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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1947
Page
13
A reflective piece traces how Christmas carols shaped Christian praise from the night of Jesus birth to modern global celebration. It recalls how waits sang in streets long ago and notes the enduring form of carols as early hymns echo the angelic message. The Star of Bethlehem is discussed with various astronomical theories.
Christmas trees and cribs anchor seasonal observances across cultures. Evergreen decorations link pagan traditions to the Christmas celebrations, with legends surrounding the first tree influencing modern practice.
Santa Claus dominates Brazilian children’s hearts but chimneys are rare as homes lack them. June in January makes Christmas a midsummer festival with midnight mass celebrated across the land after festive dances and late suppers.
The term Yule for Christmas derives from the Anglo-Saxon geol meaning December, reflecting historical language links to the midwinter season.
Near Bethlehem shepherds kept their flocks when angels appeared and proclaimed a joyous birth. The angels urged them to go to Bethlehem to behold a princely babe, sweet Jesus born, with a blessing of peace and celebration.
The piece presents a four-voice Christmas poem about bells and nearness of Christ birth, with bells answering each other over moor and hill. It ends noting merchants extend season greetings in this issue.
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