Christmas in America has had different meanings to many people through history. Farmers‚ workers‚ and religious adherents practiced their traditions in the public sphere in respective periods of time. However‚ the modern understanding of Christmas celebration stems from the experience of a growing middle class as it set out to define its identity. Christmas as a domestic‚ commercial holiday originates from the middle class engagement with the vehicles of the first industrial revolution and the subsequent
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Christmas with My Family Since I can remember‚ my family has had a traditional way of celebrating Christmas which gives us our own identity as a family‚ and I would not change it for anything. Every Christmas morning‚ our catholic faith makes us wake up with great enthusiasm to go to the church. As usual‚ my parents wake up early and go to my sisters’ rooms and to mine screaming “Today is the birth of Jesus‚ wake up‚ wake up!". When we hear their voices‚ we wake up with energy and good humor
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Music Appreciation and History Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Eve and Other Stories I listened to a CD for my first written report. I chose to listen to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra‚ Christmas Eve and Other Stories. It was produced by Produces by Paul O’Neill and Co-Produced by Robert Kinkel. It was produced in 1996 by the Atlantic Recording Corporation and manufactured by WEA Manufacturing Inc. The album had a mix of vocal and instrumental versions of easily recognizable‚ and some unfamiliar
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A Christmas Odyssey By John McNeil Summary A narrator takes a journey of discovery into the true meaning of Christmas‚ with Easter in view. This play was designed as a vehicle for participation by all age groups of a Sunday School‚ who appear in sequence from youngest to oldest. There are 2 alternate versions of this script. The first is written for a Southern Hemisphere summer Christmas‚ the second for a Northern Hemisphere winter Christmas. Script 1 Narrator: What does Christmas mean
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play and the movie A Christmas Carol? There are many similarities between the drama play and the movie. There are also many differences. In the play‚ Scrooge is a greedy‚ self centered man who cares for nothing but money and himself. His old‚ dead friend and partner‚ Marley‚ visits Scrooge in the night to tell him to change. Marley sends three spirits to haunt Scrooge to enforce that change. Scrooge is shown his past by the Spirit of Christmas Past. Past shows Scrooge a Christmas long ago where he is
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MUSIC Music seems to play an important role in the lives of many individuals. It is used for entertainment in listening and performing. It can bring about an array of emotions such as joy‚ sadness‚ passion and love to name a few. Music is used to soothe the grieving‚ set the mood for romance‚ reduce stress and lift the spirits of many. Overall‚ music serves an important purpose in the lives of many individuals and is used to set the mood in a variety of situations. Music is significant to the
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Christmas is one of the most known holidays around the world. It is celebrated by more than 160 countries around the world! Christmas is originally known to be the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It started in the 4th century in Western Europe Catholic churches. Today‚ however‚ we look at Christmas at a time for family and gift-giving. Which isn’t bad but‚ most people have lost sight of the real celebration of the holiday. When did Christmas change into more of the idea of exchanging gifts
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The novel‚ A Christmas Carol‚ uses the supernatural to change a man’s view over life dramatically. Scrooge seemed to be a pleasant man up until his business partner died. Scrooge and Jacob Marley owned somewhat of a large business that consisted of a counting house. Jacob Marley died on a Christmas eve which reminds Scrooge of his death every Christmas. Although Scrooge’s attitude couldn’t be changed by the average person‚ it would require a few ghosts to “save” him. Charles Dickens shows within
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entire lives searching for the key to a meaningful life. But the question is which is more valuable - financial success or happiness. In A Christmas Carol‚ written by Charles Dickens‚ a greedy old miser named Scrooge endures such a search for meaning and ultimately finds the treasure of life. He needs the help of three spirits‚ who appear during the night on Christmas Eve‚ to help him see how his inconsiderate and greedy actions affect others and leave him alone. As a result of this experiment he changes
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At the beginning of a Christmas Carol a greedy old man hated Christmas‚ but at the end he changes ways when he is shown his future. In class we read the play version of a Christmas Carol and listened to the audio version of the book. A Christmas Carol is about a greedy old man named scrooge. He is rude and hate Christmas. He is soon visited by three spirits‚ the ghost of Christmas past‚ present‚ and future. In his future Scrooge’s life is horrible and he dies all alone and nobody cares‚ in fact people
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