At first, the caroler I reached during my call to a dial-a-carol service this morning didn't know if she had "Away In A Manger" ready to sing. Then, after pulling up the lyrics, I suspect she might not have been familiar with the melody, or it might not have been in her range. That didn't stop at least one other caroler and her from talk-singing a verse while staying on the same note.
That's what it's about, when an unfamiliar or challenging carol request comes in--giving it the old college try. Kudos to them for not just giving up and saying, "We don't know that carol."
