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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1962
Page
16
Mr and Mrs Jerry Sloane Jr of Pasadena Texas welcomed twin girls Nannette Gay and Natalie Kay on December 6 They also have a 22 month old daughter Leah Ann Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Jerry Sloane Sr of Buchanan Dam Texas.
Inspiration for the first Christmas seals came to Danish postal clerk Einar Holboenn while sorting packages during the Christmas season in 1904. The idea funded tuberculosis aid, gained royal and civic support, spread to Norway and Sweden, then the United States in 1907, and now more than 50 countries use the seal. Buy it in Llano.
On Epiphany, Spanish children leave shoes filled with straw or grain for the horses of the Three Kings. The practice accompanies the tradition of the gift bearing by the kings, who visit homes bringing presents.
The library showcases new Christmas titles for children and adults including Eric Possselts A Merry Merry Christmas Book and Dickens Christmas Stories. New adult works listed include Road to Agra and Seven Miles Down among others, with about half the 33 new books for children.
Star singing was once a European custom where carolers carried a lighted star symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. Over time the star gave way to lanterns and torches as carolers moved from house to house during the Christmas season.
More than 50 000 carolers join a citywide effort in St Louis under the St Louis Christmas Carols association. The group, formed fifty years ago, uses voluntary contributions to aid handicapped and underprivileged children.
Debates suggest the French carol Angels We Have Heard on High may have originated in Quebec rather than France, though sources differ on its origin. The song is widely associated with French Canada and medieval church music, fueling ongoing scholarly discussion.
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