The Huron Expositor, 1971-11-25, Page 24Long ago three Wise Men
Were gazing at a star
That glistened in the Heavens,
Outshining all by far.
Arad so the Wise Men pondered
What could its message be,
For it somehow seemed to beckon
And say, "Come, follow me!"
So they readied for a journey,
And chose their gifts so rare.
Then they climbed upon their camels,
And turned them toward the star.
Long days and nights they traveled
With trials along the way,
Until they came to Bethldhern
Where now the Christ Child lay.
And there the holy Magi
Knelt beforathis tiny King;
They gazed in adoration
While hearing angels sing.
And then along with shepherds
They learned the reason why •
They were beckoned by. a message
That came out of the sky.
And they gave it to the ages
So that all good men might be,
Just as joyfully rewarded
By the words, "Come, follow me!"
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1856 'First Christmas tree
in the White House introduced
by President Franklin Pierce.
1909 People of Pasadena,
,Calif. erected a towering tree
on Mount Wilson.
1912 Community trees dec-
orated in Madison Square
Park, New York City, and on
the Common in Boston. •
1913 "Children's Christ-
mas Tree" placed in Indepen-•
dence Square, Philadelphia.
1920 Giant deodar cedars
create a mile-long panorama
of lighted trees, on "Christ-
mas Tree Lane" in Altadena,
Calif.
1923 First National .Com-
munity Christmas Tree inau-
gurated by ,President Calvin
Coolidge.
1926 National Christmas
Tree designated by U.S. De- ,Jr
partment of Interior. It's a
"Sequoia gigantea," or conif:
erous evergreen, in King's
Canyon National Park, Calif.
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Whenever the talk turns to
Chnitmas books and stories,
somebody's sure to mention
Charles Dickens.
His "Christmas -Carol,"
published in 1843, is syno-
nymous with holiday convi-
viality, and its underlying
theme stresses the spiritual
truths and blessings of the
Nativity.
"God bless us, every one,"
cried Tiny Tim Cratchit, and
the cry still echoes.
While Dickens may be a
word for Christmas, many an-
other author has• written of
this religious- • festival and
merry feast.
Among the best known ex-
amples may be scenes from
children's literature.
Louisa May Alcott's "Little
WoMen," published 1868, may
seem 'old-fashioned in some
ways, but girls today still re-
joice in the story of Meg, Jo,
Beth and Amy..
These fictional heroines
come to life for their readers,
and never more so than in
the Christmas-season story
that opens the book, when
the March family gave up a
festive breakfast for a poor
family.
While they breakfasted on
bread and milk, the girls felt
they truly feasted, for they
knew the joy of sharing.
Another old favorite is Kate
Douglas Wiggin's "The Birds'
Christmas Carol," of 1887.
Though better known as the
author of "Rebecca of Sunny-
brook Farm," she wrote this
brief but touching story of the
Birds' invalid child, whose
short life exemplified the
principles of Christmas.
In the present day, the
American author Truman Ca-
Pote, who claims the inven-
tion of a new literary form,
the non-fiction novel, has
written of Christmas, too.
' Of all the customs of the
Yuletide, none flourishes
more merrily than the Christ-
mas tree. It's a happy holi-
day tradition to set up a tree,
string it with lights, deck it
with ornaments and crown
it with a star.
Legendary suggestions
about the origin of the tree
are plentiful. Just about every
country has one to offer. •
The pine trees of the Roman
Saturnalia, the great tree of
Yggdrasil in Norse mythology
and the evergreens the Egyp-
tians used to adorn their
homes at the winter sol-
stice are but a few of the
possibilities.
In Scandinavian mythol-
ogy, the three roots of Ygg-
drasil bound together the
home of the gods, the land
of mankind and the nether-
world.
Though where the Yule tree
began can't be pinpointed, it
first showed up as an accom-
plished fact in the 16th cen-
tury. Strasbourg manuscripts
of that era desciibedteorated
trees as a regular, established
part of the Christmas season.
The custom of the,:tree w„as
nrobably brought to the New
WOrld by Hessian soldiers
fighting for the British in the
Revolutionary War.
The chronology of the
Christmas tree in America
reveals these highlights, as
1933 First Rockefeller Cen-
ter Christmas tree erected-a
70-foot high Norway spruce
with 1,200 colorful lights..
Since then, huge Christthas
trees-usually Norway spruce
-have been a tradition in this
New York business-entertain-
ment complex. Tallest ever
was a 90-footer, in 1948.
1947 Minneapolis celebrat-
ed' with a tree made of water-
. pipes. 1345 'trees Placed in the
pipes served as limbs.
1950 A Seattle shopping
center set a record for the high- .
- est tree, with a 212-footer.
Canadians celebrate with a
National Christmas Tree on
Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Art 'Spreads
Story Of
His Birth'
The Nativity scene has
always stimulated., and
challenged• painters and
Sculptors. - , .
In turn, great works of ,
'art depicting the story of
the birth of Christ have,
through the years', en-
riched the lives and en-
hanced • the spiritual.
insights of millions.
Earliest Christian art
was' simple and graphic,
as clear and easy to appre-
ciate as a comic strip.
Later,' religious paint-
ings became stilted.
Then, Italian Renais-
sance painters instilled re-
newed warmth and hu-
manity into art, renewing,
too,, individual art appre-
ciation, through their na-
tural, lifelike creations.
Their work gained much
from the stimulus of the
changing times and the
new approach to art, fos-
tered by the support of the
Medici and commissions
for paintings and sculpture
from the church.
For instance, Raphael,
famous • for the "Sistine
Madonna," came to Rome .
from,Florence to do a fres-
co decoration in the Vati-
can at the same 'time that
Michelangelo was painting
the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel.
Artists from other coun-
tries, too, traveled to Italy,
there to experience and be
influenced by Renaissance
thought and feeling.
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Indoors, outdoors, all
around the house-Christmas
is the season for decorating,
and what a wealth of decora,
tions there are!
The tree seems to be just
the beginning. Its ornaments
and lights become continually
more varied and delightful.
Wreaths and greens, plants
and bouquets, table center-
pieces and window adorn-
ments appear in the home.
Outdoors, decorations
range from a string of lights
and,a, wreath on the door to
manger scenes to such crea-
tions as Santa, sleigh and
reindeer up on the roof- top.
Some of the yard and roof
embellishments- are real
works of art-no wonder corn-
Munities give prizeS for 'out-
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A diversity of designs for
decorating are ready-made,
offering welcome help during
the bustling holiday season.
One thought might appeal
to bird-lovers: Place a wreath,
ready- or hand-made, outside
a window, "Decorate" it with
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Trees Flourish
In Festivities
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shelf.
Just putting some colorful
ornaments and pine cones in
a big glass bowl brightens
things up.
Set the kids to stringing
cranberries and popcorn in
the good old-fashioned way.
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Mrs. Robert Dalton and 'Mrs.
William Dolmage presented the
program. The shower. opened
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Sing-song with Mrs. Arnold Scott
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everyoneAgnes
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many lovely gifts and thanked
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