History of carols

goes

back many hundred yrs.

The first Christmas carols; were danced to. according to Encyclopedia International. Car- Blessed Jacopone of Todi olers took hands and formed a the Franciscan order. led. ring, singing as they went'round. way to a wider enjoyment an

Oldesfidof all tgalt'ols. g1; itias appreciation of joyous Chrmr

nsa.was asun yne . thigfweniy host when the birth of $85 songs by “"151”! mm“ m: the Saviour was announced to 9 language 0‘ the Common DCO- : the shepherds on the plains of Die-

Bethlehem. Probably. the prac- The saint. who lived ii'umi tlce of singing carols at Christ- about 1230 to 1306 A.D.. had a‘ mas arose in imitation of this. as 80011 Precedent for his interest the majority of carols declared in carols in St. Francis himself. ‘ the good tidings 0f great Joy. and To St. Francis is traced the crea- 1 the mic of Noel_ nowell or my. ition of the first creche or man- ' elle. applied to carols. would TEEr scene. in 1223 AD. Villagers

Christmas carols first

. ' were written in scholar’s Latin.

The I of the

"roe boar’s head in hand . bring, With garlands gay and: birds Singing" was the version at Balliol. 1 EV in early times. the; “boar” romantically referred to] as traditional at the feast was probably a pig. The wild boar is believed to have been extinct in Britain early in the 12th century.

FEAST 0F STEPHEN

“Good King Wenceslas looked ut on the feast of Stephen." This familiar carol commem- ‘orates two famous men. One is

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. . lKin . seem to bear out this idea. ‘Eaihert‘d around “‘0 599"? and ‘Bohgem‘llaenhfSki‘iie wl‘tiih “Liszt i"n BIRTHDAY news . gsang hymns to the Christ Child. 1 AD He was noted for his 2"” .“Nowell' or “Noel” means i"THE BOAR'S HEAD" . . ' g '

“The boar's head in .iiand

bear

irthday news or a "shout of Joy” for the birth of Christ. ‘ The earliest carols were songs 1 of the Nativity. the incarnation ‘mary. and the Annunciation. Later. "The Boar‘s Head Carol." ones on shepherd themes and the lsource ‘of this quotation. ap- Epiphany were composed. and ipeared in the first collection of there were also many of folk 'Engllsh carols. printed in 1311, origin on the festivities of the and is still sung on Christmas 11, Day at Queens College. Oxford. These included such‘ Other colleges of Oxford had songs as "The Holly and The their own versions of the same Ivy." Many of the surviving old song. “The boar is dead. to. carols were originally part of the here is his head." remarked the medieval plays. aro sung at St. John’s. whilf

3erosity to the poor. and practic- ;ed this generosity on Christmas and on St. Stephen's Day. Dec-

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St. Stephen was the first martyr, noted in legend as a fol- lower of Christ who. at the time i the Nativity. had been in the service of King Herod. When he was permitted to see the Star.

is remembered primarily 'ne-

Wenceslas." His day is n o w more commonly observed. es- pecially in England and Canada. as Boxing Day. when presents are given to servants and others who have rendered services thr-

he left Herod to serve the. Child.

Today the “feast of Stephen" i

cause of the carol. “Good King

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ty and the events surrounding it. i a source of inspiration and [ challenge to their talents. The Madonna and Child. the Holy Family. the Magi. the manager scene—these are the subjects that have engendered some of the world's most famous paint- ings. .

And. as students of both art; and history know. such paintings : not only portray a scene. they also tell something of the times iin which they were painted.

i As the Middle Ages drew to a ‘ ‘close and the Renaissance dawn-

new light was spreading. over the world.

Mid-15th-century artists were turning from theories of paint-{ ing which depicted more stylized 1 poses and ornate detail. iibera‘i- ‘ ly touched with gilt. to an ap- 'proach which emphasized morei lrealistic. likelike figues a n d‘ ;landscapes. as seen in paintings .' of humble peasants adoring the‘ Christ Child. true-to-life stable; animals and even blacksmithsi working in the background of the ‘ iman er. i In “Adoration of the Magi." a l

romantic for every girl on Santa’s list. Feminine ruffles and lace trim make a gal feel as festive as the season. ‘

in Christmas stories and carols. _s u c “While Shepherds {Watched Their F l o c k s by 'Ni ht."

I More novel, but equally es- !tablished in tradition. is the

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:painting by Giovanni di Paolo1

“Dvou vienstu. bagel-e?" (or, lwhich is now in the National} “Whence Come You. Shepherd 1 Gallery of Art in Washington, Maiden?“ was brought to Can~ .110. the Three Kings are depict- ada in the 17th century. by early ed in an elaborate. decorative French settlers. In the carol. a style. The background of the questioner asks the shepherdess painting. however. shows a more i

Artists discover much inspiration i

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painting. attributed to Fra Angelica. has an idealized. other. worldly atomsphere.

Realism appears in the solid. substantial figures of the fore- g d — typical Renaiuance

From earliest times. artists .ed in sunlight is refreshing—and ‘forms m work f F u~ . . . t . l . found. in the story of the Natiu- in treatment new to the times. e o M F ppa

“Adorations” tempera on .wood. Tempera. a mixture or in transition. This iondo (cir- iplgmems and dyes, with egg yolk ‘ cularl painting was begun by to produce a full finish on a sur- one artist. Fra Angelico. and face Prepared With 938 White ‘0’» finished by another. Fra Filippo adhesion. was a common med- Lippi. The principal part of the ium for medieval ltalian artists.‘

. Both of these

Another “The Adoration of the were painted in Magi" at the National Gallery is even more indicative of a world

in “The Nativity." also in the National Gallery. the Flemish artist Petrus Christus used oil paints on wood. thus marking another advance of the early Re. naissance. Flemish artists were the first to use all extensively in painting; formerly. it had been used only in glazes for tempera paintings.

Thus. as the darkness o’ the Middle Ages faded. artists. in more than one way. spread the light of the Renaissance.

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Whoever she is. wherever she all three-— and therefore she lives. whatever she does— San-:welcomes "on the job" fashions ta can be sure of one thing. The: that are smart. attractive woman in his life wants fashioniand easy to care for. Santa's gifts for Christmas oice here can ran e

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Donder and Biitzen!" :sports and casual wear. Here. just as Santa said them. GIVE FASHION VARIETY are the names of the “eight tiny l Handbags. gloves. scarves.

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