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Jingle Bells Lyrics- most Remembered Song
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Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bobtail ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to laugh and sing A sleighing song tonight! (chorus) Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way. Oh! what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way; Oh! what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas And a Very Happy, Prosperous New Year
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Why Christmas is celebrated
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The Christmas story comes from the Bible. It tells how the three wise men and the shepherds followed the Star of Bethlehem to the stable where Jesus as born. The custom of exchanging gifts began in memory of the gifts that the shepherds and the wise men brought to the Christ child. Christmas is celebrated in all Christian countries as the birthday of Jesus Christ. Many persons exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and Christmas trees. The word Christmas comes from the early English phrase Christes Masse , which means Christmas Mass. For more than 300 years, people celebrated his birth on different days. Clement of Alexandria favored May 20 (c.150-c.215), Hippolytus (c.170-c.236) championed January 2. April 18, 19, May 28, November 17, 20, and March 5 all had backers back in the early days. In A.D. 336, paganism was rampant; Emperor Constantine wanted to change that so he declared Christianity the Roman Empire’s favored religion. In A.D 354, Bishop Li