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Show Spirit of Christmas Reigns in Cedar City It's Christmas Time! Everywhere, glad sights and sounds reflect the spirit of the season as Iron County celebrates cele-brates the joyous holiday. The spirit of Christmas is seen, in gaily decorated streets and stores, in homes aglow with light and festive with evergreens; in churches, and in scenes throughout the area of the manger which tells anew the wonderful old story of a Holy Babe who was born in Bethlehem almost al-most two thousand years ago. The spirit of Christmas is heard, in bells ringing out from the carrilon at the College of Southern Utah, in happy hap-py voices singing all the songs of the season, from the old familiar carols to the more solemn, but at the same time in joyful anthems, cantatas and oratorios-such as "The Messiah heard and enjoyed here Sunday by nearly 1000 residents of the area. The spirit of Christmas is felt, as last minute preparations prep-arations for the big celebration are made. There are always, al-ways, it seems, some packages still to be wrapped, some final trimmings to be put on the tree, some part of Christmas Christ-mas pageant or choral program that needs just one more rehearsal, some extra touches to make the Christmas feast absolutely perfect. The spirit of Christmas means laughter and joy best expressed, perhaps, by the faces of children, eager and smiling as they wait for Santa, full of reverent wonder won-der as they hear the Christmas story and see the manger scene. ' ; . The spirit of Christmas means giving, with love wrapped wrap-ped into every package. And it means sharing the riches rich-es of thoughtful consideration and genuine interest, as well as time and money with the aged, the ill, the needy and unfortunate. The spirit of Christmas means a warm renewal of family ties and close friendships, and an enjoyment of traditions treasured through the years the special customs cus-toms each family creates for itself, as well as the traditions tradi-tions garnered from the lore and legends of Christmas. |