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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1949
Page
9
A reflective Christmas piece urges pause from holiday bustle to contemplate Christ birth. It links the incarnation to divine grace and calls on fathers like Joseph to guide families toward faith, referencing Bethlehem, the manger, and a 17th century hymn by Paul Gerhardt.
Both composers were church musicians whose Christmas works shaped carols and oratorios. Bach's How Brightly Beams the Morning Star and his Christmas Oratorio anchor beloved tunes. Handel's Messiah and While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks feed carols like Joy to the World through shared themes. Both born 1685, they never met yet their music travels worldwide.
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