Barrie Examiner, 20 Dec 1977, p. 27

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Vhoever heard of skin ny SaritaJ At time Santa was described as slim and tall believe it or not Today we are accus tomed to thinking of Santa in terms of Clement Clarke Moores plump and jolly old elf described in his poem Visit from St Nicholas that we take it for granted that Santa has always looked that way But until Moore wrote his nowfamous poem there were differing notions as to Santas appearance He was described as slim and tall in some accounts short and fat in others No doubt many thought of him as being dignified for he was known as St Nich olas at that time But then Moore wrote Visit from St Nicholas which appeared in print for the first time in the Sentinel of Troy New York just before Christmas in 182 At that time it was Ullt published anonymously liv 1837 after having printed every year in the Sentinel it had been at tributed to Moore ltttll The amusing and endear mg description of Santa little old driver so lively and quick his eyes how they twinkledl liis dimples how merryl his checks were like roses his nose like cherry captivated the imaginations of readers and later an engraving of Santa accompanied the poem to further establish him in the ublics mind as fat and jolly type Vith the passage of time Moores poem has become traditional part of the Christmas scene And every youngster as the holiday season approaches pictures Santa as hubby and plump right jolly old elf calling out as he takes off in his sleigh Happy Christmas to all and to all goixlaiightl Handels Messiah Is Beloved Tradition Of Christmas Season Each Christmas season finds musiclovers enrap tured hy performances of Ceorge Frideric Handels oratorio Messiah Since its first perform ance in 1742 Messiah has been thrilling listeners and adding to the significance of religious holidays The libretto is generally attributed to Charles Jen iiens wealthy patron of the arts The libretto is compilation of passages from the Old Testament and the New Testament At Christmastime certain sections of the work are us ually deleted and emphasis is placed on the Nativity portion of the libretto Messiah begins impres sively with stately meas the words wonderful counselor the mighty Cod the everlasting Father the Prince of Peace Thrilling words equaled by Handels thrilling music The oratorio continues with pastoral themes set ting the scene for series of recitatives beginning with There were shep herds abiding in the field keeping watch over their flocks by night The chor us now proclaims Glory to Cod as trumpets sound recalling the wondrous sight and sound beheld by those shepherds at the very first Christmas soprano aria Rejoice greatly laughter of Zion contin ues the mood of joy as the Nativity story unfolds lovely aria He shall feed tires that become vigor ous fugal passage giving way to the recitative for tenor voice Comfort Ye lovely aria livery Val ley Shall be lixalted is followed by stirring chor us of praise And the Clory of the Lord reci tative for bass proclaims Thus saith the Lord of llosts Yet once little while and will shake the lltklll$ and the earth The aria lint who may abide the day of is coming is then tollowrd by chorus And He shall purify the sons of Levi Nowthe narrative cen ters on the birth of jesiis recitative for alto Be hold virgin shall con ceive is followed by the joyful aria thou that tellest good tidings to Zion Tlic chorus joins in the faiiiilar melody to em phasie tlie joyous quality of Handels music behold darkness shall cover the earth con tiinies the lor narrative iii bass recitative and the air The people that walk ed in darkness have seen great light ow the chor us sings in jubilation For unto us Child is born with majestic emphasis on His flock like shepherd is followed by the chorus llis yoke is easy ending in majestic chords The second part of Mes siah contains what may be the most famous choral music of all time the al lelujali Chorus No who has heard this stirring chorus can ever forget it serenely beautiful arial know that my Redeemer liveth begins the third part of this magnificent work This section contains yet another great chorus ortliy is the Lamb The choir sings Blessing and honor glory and power in unto Him in joyful fugue The oratorio is then concluded with the words Amen in glorious sound as flan dels monumental work comes to its conclusion llt voices soar The listener moved by the story of the Messiah and its endurineg lt£llll ful music is left with vision perhaps that same vision that Handel spoke of after he had fiii islied his greatest work did think did see all fleaveii before the inspired llandel exclaimed and the great Cod flim self tilt SIMCOE urmui sr 7370254 Merry Christmas to all our patrons FUDAS FOOD CENTRE We sincerely wish you warm happy holiday filled with lots of Christmas cheer From the Management Stuff of Qlttitjflonflcgd Chitin Qiéf on We lurk 73113 Fifteen ngmnlicltl mutual Ionic 72623 May the spirit of peace and love be with you on this holy holiday Our sincere thanks BAYFIELD MAll

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