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CHRISTMAS ORIGINS
ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE. A…modern Christmas!
RUDOLPH, THE RED NOSED REINDEER. Praise of the Diversity
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN. A children’s story
WINTER WONDERLAND. A Christmas full of snow
WHITE CHRISTMAS. A look at the Paradise
JINGLE BELLS. A French Song
LET IT SNOW! Sex at Christmas
JINGLE BELL ROCK. The true story
THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY. Praise of Sister Poverty
BLUE CHRISTMAS. A Sad Christmas
SLEIGH RIDE. A Record song!
I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. War and Hope
I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS
THE CHRISTMAS SONG. Christmas in the summer
AMAZING GRACE. Touched by the Grace
MERRY CHRISTMAS , DARLING. A beautiful Love story
SANTA BABY. A fur under the tree
I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY. Peace on earth, good-will to men
Who Am I?
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So, beside the church hymns that were strictly sung in Latin, in Europe Christmas began to be celebrated with carols in vernacular, that were more and more accurate and complex, spread around by minstrels and shepherds, who taught them to the people . The word CAROL, that indicates exactly the secular song linked to Christmas with dances and feasts, is French. We have no written proofs of the first Middle Ages popular carols, as they were spread orally and scholars did not transcribe them at all.
The oldest one we know comes from England, is dated 1470 and it’s the very first version of I SAW THREE SHIPS . England was the leader of the Christmas carols, with enthusiastic and well organized people that cranked out the first solo singers, called WAITS (i.e. those who wait). And they waited all year long as they went around several villages, accompanied by musicians, bringing the Christmas music and living on alms. They were the first street artists, and when they arrived to a village they brought cheerfulness together with The Good News . When Christmas was closer they went back to their own village, accompanied by the notables who sang with them in public.
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