Carolers sing to keep utilities running through pandemic Carolers sing to keep utilities running through pandemic By Morgan Parrish | December 15, 2020 at 4:54 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 4:54 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Carolers were out and about Tuesday, but they weren’t singing a typical Christmas tune. A group of carolers sang, “no shutoff carols,” asking for help with COVID-19 layoffs, and a plea to keep their utilities on during the pandemic. The groups also delivered letters asking for help from families around Hamilton County “Well it was a collaboration amongst Greg, me, and Mary, most of it over the phone and then Mary took what we scribbled down and put it together,” said Lenore Newland of Communities United for Action.