A Prayers •
|.11 ST. FRANCIS
instrument of Your peace. % Iftg lean to
Where there is hatred, let
me sow lope; Where there
is mlury, pardon; Where there doubt,
faith; Where there is darkness, light, and
Where there is sadness, joy.
Are Flowers of Yule at Christmastime
, • - .... Rosemary and bay have Holly has long been con-
btbme la ter, ......... long been associated with aidered the most sacred of
the story of ChristmasChristmas greens; and the
red berries are said to repre-
grant that I may not so much seeh to be Legends say tae Virgin the blood of Jesus.
Mary rested by a rosemary
plant, and placed the Christ 'Or all the trees that are
__' ,, consoled as to console; To be understood Child'Sbranches,garmentSwhereuponUpOn theitS bearsin the theW°°d'zrown e'°nly the holly
as to understand, "fo be loved as to love.,
white blossoms turned to a dmplay of holly wa~
lovely lavender to honor the Ion a sign of Oh ttan
" Child. worship.
For it is .in giving that we receive;It is in bay tree with its Folklore has it that holly
. ,_ lance-like leaves and purple in the window will keep evi|
pardoning that we are pardoned; and it berries, was said to have spirits away from th,
sheltered the Family during house, and holly at a maid°
a thunderstorm thus it n's bedside, on Christmas
is in dyin that we are born to eternal life, was believed that lightning Eve, will protect her from
, would not strike a bay tree. goblins l
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Maracas are also used for
rhythmic effect and require T H E R O U N DS crows all night long on the Many Christmas Carol
_ _ only shaking to make a var- eve of Christmas. have animals and things as
I C b " themes. An example is the
iety of interesting sounds. Chrlstnma ta many things New work begun during well-loved :'Carol of
to many people but regard- Christmas week will never Birds," of French origin
The ukulele takes a little leas of custom or country, prosper, one tradition has wherein birds bring the
"Make a ayful noise unto practice, but once three or all Christmas celebrations it another cautions that
,, sweetest music to earth
the _I ord, ye land. . At four basic chords are mas- are surrounded by legends, whatever is done on New Such carols live forever.
mer ame is tni ex tered, there are hundreds They vary from the relig- Year's Day will be done the
hortation fr-n: the P alma of songs that can be accom- ious to the nonsensical and whole year through, so pay Carols simply are son-
as appropriate u it ia panied by this instrument. mem endless in number,no bills ! with a religious impulse and
at Christmas, when Joyful Harmonicas require a great thus come from the wo ld.
music seems as much a part deal of practice but can pro- One legend has it that An especially lovely leg- over. Each century has
those who perish at mid- end is the one concerning
decorations.el the seaSOnyouaS cangiftSmakeand duCeto enjoy.beautiful music for all night on the Eve of Christ. horses and barnyard ani- enbuttOnonethe treasurYis more°freverc¢ car°Is'
your holidays more mean- mas will ascend to heaven; reals, because their fore- and sung as the muchlovo
ingful and enjoyable with A cross between the bar- another claims that eating bears witnessed the nativ- 19th century carol,
music . . especially when monica and the piano accor- a dish composed of rice and ity it is believed that horses • ,,
you and your children are dion is the Melodies, which blackeyed peas, known as kneel at midnight on Christ- Night, Holy N ght.
music-makers as well as has a two-octave keyboard Poor John, will guaranteemas Eve, while barnyard Another lovely carol i.
listeners, similar to the piano. The prosperity for the coming animals have the gift of "Carol of the Flowcr: ,"
It doesn't necessarily take player can play single notes year, speech, where flowers spcai
talent or training to play or chords by blowing into Tradition says that a
an instrument .... there are the mouthpiece and playing green Christmas portends a The fact that there were love in all mankind; a,.5
animals present in the man- from Germany a ship caro
many simple mat ument the keyboard. The Melodica white Easter andthatwhen ger on the night of the called "Song of Shil),
that are almost lfke toys, is especially good for exo Christmas falls on a Man- Christ child's birth is said in which Mary is likened to
they're so much fun and so perimentation, as it does day, the winter will be long to be responsible for the a ship, bearing the Son of
easy to playl Their aim- not make harsh sounds, and cold but when it fails on origin of the myth that ani- Heaven; the "Cherry Tree
plicity and inexpensiveness An ancient instrument a Wednesday, there will be reals spoke on Christmas Carol" where the Virgif
make them the ideal instru noted for its sweet tone, the a splendid summer and a Eve. Anglo-folklore gives Mary is afforded sustenance
ments for musical partictpa- recorder can be used to play beautiful harvest, credence to the belief that along the way to the man-
tion by everyone in the faro- simple melodies or in en- Another legend ays that cattle in Devon and Corn- ger.
ily from Dad on down to the sembles. It is available in the cock was the first to an- wall fell on their knees in • m'Q--ft
youngsters, different voicings such as nounce Christ's birth and adoration and the bees sang
The tambourine, for in-tenor, alto and soprano,that ever since, the rooster in their hives.
