No shepherds, angels, magi just ‘Joy!’
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Carols and a wreath help make the Christmas season bright.
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Editor’s Note: It’s been said that Christmas is one of the few holidays that has its own “soundtrack.” The Times-Gazette today presents the seventh in a special 12-part series entitled “The 12 Carols of Christmas” that will appear daily through Christmas Eve, relating the history and story behind some of the best-loved sacred songs of the season.
English minister Isaac Watts was 45 years old when he broke with tradition in “Joy to the World.”
“Midnight Clear”: A request for peace on earth
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Although Highland County may not have a white Christmas, a snowman is still a cheery symbol of the holiday season.
Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette
Editor’s Note: It’s been said that Christmas is one of the few holidays that has its own “soundtrack.” The Times-Gazette today presents part six of a special 12-part series entitled “The 12 Carols of Christmas” that will appear daily through Christmas Eve, relating the stories behind some of the best-loved sacred songs of the season.
American minister and author Edmund Sears was 24 years old in 1843 when he composed a Christmas carol, entitled “Calm on the Listening Ear,” based on the song sung by the angels in the second chapter of the gospel of Luke.
A Christmas classic forged through tinkering
Carols and a wreath help make the Christmas season bright.
Editor’s Note: It’s been said that Christmas is one of the few holidays that has its own “soundtrack.” This is part four of The Times-Gazette’s special 12-part series entitled “The 12 Carols of Christmas” that will appear daily through Christmas Eve, relating the stories behind some of the best-loved sacred songs of the season.
Charles Wesley wrote over 6,000 hymns during his lifetime, and as Robert J. Morgan wrote in his 2003 book “Then Sings My Soul,” Wesley didn’t like people tinkering with the words.
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