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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1964
Page
10
The excerpt recalls Christmas song memories from childhood to ministry, including Handel’s Messiah and Phillips Brooks, Sel Christ tam notes, and the joy of carols sung in churches, homes, and outreaches. It quotes verses and reflects on the spiritual comfort and unity of the season.
The evolution of Christmas from pagan roots to a Christian holiday is traced from Pope Gregory’s 601 AD mission to Puritan bans in 1644 England. The revival follows in the mid 19th century with Charles Dickens and his Christmas Carol.
Charles Wesley a Methodist minister in England wrote Hark the Herald Angels Sing on a Christmas morning. He was the brother of John Wesley founder of Methodism and drew inspiration from church bell peals while composing the famous carol.
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