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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
12
A reflective piece describes Christmas as a bright tree with gifts and a Star, family moments of joy and tears, grandmother and grandfather memories, church hymns, candlelight, and the spirit of goodwill that lights the world and hearts.
The Christmas game Snapdragon was a long standing English tradition. Players used a bowl of raisins doused with brandy and lit, while bystanders reached for raisins through the flames. A card titled The Song of Snapdragon accompanied the game and the custom persists in modified form in England and America.
A nephew reflects on Christmas as a time of goodness and forgiveness, noting that cheerful generosity and kind spirits define the season even without wealth. He declares, God bless Christmas, for its pleasant time and charitable value.
A biblical prophecy states unto us a child is born and a son is given with the government resting on his shoulder. He shall be called Wonderful Counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
The article notes that Robert Burns did not invent Auld Lang Syne though he popularized it. It explains the tune and refrain appeared earlier, possibly linked to Sir Robert Aytoun, and discusses dialect challenges for modern readers. Burns claimed to have transcribed it from an old man.
The traditional English Christmas custom of serving a boar's head endures at Queen's College Oxford. A tusked head is presented with a lemon in the dish as part of the festive ceremony preserving medieval pageantry.
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