CASTLEGAR NEWS, CHRISTMAS 1969

CASTLEGAR NEWS, CHRISTMAS 1969

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Voices rise in songs of joy
and praise. As the joyous
season’ arrives, the vibrant
4 sound of carolers is heard in

' churches, at family gather-

* ings, ‘in groups going from
house ‘to house to celebrate
with song. :

Carols are as much a part
of the Yuletide as the tree,
gifts and Santa himself,

It all began ‘with: the first
carols in ‘the 13th century,
says the Encyclopedia’ Amer-
cana.

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The earllest ‘English carols
‘ . Were composed anonymous-

: “May the beautiful mining of Christmas ly, perhaps by clergymen or - EAS we
... living through the ages to inspire rhen i cou gaara’ ere : ‘Everyone's inateg. out in merriment.
everywhere... continue to live in your own : ware chances and the and joy, announcing: to the world. that-it's
heart and mind. And may your Christmas ‘musical form featured a re- : Christmas! And: it's our time ‘to.

Lind filled with joy. : i train, to jTepeat before and thank you, customers, for your patronage.

; .- after each stanza. : ee seta

words. were swritten, gen-
erally, the English ver-
Sanulacts or in “macaronic”
form .— a. combination of
English and Latin.

The first printed collection
of carols appeared in 1521. It
included the “Boar’s Head
Carol,” still’ sung during
Chr dinner at Q "Ss
College, Oxford, England.

- Even. then, however; the
practice of ‘passing on’ car-
ols. orally, from’ generation
to generation, ‘continued. |
Among these were carols in
ballad form, such as “I Saw -
Three Ships” and “The Cher-

*ry: Tree Carol.” °
Caroling fell into disrepute :
in the 17th century, and car-
ol singing was_forbidden: by -
the ‘English Puritans. Those
who colonized America car-..
ried this’ sclzspprovali; with :

theni.”

After’ the’ Restoration, in
1660, caroling was once again
permitted and the ‘custom
slowly. revived.

i ¥ 3 . Some of the-most popular.

HLappiness, “* \ | carols,date from the 18th and’.
love, peace - |: 19th t ‘These i de:
surround us as we ‘Adeste Fideles, possibly by. .

eélebrate the Birth of ~ |:
Christ. May joy be yours!’ iia _ words by Charles Wate yand f

‘music by Felix Mendelssohn; :
“Joy. to ‘the’ World,” with
words by Isaac ‘Watts, music
by. George Frederic Handel.’
:Probably the most p I
- ‘ofall carols is the 19th cen-
tury” “Silent: Night,” with.

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HAfere's' wishing you the «-
fulfillment of all your dreams for

ie Garo Thank you for your patronage; .

Alege :

‘AT FNE PLATA

‘ail: ithe j joys. ‘and blessings
“of this’ glorious “holiday. season ape
is the tradition we trea rs Merry. Chri 5

words by Joseph Mohr, the
village priest of Hallein, ‘aus-
tria.

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:. > Many stories are told. about
‘the way this carol’came to be
written; One legend says that”
on a..snowy: Christmas ‘Eve’ =
in 1818, Father Mohr. went to

:-bless the newborn baby. of a

~ poor-parishioner, 3
On’ that, night -he- was so
inspired’ by. the beauty of>)

“{> sthe> mother and. child that

(-tche -wrote’ the poem “Silent.
Night.” E

ESTABLISHING CRIB. 3
= Though. legend’ says’ that
-St. Francis of Assisi. first in-
troduced the’ Christmas crib
in ‘the*13th century, history
records that the first manger
. scene: was ‘created by Pope. ~
+ Liberius in 354 A.D.

-“MELE KALIKIMAKA’”’
Wishing. ‘Mele Kalikima-
: ka” is the traditional way to |] .
say, “Merry” Christmas": dn a
2 Hawaiian.”

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g aS See oA. Christmas a special raye: a
For Feasting. _ | May'm ; Prayer: 8
: ; i iankind-be “ :
~ “Traditional Christmas . _ blessed with Hence es
> treat in Spain is a sweet pas- - 5
> try. called’‘‘dulces de /almen-~
~dra.” The. ingredients are
sugar, flour, eee! White, and: i

Now is the time

to ‘rejoice i in os
the blessings... . -
and he moved ‘by
the inspirational :
meaning . .:: of :.

the season. And:

-to exprass-sincere
: thanks: to each custom whom

‘The Chtistmas tree, a uni- *
versally recognized symbol of
the merriest’ season; radiates ©

' the meaning of the (Chiist-

mas story.‘

For. many: copie: the ‘tree
recalls the atmosphere of the
holiday home’ and ‘thus’:re-,

:) flects the joyful’ warmth of |.
*, the season.

As a-religious symbol; the
tree with its lights.’ and
greenery represents both the
story of the garden ‘of Eden
and ‘the belief in Christ as
the “Light of the world.”

Although ' only: a‘ century
anda half old:in America,
the. custom of the. tree: has -
a ‘history that is, measured ~

.) din*many centuries. The fore-

runner’ of ‘today's: Christmas *
tree: was seen in “medieval
miracle "plays, which: were’ .
produced as religious instruc-

’. tion’ for the’ illiterate: — in

an’ era when’ illiteracy’ was
common. and’ the’ ability to.
read @ rarity.

‘A: play about, Eve’s eating

: the: forbidden: fruit ::in the
: sardent of: Eden: was enacted
< ith only one prop.on stage,

a woinoies apple-laden ‘fir. that
: .becam

Z e known as: the Para-
‘dise Tree. ‘The play. ended

; with the promise of the com-='.

Ang-of Christ and was

f usually:
Fa presented; just before Christ-. es

mas.
(At: ‘about the same: time,

= people also decorated for the
Christmas

season with :pyra--
mid-shaped frames: of light,

“symbolizing. the birth of
Cl

‘hrist. as the Light of the

; ‘world. «

Early: -efforts to aeplae :

~ recorded in manuscripts from

Germany dating to the 16th “
century; collected: bythe
Hallmark ‘Cards xesearch l= =

> brary.

~The first’ ‘tree was ; thought. 2

ee carried’ ‘the tree:
A throughout. the country.

AS "major. ‘setback almost
in=..Cle'

1951 whet @ pastor ‘decorated
epee trees ine hia home.: His.”

d the”
tree as: pagan; "but relented

> after ‘an explanation: of ute ss
religious aspects. :

Conservation= minded

Ee President: ‘Theodore: -Roose- _
= velt. again. nearly. “stamped:

out, the spractice. when: he

| banned’ trees in. the. White: °
House.’ After one. of his’sons’
s sneaked a, Christmas tree in- :

“tothe White House, a. for-’
: that ‘convinced the President”

helped.forests.
The tree ‘that:is common

ain ‘today’ is a combination of the

religious. elements. The ever-

. green: with “glass, . plastic: or
= metal balls: hanging from it:
| “-ig ‘the Paradise Tree with its °
:< apples; Lights, tinsel, angels,

a star‘ontop, ‘ornaments and -
other “good. things” ‘reflect.
“the. Christmas itmas Light. aoe .

te _CAROEING. G EVERYWHERE 4 Ess
In” every. country. cwhere © |:
- Christmasiscelebrated,carols

:are.a part of the celebration.

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“Twelfth: Night. is,’in Span- ~

a sh’: tradition; ‘the time for:.
-- giving : gifts, and: the “tradi-

tional’ gift bearers: are: the:
‘Wise Men, who as they. jour
_oney each year to:Bethieh
_ bring gifts for gocd chil aren
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: their shoes ‘with ‘straw and
= set them'on balconies or,win-

“daw. ledges: >

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