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Show log WEST VALLEY VIEW Thursday, Dec. 24, 1981 i go into action. Both the melody lyrics were about 5,000 feet, a dwarf form of the tree is very common. and written James Pierpont, by who was Red pine. the son of a minister and who ran away to sea at the age of 14. Pierpont wrote the song in the late 1850s, according to Enclopedia Americana. He was then living in the Boston suburb of Medford where, at the time, the only piano in the entire village was located in the parlor of Simpsons Tavern. It was there Pierpont picked out the Jingle, Bells melody. Pine, Fir Although native only to the eastern half of North America, this straight, tree is also known as Norway pine. It is easy to recognize by reddish brown bark, and by paired needles growing in tufts near the ends of fast-growi- - HOLIDAY Scotch pine. Dashing thro the snow, in e a open sleigh; Oer the field we go, laughing all the way; Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright; What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight! one-hors- A day or two ago I thought Id take a ride; soon Miss Fannie Bright was seated by my side. The horse was lean and And lank, misfortune seemd his lot; He got into a drifted bank, and we, we got upsot. Now the ground is white; go it while youre young; Take the girls tonight, and sing this sleighing song. Usually it is thought of as Jingle Bells, but early copies of the song show that the title was really meant to be Jingle, Bells - with a comma added to make it a command to the bells to plantation conditions it grows fast and becomes bushy when pruned and sheared. Most Scotch pine Christmas trees are plantation grown. Balsam fir. The balsam fir has symmetrical shape, fragrance, rich green color and the ability of its needles to remain vital and firmly attached long after the tree has dried out, has made balsam fir the prototype of Christmas trees. Found over a wide area of eastern United States and Canada, it averages 25 to 60 feet in height. At elevations of m-- - x -- - (From Page9C. Col. 4) to Christmas themes - a collection of Carolles Newly Imprinted (1550) contained more Crucifixion than Nativity carols! On the other hand, quite a few carols of this time were not sacred in mood, but simply lighthearted invitations to feasting and toasting. The Boars Head carol, a big hit in 16th century England and still sung annually by the students of Queens College, Oxford, actually celebrates the course of words: The boars head in hand bear I Bedeckd with bays and rosemary. And I pray you master, be merrv... The custom of outdoor carol singing is many hundreds of years old. It seems to have started in the Middle Ages when groups of people went from house to house to sing by torchlight. Yet despite these joyous The scotch pine is not a native of the United States, but of Europe and northern Asia. It grows abundantly in forested areas across northern Europe, including Russia. Scotch pine has been extensively planted here because it grows well in dry, infertile soil. Under r land, carols made a comeback - but in the 17th and 18th centuries were considered a rustic, socially inferior form of song! By 1882, a writer named William Hone was predicting that carols were dying out and in a few years time would be heard no more! branches. A northern tree, red pine is cultivated widely in tree plantations from the Great Lakes to New England. Douglas fir. In spite of its name and appearance, this tree is not a fir but belongs in a genus of its own. It is found throughout the west on both sides of the Rockies. Favorite Christmas Trees Jingle, Bells beginnings, the Christmas carol eventually ran into some rough weather. As the Puritan influence grew became carols strong, gloomy and grim; finally the Puritans made it a crime even to print them or sing them publicly! After Puritanism waned in Eng : M M M A! Drawn by Dean Black, 5th Grade, McMillan Parents: Kenneth & Linda Black. School. 'jj FROM ALL OF U5 DOUGS T.V. APPLIANCE 4477 SO. STATE 2985 WEST 9440 UNION SO. SANDY 3500 SO. 262-465- 4 968-905- 9 571-400- 1 Drawn by Tricia Siebert age 9, Grade 4, Longview School. Parents, Roys & Helen Siebert. jW'i Deseret industries Thrift Store 4485 So. Main ? Deseret Industries is .K 8 - Murray federally approved sheltered workshop, Drawn by Pamela Pierson, 4th Grade, Upland Terrace School. Parents Mr. & Mrs. James A. Pierson. Seasons Greeting from ail of as at JOHN PARAS FURNITURE 3565 So. Redwood Rd. 5 |