Excerpt from Christmas at the Mission (Sula): "Christmas Carols"
book illustrations by Zhenya Yanovich an early Christmas gift...an excerpt from Christmas at the Mission by the famous and beloved Sula , Parish cat at Old Mission Christmas Carols Music is such an important part of our life at the Mission. At every Mass we sing hymns, liturgical songs, and excerpts from the Psalms . Christmas, though, has special songs. People call them Christmas carols . There are many different Christmas carols. Each carol tells a different part of the story of what happened at and shortly after the birth of Jesus. Here are some. I am sure you know others: · O, Little Town of Bethlehem is about the city where Jesus was born. · Silent Night is about the time when Jesus was born. · Away in a Manger talks about the place where Jesus was born. · What Child Is This? is about Jesus himself. · The First Noel is about the angels telling the shepherds about the birth of Jesus. · We Three Kings is about the ma