HS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1972

a “As ‘imilies and friends
her-to: sing carols, as car-
sees roan rom home to.

notes rj
“church Services an

carol joyfully,” just for the -

ladness of it. The Chris

verywh
jally to-every individual.
Carols’ are ‘simple and sin-
cere, merry. and joyful, ws-
ually religious andsometimes
; some carols are an-

y, But whatever a carol’s

ways true. |

‘toward. men," sung by an
angelle chorus. : .
noel message, like the age-
d Christmas. story, is as
vesh and new as tomorrow.
Hymns Were Latin

‘By--its very character, a
carol brings “Glad tiding:

8 of
great joy’’ or, to put it more
Simply, “Good. news.” The
French carols known as ‘No-
els” ‘express this -with the

“use: of: the word."'Noel” or.

Nowell” as “a-refrain— -

-and"'Nowell” means “news.” -
‘Scholar's Latin was thelan- «

guage’of the first Christmas

"hpleal of carols.

we’ sing to
‘with holiday merriment: -
Singing “Wassail”
Traditionally, carols go with
” ‘the feasting and toasting that.
are part. of.holiday cheer, for.
. a-““wassail bowl": is any. fes-
_ tive beverage, and a “was-

pe or origin, one thing I Is |.

ion to God in the a a
on earth peace, good will. .

ymns,: the. forerunners of.

meaning to, dance, and carols ‘

of yesteryear may have been ©

sung by carolers dancing in =

a circle.
Full of- rejoicing, the carols
y literally dance

sail” is also.a carol.

The “wassail” was one of.
the earlier forms.of English
carol+—named, - -probébly; for |

the Anglo-Saxon “‘weshal,’’
translated Bs “hO, be hale or

- hearty. ”
“eient‘indeed and some are of |

‘medieval

between’ the acts, ‘just: ‘as:
or movie...

enthusiasm, carols weresung

The Herald, ‘Christmas Supplement -

= Songs of Season Carrying M odern M maya

ity t's Entertainment

That carols have’ always
been popular music, in. the
modern: sense, is illustrated
by the. mystery ‘plays of
England, say the

a a procession a across ihe stage.

‘ the carols,

. times joined in,-and the pro-:
‘cession moved into The

streets, ‘singing. A
‘And: today, that came: ‘en

-thusiasm jeads people every-*"
where to join in the singing
of belov carels.. -

’ by: the-spirit’ of

Swept aw:
ie alidience some-.

editors. ot the New Book of -
Knowl
At. first, ‘carols: were’ sung

musi¢ might be provided ditr-
ing intermission, ‘at_a play.

Soon, . ‘people ‘demanded.
more. In respons¢ to their

on Stage, as part of. athe
entertainment.

The leader had a portable :
organ and led the singers in

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5th-century ltalian artist.

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irth.-of' Christ; Son‘ of God

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“Though, the. ‘Latin: words

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“nonscholarly * eyes the music.
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religious : tanpietion but

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aps promise of.a bright future

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