The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 December 1978 — Page 14

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., December 6,1978

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Schools observe Christmas season

Area junior high and elementary schools will be observing the Christmas holiday season with special Christmas programs this coming week. At Milford The Milford Junior High School will feature a “Christmas Concert 78” Monday, Dec. 11. at 6:30 p.m. in the school gym. The program will start with the sixth grade chorus performing “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” and “The Littlest Christmas Tree.” They will be followed by the seventh and eighth grade chorus singing “Time For Joy,” “Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.” The sixth, seventh and eighth grade orchestra will next fill the stage with music from a variety of songs. These include: “Joy To The World.” “Up On The Housetop,” “Greensleeves.” “Rock-A-Bell Jingle” and “Joyful Sounds.” Contributing its part in the concert will be the fifth grade chorus. The songs, “Silent Night” and “’Twas The Night Before Christmas” will be performed. On the guitar will be Joyce Elaine Eilers and Richard Miller. Shelly Sanders will perform as soloist. A fifth grade special choir is also featured. “A Jingle Bell Travelogue” is the song this choir will sing. Finally, the bands will finish the concert. The seventh and eighth grade band will first perform, “Home For The Holidays,” “Christmas Waltz” and “Winter Wonderland” followed by the full sixth, seventh and eighth grade band playing. “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” and “Silent Night.” Leading the orchestra will be Gaynette Smith. Conducting the choirs and bands will be David Sand. At Webster The North Webster schools will present their annual Christmas program on Monday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p. m. in the gymnasium. The Kindergarten class will start off the program by presenting, “Mittens.” They will be followed by the seventh and eighth grade band performing, “Winter Wonderland.” Next to perform will be the third grade singing, “It’s Christmas All Over the Place” and “The Winter of ’7B. ” The fifth grade boys, consisting of Tim Enright on the guitar, Jeff Taylor, Marty Bixler, Matt Brandenburg, Troy Boyer, Troy Minton and Jay Lehman, will then perform a Negro Spiritual, “Go Tell It On the Mountain. ” Next to come on stage will be the second grade class. For its presentation, the class will sing, “Santa’s Coming Down the Chimney” and “Christmas Isn’t Christmas Without Santa.” Tonya Jernigan, first grade soloist, will then render her

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presentation of “Silent Night.” She will be followed by the entire first grade singing, “Santa Claus Song” and “Top of the Housetop.” The seventh and eighth grade band will then perform, “Silver Bells.” “No One Could Kill the Turkey” and “It’s a Big Christ mas World” will next be the songs Grade five will perform. The seventh and eighth grade band will fill the stage again performing. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” Grade four will follow next singing, “Were You There?” and “Grandma’s Christmas Secret.” Finishing off the program will be fifth grade girls, consisting of Lora Zimmerman, Beth Bonner, Beth Carey, Tina Eastman and Sheila Fraser, performing “Make Christmas Last.” The elementary choirs are under the direction of Karilyn Metcalf. Steven Bailey is the band conductor. Piano accompaniment will be provided by Pauline White. At Syracuse The Syracuse Junior High School will present its Christmas music program at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, in the school gym. The sixth grade chorus will lead the program singing, “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” and "Ring Those Christmas Bells.” Next to perform will be the seventh and eighth grade chorus singing, “A Time For Joy” and “Holly Jolly Christmas.” The combined sixth, seventh and eighth grade chorus will then perform, “Christmas is For Kids.” Next to fill the stage with music will be the combined sixth, seventh and eighth grade orchestra. Songs to be performed include: “Good King Wencelas,” “Away In The Manger,” “We Three Kings,” “Up On The House Top” and “Joyful Sounds of Christmas.” “Winter Wonderland,” “What Child is This” and “White Christmas” will be the songs the seventh and eighth grade band will then play to finish off the program. Accompanist for the program will be Mrs. Ann Bushong. Orchestra director is Gaynette Smith. Chorus and band director is David Sand. Bill Dixon will serve as student conductor. There will be no admission charge to any of the programs. The general public is invited. F ye AR6 AM in rue Ne<K/ A hangnail is not so called because it hangs. It just hurts. "Ang” in Old English meant "pain."

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Where did he come from?

Santa Claus is an important part of American Christmas traditions, and everyone knows who he is. But where did he come from? Once upon a time, in the 4th century, in the land that is now Turkey, there lived a bishop named Nicholas who became known for his kindness and good deeds. After Nicholas was made a saint, his feast ‘day was celebrated on December 6 by the giving of gifts to good children. When Dutch settlers came to New Amsterdam (now New York city), they brought with them the legends and traditions of Saint Nicholas. The English colonists quickly adopted these for their own, but when they tried to pronounce the Dutch name “Sinterklaas” or “Sante Klaus.” they changed it to “Santy Claus" or “Santa Claus.” And since the English had traditionally exchanged presents on Christmas Day, they changed the day of gift giving from December 6 to December 25. While the early Saint Nicholas was described as tall, thin and stately, his image has changed over the years to the familiar one of today. Washington Irving was the first to describe him as a jolly fellow who wore enormous breeches and a broad-brimmed hat and smoked a pipe in his “Knickerbocker’s History of New York.” published in 1809. In 1822, Dr. Clement Clark Moore wrote his famous poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas.” often known as “The Night Before Christmas.” Dr. Moore described Santa's ingenious mode of travel and named the “eight tiny reindeer.” Santa Claus as we know him today was first illustrated by Thomas Nast, a great American cartoonist, in an 1863 issue of “Harper’s Weekly.” His drawing caught the American imagination, and our image of him today is almost unchanged from Nast’s representation. The story of “Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer” was developed in 1939 by Robert L. May for the advertising department of Mont-

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gomery Ward. The story was used as a ‘give-away” item that year and again in 1946, when three-and-a-half-million copies were distributed. In 1947. it was produced commercially, and two years later Gene Autry and Bing Crosby recorded a song about the reindeer The record sold over 50 million copies. While the Santa Claus of today has changed a great deal from the fourth century Turkish bishop who began the tradition, there is no doubt that Saint Nicholas would heartily approve of the happiness Santa and his reindeer bring to millions of children every Christmas Eve. "There are men who are happy without knowing it." Vauvenargues

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