Christmas Music Blends Joy and Reverence Across Centuries
Christmas music blends reverent carols with merry tunes from medieval chants to modern hits. The article notes Handel, Bach, Berlioz, Britten, and Menotti, and mentions St Basil’s day, Tudor Christmas in England, Puritan bans, and William Billings shaping early US carols.
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Berlioz
Christ
Basil the Great
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Julian
England
United States
William Pillings
Billings
William Billings
Practical view of gift giving in early Rome
A fragment discusses Martial the Roman poet who critiqued gift giving during Saturnalia and preferred simple presents while noting his generosity. It warns that metallic Christmas trees risk frayed wiring and dangerous electrical energy.
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Menotti
Honegger
Britten
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New England
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Edmund H. Sears
Book of Knowledge
Detroit
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Gilbert Ad Sullivan
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Kinney Funeral Home
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Merry Christmas
Harkins Furniture
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