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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1978
Page
20
A brief reflective piece on Christmas carols traces the timeless appeal of Silent Night and notes Franz Gruber born November 25, 1787 in Oberndorf Austria to poor linen weavers. It recounts his early music training with village organists and his early hands on keyboard work.
The tale recounts Franz Gruber, an early musical prodigy who became parish organist at thirteen and, with Father Joseph Mohr, co created the timeless Christmas carol Silent Night. Their collaboration in Oberndorf led to a carol that spread worldwide in many languages.
The article explains Christmas etymology in multiple languages. It cites Cristes Maexse as the English origin and names like Festum Nativitatis Domini risti and Dies Nutc és Domini as broader Latin forms. It lists La Navidad in Spain Natal in Portugal Natale in Italy Rochdestvo Khrista in Russia and Weinachen in German.
Puzzle asks to recall all of Santa's reindeer with an upside down invitation and garbled lines. It presents a playful prompt while hinting at the classic names hidden in jumbled text.
The article offers hot and cold drink ideas for parties with recipes like a wine tea punch using white wine and limeade and a hot red zipper punch with celery seed lemon and butter. It emphasizes party readiness and large gatherings with scalable quantities.
Artists describe a wealth of symbols used in Christmas illustrations. Holly denotes chastity and flying birds symbolize spiritual life. A cock stands for eternal life while ambs draw attention to the cross. Beasts of burden signify humility and a white rose recalls a shepherd girl whose tears became roses.
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