Joyful Sounds of Christmas

We live in a small Christian neighborhood in a mostly Hindu city. During the two weeks before Christmas, groups of believers visit houses in the neighborhood to sing and pray a blessing over the homes. The singers usually carry tambourines and an Indian drum called a dholuk. The joyful sound is magnified as it bounces off the concrete houses and buildings on both sides of the street. We run outside to watch and listen. This song is sung in the Garhwali language of the mountains, not in north India’s main language of Hindi. It's one of our favorites, and by the sound of the exuberant singing (and dancing), it's a favorite of many!