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December 19, 2011
History of Christmas: The Music
I am posting my friend Bill Petro’s “History of the Holidays” blog on Advent as our guest blog this month. Bill’s insights into the subject of history has been a blessing in my life for years. Music early became a marked feature of the Christmas season. But the first chants, litanies, and hymns were in [...]
December 9, 2011
History of Christmas: The Year
What year was Jesus really born? I am using my friend Bill Petro’s “History of the Holidays” blog on Advent as our guest blog this month… It’s obvious that Jesus was born on December 25, A.D. 1, right? Wrong. What we do know is that Herod the Great (who killed all the babies in Bethlehem [...]
November 28, 2011
The History of Christmas: Advent
The tradition of the lighting of lamps or candles leading up to Christmas is called Advent. As we begin the Advent tradition at Mountain Springs this weekend, the blog of Bill Petro, nicknamed “Doc Rock,” is appropriate for a guest blog this month. The “History of the Holidays” is written from Doc Rock’s historical insights. [...]
