Remembering the Reason for the Season

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1. RHT447 says:

   Saturday, December 24, 2016 at 7:23 pm

   Indeed. For those who haven’t seen this yet, grab some Kleenex first—

   10 year old autistic girl Kaylee Rodgers from Northern Ireland singing ‘Hallelujah’.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfAwXDWThlo

   Merry Christmas to all.

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2. Tina says:

   Saturday, December 24, 2016 at 7:45 pm

   Yo-Yo Ma & Alison Krauss – The Wexford Carol

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3. Dewster says:

   Sunday, December 25, 2016 at 12:09 pm

   Christmas celebrations in New England were illegal during parts of the 17th century, and were culturally taboo or rare in former Puritan colonies from foundation until the 1850s. The Puritan community found no Scriptural justification for celebrating Christmas, and associated such celebrations with paganism and idolatry. The earliest years of the Plymouth Colony were troubled with non-Puritans attempting to make merry, and Governor William Bradford was forced to reprimand offenders. English laws suppressing the holiday were enacted in the Interregnum, but repealed late in the 17th century. However, the Puritan view of Christmas and its celebration had gained cultural ascendancy in New England, and Christmas celebrations continued to be discouraged despite being legal. When Christmas became a federal holiday in 1870, the Puritan view was relaxed and late 19th century Americans fashioned the day into the Christmas of commercialism, spirituality, and nostalgia that most Americans recognize today.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Puritan_New_England

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