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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
9
A historical meditation notes Christmas as 1959 years since the Prince of Peace was born and crucified. It praises Jesus as leader and teacher who preached the Golden Rule and offered salvation guiding mankind toward peace and good will to men.
Saint Nicholas originated in Patara in what is now Turkey, born and died there, with remains moved to Bari Italy. He traveled little, stayed near his homeland, and became patron saint of children sailors and many nations due to his generosity and kindness as a bishop of Myra.
The tale recounts St Nicholas gifting three bags of gold to save three noble daughters from slavery, enabling all to wed honorably. It notes his death in 342, his imprisonment by Diocletian, later fame, and how legends traveled from Myra to Italy England and the New World, shaping Santa Claus through Irving Moore and Nast.
A look at the disputed origins of Christmas cards traces J Horsley’s 1843 design for Sir Henry Cole, mixed reception, and temperance backlash. It notes other early items from the New York Historical Society and John M Wolff’s 1842 broadside, plus the 1863 Punch illustrated cards marking the commercial start.
Carols on Beacon Hill date to 1895 when Frederick W. Briggs started the custom. About 150000 Christmas celebrants joined the wandering minstrels, moving from the State House along Beacon Street to the hill’s slum districts, as lights and eggnog scenes frame the festive night.
The Christmas carol Silent Night began in Oberndorf Austria when Father Joseph Mohr and Franz Xavier Gruber found the organ broken on December 23 1818 and created a melody for guitar. The song became a global holiday classic after an organ builder later memorized it and carried it to festivals in Leipzig Germany.
Old New England holiday dish Injun Puddin is detailed with ingredients including milk molasses cornmeal spices and butter. The recipe instructs simmering thickening then baking slowly and serving warm with Cognac or hard sauce. Serves eight.
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