
@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Dec 15
I think the #2 is the most effective way to shoo away those carolers who could not carry a tune!
@paigea (35717)
• Canada
29 Dec 15
I have never seen Carolers anywhere but the movies. Once for a staff party we had a hay ride through town and we sang Christmas Carols. But no one had to listen any longer than it took us to drive past them. And no one thought to give us money!
The ones in the movies only get hot chocolate or cookies.
@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
25 Dec 15
I miss it when I was young.. and we go for Christmas carols! It was so fun. I don't mind them coming especially if they sing great.. What's not pleasant if the same people keep coming back for another round of carols LOL!
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Dec 15
I experienced encounter carolers who came back to my house three times and they think I wont recognize them just because they changed outfits. A lot of them cannot sing at all. So they give me noise pollution instead of Christmas spirit.
