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Incredible stories and the inspiration behind the most popular
Christmas songs, including Jingle Bells, Mary, Did You Know?, The
First Noel, O Holy Night, Silver Bells, and White Christmas.
Ringing along with the chimes in Silver Bells. Laughing along with
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Holding a candle while singing a
chorus of Silent Night. The songs that you've sung since you were a
child continue to bring Christmas to life each year. Now, you'll
learn how your favorite Christmas songs came to be. Stories Behind
the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas reveals the surprising and
fascinating origins of secular and religious Christmas hits. Here
are spiritual insights, heartwarming stories, and tales of the
humble men and women of decades past who wrote what remain the most
beloved Christmas songs today. Discover how: Iconic artists such as
Judy Garland and Nat King Cole were influenced and inspired to
record instant classics like Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
and The Christmas Song. God-inspired words given to an unlikely
musician became Mary, Did You Know? One of the oldest Christmas
songs still sung today, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, changed from a
hymn sung in Latin only in Catholic masses to a carol embraced by
every Christian denomination in the world. The songs of Christmas
reveal the true joy to be found in the celebration of Christ's
birth and the spirit of the season that is anticipated each year
all over the world. These stories will warm your heart and bring
extra significance to the carols you sing each December.
Robert Reed gave his life for his country in the early days of
World War II.His sacrifice was honored when his widow and son were
presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor.At Christmas, the
final decoration Marge Reed hangs on the family s tree is that
medal.Rather than being a symbol of honor for young Jimmy Reed that
shining star represents loss, pain, and suffering. Yet a
messagedelivered by one of Robert s fellow soldiers and a mystery
letter found in a Bible put a father s sacrifice and faith into
perspective and bring new meaning to not just the star hanging on
the Christmas tree but the events of the very first Christmas.
Then, when least expected, a Christmas miracle turns a final bit of
holiday sadness into a joy thatJimmy has never known."
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