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Silent Night
ilent Night was written on Christmas Eve in 1818 in Oberndorf, Austria. One common story of this carol was that the organ at St. Nicholas Church was broken, and the repairman could not get there in time to fix it, but recent research has found no evidence in the church records or elsewhere to back this up. Joseh Mohr, the assistant pastor of the church, had written a poem, “Stille Nacht” in 1816. On Dec. 24, 1818, he gave the poem to his friend, the church organist, Franz Gruber. Gruber immediately composed the melody and arranged it for two voices, choir and guitar in time to be performed that night at Midnight Mass. By 1955, “Silent Night” had become the most recorded song of all time.
ilent night! holy night! All is calm, all is bright round yon virgin mother and child, Holy infant so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace!
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O Little Town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in the dark streets shineth The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight. 2. For Christ is born of Mary, And gathered all above, While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wond’ring love. O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth, And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth!
3. How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is giv’n! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heav’n. No ear may hear His coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive Him, still, The dear Christ enters in. 4. O holy Child of Bethlehem! Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin, and enter in, Be born in us today! We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Immanuel!
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen This 18th Century carol out of London, England, has an oft-confused title. “God rest you merry, gentlemen” is correct, not “God rest you, merry gentlemen.” The verb “rest” is used here in the way now most familiar from the phrase “rest assured.”
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31 MAIN ST. AT LIGHT IN DIXFIELD Twas the month before Christmas and all through the shop, The staff at Sassy Scizzors was working non-stop. The decorations were hung for our clients with care, stocking stuffers and gift baskets were placed everywhere. Judi’s filing nails and Laurie’s cutting hair, Randy’s in the piercing room with Vickie in the chair? When out from the front room we heard such commotion, someone had just tried our new glitter lotion. From the newest of products and gift certificates too, no matter who you’re shopping for we’ve got something for you. With affordable prices and service with a smile, Good hair days to all and to all a great style.
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Issac Watts (1674-1748) was evidently short and not very handsome. A young lady (Elizabeth Singer) who had fallen in love with him from his writings, asked him to marry her, but when she saw him in person she took back the offer. She wrote later that Issac Watts was “only five feet tall, with a shallow face, hooked nose, prominant cheek bones, small eyes, and deathlike color.....I admired the jewel but not the casket” that contained the jewel. Maybe, he wasn’t a looker, but Issac Watts could certainly write. Wanting to write songs based on the Psalms from a New Testament background, Issac Watts wrote Joy To The World from Psalm 98. (Ps 98:4 Make a joyful noice unto the Lord all the earth; make a loud noise and rejoice and sing praise....). Watts was not immediately appreciated. “How dare he take the pslams and try to improve them,” was the outcry. Many years after Watts’ death, Dr. Lowell Mason (1792-1872) took the hymn and placed it to music based on The Messiah by Frederick Handel (1685-1759), a contemperary of Issac Watts. Lowell started composing music in my home state of Georgia where he lived and worked as a banker (Savannah, GA) from 1812 - 1827. When he tried to publish his first set of musical works, it was rejected. Finally, the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston, Massachusetts accepted it. Born in Massachusettes, in 1827 Lowell returned there from Georgia where he eventually became president over the society that finally published his works. He went on to a great music career, composing over 1600 sacred works, including “Antioch” in 1848 which now takes the title of Isaac Watt’s work, Joy To The World. Joy To The World is now universally sung as one of the most joyous songs of Christmas. Watts’ poem,Joy To The World, has also been sung to John Wyeth’s tune, “Nettleton”, to which is more commonly sung “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.” However, Lowell’s tune remains the most popular. — Bill Drennon
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