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91The Origin of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
For almost three quarters of a century the song Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer has remained a popular hit at Christmas time. In fact the song, has become an integral part of our Christmas celebration much...
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88The Story of Silent Night
On December 24th, the day before Christmas, in 1818 the young assistant pastor of St. Nicholas Church in the Austrian village of Oberndorf took a twenty minute walk from the church to the nearby village of...
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93On the First Day of Christmas
Why a partridge in a pear tree? A partridge is not a small bird that can be easily placed in a cage in the kitchen. And the song pre-dates dwarf fruit trees so we are talking about a good sized tree which...
17 comments91On the Fifth Day of Christmas
Unlike the four collie birds in the previous stanza who just had their name changed to a different, and non-existent, species of bird, the five rings in this stanza have, in singers' and illustrators' minds,...
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92On the Eighth Day of Christmas
The eight maids a-milking addresses two of the major themes of fifteenth and sixteenth century English celebrations and parties during the Christmas holidays – food and romance. What is a feast or...
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89On the Sixth Day of Christmas
Geese were among the first birds to be domesticated. Our Neolithic ancestors discovered that, rather than spending days searching for animals to kill or nests to rob, it was easier to capture them live and...
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90Christmas songs
Most everyone is familiar with the idea that songs are sung at Christmas. Most people have been caroled too, or have gone caroling at Christmas. However, very few people know why we carol at Christmas, and...
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88On the Eleventh Day of Christmas
At the big feasts held during the holiday celebrations the guests were often entertained by musicians, dancers, jugglers, etc. as well as singing and dancing themselves. Bagpipes and their younger cousins...
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89Christmas Traditions - The Christmas Carol Cookie Walk
Christmas gift baskets, Last year we took part in a truly different kind of Christmas carol service. After a delightful evening listening to a program of sacred Christmas music, we were invited to enjoy their Christmas Cookie Walk. Long tables were set up, groaning under the weight of an amazing variety of Christmas cookies, squares, pastries and dainties. We were invited to choose a cookie tin and fill it from the delectable choices before us...
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90White Christmas - A Carol that Evokes Fond Visions of Christmas and Snow Everywhere
Having grown up in upstate New York, I have always believed that Christmas and snow go together. Not that Rochester, New York, my hometown, is known for white Christmases. Cold and overcast is common with a...
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