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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1962
Page
7
The article traces origins of familiar carols such as Silent Night Deck the Halls First Nowell Adeste Fideles O Tannenbaum and God Rest You Merry Gentlemen noting origins from Austria England Wales France and Germany plus notes on Bonaventure Wesley and the carols’ modern translations and uses.
The evergreen remains the favored Christmas tree, with legends linking it to Christianity. A medieval tale describes St Wilfred using a fallen oak splinter to reveal a new fir that signified endless life and peace, urging families to keep the fir in their homes as the tree of the Christ Child.
Llano high school students Ann Coble flute Donna Carter clarinet Cindy Raesener clarinet Pam McTougald alto sax and Diane Whitehead bass clarinet all earned District Band spots. Ann Coble Donna Carter and Diane Whitehead advance to regional contests at Travis High School in Austin on Saturday January. Diane earned first chair from six contestants.
Visitors in Wilmington North Carolina and Torrington Connecticut can tour Santa’s workshops far from the North Pole. The Wilmington site runs June through November with live reindeer, while Connecticut’s Christmas Village operates two weeks before Christmas with elves, reindeer replicas, and Nativity scenes illuminated by a star.
The text notes that Xmas originated from Greek X as the first letter of Christ and discusses its historical role as a holy symbol in early Christianity, while acknowledging modern views on its abbreviation for Christmas.
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