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Called noela in France, le J MtonU in Italy and Walh* ; nacfctelleder in Germany, carols l fire everywhere the welcome * pound of Christmas. But fear of l those wf»o hear and sing them { Jcnow their surprising history I |~a tale well worth giving ear [fo; | ‘ * •• • < | When was the first carol t prong? Scholars think caroling l probably began in the early j Church when Nativity plays, ac, - eompanied by tongs of Joy, told | |he story of Christ’s birth. One | fit the earliest choruses ; pf • praise,: gloria in escelais den v {glory to God in the highest) is i ptill sung by carolers at Christ ’ mas time. Early Latin-speaking * worshippers must have shouted ; It forth with a magna vox (also > Latin, for ‘great voice’’). i Though many people don’t realize it, carols were originally Connected not only with song \ ]hut with dance: The Old French • word, carole meant “a - ring dance accompanied by song,” An English carol dating from \ 1350 has a refrain which refers i to a round dance: "tionnn By Bona we scitnue ©us take and joye add blisse echulle m wake* ' " • - ' Early carol composers didn’t | confine themselves to • Christ inas themes—a collection of ; CarQlles Newly Imprinted ’ (1550) contained more Cruci - fixibn than Nativity carols! On . the .other hand, quite a few j parols of this time were not ; pacred in mood, but simply | light-hearted invitations to *(easting and toasting. The I Boar’s Head carol, a big hit in •« J6th century England and still 1 pung annually by the student’s pf Queen’s College, Oxford, ?actually celebrates the course pf a Christmas dinner, in these : words: The boar’s head la hand bear I Bedeck'd with bays and rose ynary. And I pray you masters, |>e merry .. The custom of outdoor carol pinging is many hundreds of years old. It seems to have fftarted in the Middle Ages When groups of people went from'house to house to sing by torchlight. | Yet despite these Joyous be- | ; ginning*, the Christmas carol ' eventually ran into some rough - Weather. A| the Puritan Influ ence grew strong, carols be Fame gloomy and grim; finally 1 (he Puritans made it a crime even to print them or sing them publicly,’ After Puritanism waned in gngland, carols made a comeback—but in the 17 th pnd 18th centuries were consid ered g rustle, socially inferior form of song! By 1882, a writer named William Hone was pre dicting that carols wore dyingj out and in a few years’ time would be beard no more! _ r Protect your earning power A serious accident or long ill pess can create a financial crisis for many families. If your in pome is reduced—or stops al together. the problem becomes piuch greater. Our income pro tection policy guarantees a fnonthly check... and greater peace of mipd, too. Call us for fnore information. David Spainhour INSURANCE FOR TOUR EVERT t NEED 1 BOONE Insurance If Agency |! Professional ftuiUUpg N. C. - 3*4-873;$ ; Your Independent Insurance Ev*n H jie spoke, » new Upsurge of interest in carols W#s beginning. Today, Christ mas carols are enjoyed by more people than evej* before, thanks to transistorised phonographs which transmit the music of Christmas into the home . with complete fidelity. These new Instruments eliminate compon ent-damaging . heat, as well as sound distortions. In addition, Astro-Sonic stereo high fidelity phonographs' by Magnavox are equipped with, a record player which exerts a feather-weight 1/10 ounce touch on records, This means that your old Christmas favorites can be play ed and enjoyed year after year —in fact, they can last a life time, ..‘..I i wnen yon near your favorite carols sung in church, outside your window, or on a precision phonograph, can you tell which of them are ancient and which -an comparatively recent? Some authorities think that The Twelve Days of Christmas originally belonged - not to Christmas but to the turn of the year; its roots may go far back into pagan times. Good King Weneestaus, a British fav orite, was borrowed from a Swedish songbook of 1582. Gog Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, may also date back to the 16th cen tury. Some say Adeste Fideles was composed by St. Bonn ven ture before 1274—but the earli est surviving manuscript is dated 1790 and signed by John Francis Wade, a music dealer in France. Joy to the World was taken from a hymn .written in 171f by Isaac Watts; its current music was adapted frpm Han del’s “Messiah.” John Wesley Wrote "Hark the Herald Angels Sing” in 1737; its musical ac companiment was pdapted in 1855 from one of Mendelssohn’s works. “O Little Town of Beth lehem is less than 100 years old; it was written in 1868 by Phillips Brooks. The most beloved carol of all --JBilent Night—has an interest ing story behind it According to information supplied by Magnavox researchers, it was hastily \yrjUen in 1818 by an Awtyigp parish priest, Joseph Mohr, as a surprise for his par ishioners, Hobr feared they would be disappointed when they learned that the church organ had broken down! He took the poem to