The “Twelve Days of Christmas” is an old Carol that symbolizes the teachings of the Catholic Church. It was written in a time when the Catechism was forbidden. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55904/the-history-of-the-twelve-days-of-christmas
Deck the Halls Christmas Carol
The original, Welsh, version of “Deck the Halls” written in 1862 is beautiful! “Goreu pleser ar nos galan,Tŷ a thân a theulu diddan,Calon lân a chwrw melyn,Pennill mwyn a llais y delyn, The best pleasure on new year’s eve,Is house and fire and a pleasant family,A pure heart and brown ale,A gentle song and the…
Christmas
I have found 2 versions of the same song that represent different attitudes about Christmas. Where are you Christmas?Where are you ChristmasWhy can’t I find youWhy have you gone away?My world is changing,I’m rearranging,does that mean Christmas changes too?Where are you Christmas?Do you rememberThe girl you used you know?you and I were so carefree,now nothing’s…
Christmas Eve Sarajevo
Christmas Eve Sarajevo is a song about a lone cello player playing a forgotten Christmas carol in a war-torn Sarajevo (Bosnia). Wikipedia says that Paul O’Neill explained the story in an interview published on ChristianityToday.com” “… We heard about this cello player born in Sarajevo many years ago who left when he was fairly young…
“Once Upon A December”
“Once Upon A December” This song is about the feelings that Princess Anastasia experiences while trying to figure out who she is. She believes her present life is not who she really is and is trying to remember what her, once, happy life was like. Dancing bears painted wings,Things I almost remember,And a song someone…
Story “The Christmas Gift”
Maria lived alone in the loft of an old Catholic Church built in 1857 and, later, converted into a home. Her husband had died of a mysterious illness about ten years ago and she never remarried. Her children were grown and had their own families. That evening, she was in her kitchen preparing a warm…