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GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DEC]J:MBER 29, 1977 --PAGE 1I
Do you rarely go to a
Christmas u haveoncertno children
because y
or grandchildren, or are you
feeling grown up and
Christmas is for children? Do
you wonder what clicks in
people's minds at Christmas?
There is something about
Christmas that seems to
reach everyone if one doesn't
become too calloused and
hard-hearted. The old-
fashioned Christmas concerts
pre
fading
eople seemt to partly bebecause
so busy
with other things such
s
sports, shopping, personal
things, and too often people
haven't too much time for the
real meaning of Christmas,
the Christ in Christmas, or
the children that are longing
for the Christmas love.
Last Wednesday night,>,
December 21 the weather was
milder than usual when
Colborne Central School
staged their Christmas
Concert and this may have
been partly responsible for
the overflow crowd. It was
really a treat to see so many
people interested in their
children and bringing their
family to a Christmas con-
cert. But that isn't really
something new at Colborne
Central School, for every
year, snow or mild weather,
there is a good crowd.
The hall in the school had a
few decorations to show it
was the Christmas season
and an interesting table of
crafts made by students. The
gymnasium had decorations
on some walls and the plat.
form showed the theme for
the final play with paper
choir boys and girls singing
carols among the lights. Of
course the song was "Silent
Night, Holy Night".
John Kane, principal,
welcomed all and acted as
Kindergar en children. Each
child called out his 'or her
name and had some part in
trimming the tree which,
when c'mpfeted, all joined in
singing, "We Wish you a
Merry Christmas".
The second item was, "A
present for Santa" by Grade
1. This was colorful with a
group of children dressed for
toyland gathered around
Santa, who after awhile
became very tired and fell
asleep. ' As it wag nearing
Christmas, the unfinished
toys had to be completed so
the children got to work and
Colborne
corner
_Gertrude Kaitting.
correspondent, .2.1-2071i
soon everything was finished
for Santa when he awoke.
The third numher was
entitled "Windows of
Christmas" by Grades 2,3,4
and 5. This was a fairly
lengthy numher. One group of
the smaller children were
dressed as the new Christmas
cards and were at one side of
the stage, and the oldf.1
children were dressed as
'year's Christmas cards,
were on the other side of the
stage. There was a hit of
arguing among the cards as
to what would be done with
the old cards, when someone
suggested burning them but
no, they were too beautiful.
One little card couldn't find a
home as it apparently didn't
have the right address. The
"Spirit of Christmas" came
,emcee for the evening in and solved many of the
program and the curtains problems. The lost card found
were pulled for the first a home and they decided to
number, "Trimming the put the old cards in scrap
Christmas Tree" by the books which could be used in
hospitals and institutions and
thereby du some good.
The fourth numher
"LoadirYg Santa's Sleigh"
was put on by Grade 2.
Children were dressed to
resemble toys which were
going in Santa's sleigh. There
was a jack-in-the-box, tops,
jumping jack's and dolls and
many toys to delight the
chilc:ren and awia they went.
The final number was the
play, "The Sung for Christ-
mas," by Grades 6, 7 and 8. It
concerned the legend and
myth surrounding the
composition of Silent Night,
For many years printed
copies simply stated it as a
Tyrolian folk song. An
authentic statement of this
song is that on December 24,
1818, the curate of the newly
erected St. Nicholas Church
at Oberndorf, Joseph Mohr
gave the poem to the
organist, Franz Gruber with
the request that it be set to
suitable music with guitar
accompaniment. There was
to he a Christmas service at
the church on Christmas eve
and the organ had a long rip
in the bellows so there would
lie no music. The choir was
wady to sing and they were
1naking plans for lunch after
the service and also trimming
a tree so everything would he
ready and the long awaited
Christmas eve service would
he really special. Mr. Gruber
took the words of this song
"Silent Night" home and
arranged suitable music so
when the service started, the
choir were in their place and
the music he supplied with his
guitar for the song "Silent
Night, Holy Night" was sung
with much success. This play
or operetta was the story of
what might have happened on
that Christmas Eve day back
in 1818. It turned what might
have been a failure to a
success. During all this there
The Littlest Fir Tree was the name of this play put by Mrs. Freeman's and Mr. Currie's
Grades 3, 4 and 5 classes a the junior Christmas concert held at Robertson Public School
last Wednesday. Here, some of the students in the play sing about a Christmas Tree as
another portrays a tree. (staff photo)
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was an extra choir of about 40
to 50 students supplying, the
music.
It was a full evening of
Christmas music and
congratulations are• in order
for teachers and especially
Mrs. Gerald Dustow and Mr.
Snell who were responsible
for the music.
SOCIAL NEWS
Last week I received a
Christmas card from Mr. and
Mrs. Clem Steffler, formerly
of Colborne whq,,now live in
Alberta. Mr. Steffler is
teaching school there besides
having a farm.
He writes, •)'We received
your card last week and were
pleased to be remembered by
Colborne friends. We can't
write to everyone now but
remember us to our Colborne
neighbours in your column by
saying Merry Christmas to
everyone from us.
We have moved into our
new house and are having the
Rieglings with us for
Christmas. We had two feet of
snow on October 2 : that
delayed harvest for two
weeks but finally everything
came off in good shape.
November and December
have been cold, almost
continually -40F for the last
two weeks and -52F Thursday
morning. Merry Christmas to
all"
Their address now is Box
237, Fairview, Alberta.
crow
Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Harrison of Saltford report
their family were all home for
the Christmas family get-
together.
The community is sorry to
report that ME. Higginson of
Sunset Beach Road is a
patient in Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital,
Goderich.
The sympathy of the
community is extended to Mr.
and Mrs. McCosh of Saltford.
Mrs. MeCosh's mother
passed away this week and
was buried on Tuesday.
FARM SOLD
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Brindley of Sarnia have
purchased the farm, formerly
owned by Elmer Hunter, off
Highway 21 North and plan to
move immediately. Ken is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Brindley. They are welcomed
to Colborne Township.
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