his friend; church organist Franz Gruber, who completed the famous mel ody in a few hours. At mid night mass that evening, the two of them sang the master piece—to a guitar accompani mont. * Some of the most popular Christmas music of all times has been composed in the 20th Century. The greatest seller of any phonograph record to date is Irving Berlin’s White Christ mas; first recorded in 1942, it has sold 40,000,000 copies as of December 31st, 1963—and is still going strong. The Little Drummer Boy is another recent record beat-seller that promis es to become a Christmas clas sic. Ancient and traditional er UP to-the -minute modern, Christmas songs play a vital felt in setting the meed of the season. For after all, “Tis the season to ho Jolly.” Biller's Ben The 1934 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Carl von Os sietzky, a German pacifist, who was a prisoner of the Nazis. In 1037, Hitler issued a decree in which he called this award ah insult to' Germany and forbadfe Germans to accept Nobel prizes. In Professions ~ American Chinese have the highest proportion of their population, 7.4 per cent, em ployed in the professions, says the Census Bureau. Next are the Japanese, with 5.7 per cent and the . white race, 4,4 per cent. ••• .. ■■ v. SIDING HAS BECOME 80 POPULAR in theeounty tbit No Christmas parade would be complete without several horses. Here is one of the “rigs” included in the 40-unit . parade in town Saturday. (Rivers.) - r 1,1 ‘‘ 1 "■.. » ■' ...... ■*) " i.'lBu'jt ■ l)'H n ff, -ryf.B.g.y < Dear Santa: I am 11% months old and I am a good girl. Could you bring me some toys , and some clothes. My sister Beverly is 4% years old—she would like a Tiny Tears Doll and a big wagon and clothes. My other sister Audrey Kay is 7 years old. She would like a 24-inch bicycle, a Penny Brite Poll and a game and some clothes. Don’t forget my cousin in St. Peters burg, Fla. He would like some thing nice also. I w«U be asleep when you come but your coffee will be ready. Bye bye Santa.— Love, Lorie Lynn Bumgarner, Rt. 1, Forest, Va. Dear Santa—I am 6 years old. I am a pretty good girl and would like a bride doll for Christmas and some clothes for Penny Brite. I am 6. My brother is 4 wants a one man army gun Bill. We will' !e»y» you cookies coffee.—Erin Cobh. Dear Santa:. For Christinas I would like a Mousetrap. Gama and some surprise's. —- Denise Rush, --r- 'i%M Dear Santa Claus: 1 am in Mrs. Todd’s room at Parkway. School. Please bring me a doll and a bicycje, and please don’t forget ray daddy, Frank Cook, and my mother and sisters— Cove, Becky Jane Cook. The word “crusade” come# from the Latin word “crux,’* meaning “cross.” The Cross of Christ was the official badge of those who joined the Crusades to the Holy Land during the Middle Ages, and the expres sion “taking the cross” meant becoming a crusader. The ‘Jeep’ Gladiator with 4-wheel drive has twice the traction of ordinary pick-up trucks. 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At this time, our public ap> peal centers on the CARE Food Crusade, which delivers dollar packages of U. 8. farm abund ance. if you can remind your readers of the current cam paign, its success will be great ly aided. v In Its endecvors, CARE rep resents . the American people across, the world. From all of us at CARE who are proud to be agents of American good will, and on behalf of those benefit, our best wishes to yon and your staff for a joyous Holiday season. s * Sincerely, !<.. Frank L. Goffio '■ •: Executive Director *r-case,.inc. , December 8, 1864 Bela Club Official Likes Local Coverage Near Rachel, I sent to the National Beta Club Office in Spartanburg, 8. C., all the DEMOCRAT Clip pings, about our Teacher Ap preciation^ Week-' Today I received a letter from Miss Hannah Leitnpr, Na tional Sponsor, in which she congratulated us for the “good coverage and such nice local publicity.” ' - -, We appreciated it verjr much, and I wanted you to know that someone else thinks we have fine co-operation front bur loc al newspaper. Thank you again. Sincerely youra, : Lera Randall, Librarian , Appalachian Hifh -School Absolutely Need No Ironing! Men’s Wash ’n Wear Pants $5.82 • Men’s Corduroy — Long Or Short Length Jackets *10.95 Men’s Hooded Jackets $10.95 Wen’s All Wool $5.95. Men’s Cotton Flannel—Hesvy Weight Sport Shirts.*^ $2.42 Others $1.45 • $1.94 - $3.48 Men’s White $1.94 Please Her With Gifts From Our Ladies Department Girls And Ladies Coats-Suits Toppers REDUCED SPECIAL! Ladies Flats . $2.91 pr. Ladies “Turkey Toe” SHOES-$4.95 Ladies Quilted DUSTERS 2.91 to 5.82 Others — $1.94 Ladies All Wool SKIRTS 1.94 to 4.95 Large—Juicy—Florida ORANGES »>* 8-LB. BAG SPECIAL ——- — $1.75 77c Large 10-oz. Instant Coffee Nescafe - - $1.49 Swans Down Cake Mixes 3*$ 1.00 Northern Facial Tissues Canned Fish Herring 1965 BLUMS ALMANAC—25c "" • 1 ■ "1 * ■ * Candies An 4 Oranges At 10% Discount To Chur dies (While Present Stock Last?) The Great Bargain Givers s Boon*, North Carolina
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