Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1949 — Page 15

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Christmas carols express better | than anything else, probably, the true spirit of Christmas. The word "carol” itself signifies joy and was originally used to accompany a dance. William Wallace I'yfe concludes that the term carol "signifies a song of joy or exultation." Another definition states: "A carol is a hymn of praise especially such as is sung at Christmas in the open air." In Ei . land, which gave America n o t of its carols, they were sometimes gay nr.d sometimes convivial ' until the time of the Puritans, who tied to suppress the Christmas spirit After the Restoration, Uie religious nature of the day was for a time almost forgotten In the reaction from Puritanism, and the rarol was temporarily lost in the songs. There are many quaint customs n -ociated with the early carolers! that might be used today to break i the monotony of going from house to house singing Christmas hymns. ' It was about the With century th: t caroling became a Christmas custom, and is supposed to have I I 1 . ri brought to England from Italy by the bawling clergy The first ri d Christn as carol is attributed t -• Erancis of Assisi who made a model of the Bethlehem manger to 1, p him tell his people the C'. r . tma- story. I he idea of landing fltlril admiraldy into the > nglisli conception of Christmas as a comhin.ilion ol religious celebration

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and a great home day with neighborly feeling, so it grew and flourished in that country. Little bands and groups of singers which gprang up in the towns and villages came to be known as "Waits.” A natural explanation of the name seems to be that it refers to watching ar i waiting, for Christmas Eve is called the Vigil of Christmas. As early ns December 21. which is the day dedicated t St. Thomas, mummers and caroler- would begin going from d< r to d :, am mincing the great f. tat hai d It was natural for tiie householders to offer hospitality to the. e Christmas troubadours, and gradually m many places the custom of giving alms and presents of various kinds was established. This benign custom threatened at one time in England to become a profession and to lose its original simple charm. For a peri i Io • nuing just when no one knows and ending in IR2O, there were in London and Westminster companies of "Waits” whose leaders held office by public uppointment and who obtained an exclusive right to 'licit contributions from the public. The carolers were often accompanied by entertainers who gave a spirit of revelry to the occa ions The mummers often interrupted the singing to give their interpretation qf "St. George nnd the Di r.o n " Tumblers, dressed in bright red. would perform their arts of skill to entertain the onlookers.

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