FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CAROL # 30 SUSSEX MUMMERS CAROL

 

Sussex Mummers Carol

Traditional English Carol Writer unknown

 

God bless the master of this house
With happiness beside;
Where e'er his body rides or walks
His God be his guide.
His God be his guide.

God bless the mistress of this house
With gold chain round her breast;
Where e'er her body sleeps or wakes,
Lord, send her soul to rest.
Lord, send her soul to rest.

God bless your house, your children too,
Your cattle and your store;
The Lord increase you day by day,
And send you more and more.
And send you more and more.

A GAME OF GANNA

Ganna is the name for an Ethiopian Christmas but the name originated as a form of hockey with sticks and ball which the shepherds played while awaiting news of the savior’s birth.

The game of Ganna is still played today and forms a big part of the Christmas day festivities.

20 PEOPLE WHO LEFT THE WORLD ON DECEMBER 21ST

 

918 Conrad I, German King and Duke of Franconia

1375 Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet

1597 Petrus Canisius, Dutch Jesuit saint, aged 76

1674 Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, 66

1736 Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect, aged 45

1864 William Henry Fry, composer, 51

1890 Niels Wilhelm Gade, Danish composer, aged 73

1906 Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, 58

1928 Harry Butt, English cricketer, wicket-keeper

1940 F Scott Fitzgerald, author, died of a heart attack aged 44

1945 George S Patton, World War Two U.S. General killed in car crash aged 60
1955 Dorothy Bernard, actress, 65

1957 Eric Coates, composer, 71

1958 Harry Byron (HB) Warner, actor, aged 83

1963 Jack Hobbs, English cricketer

1967 Stuart Erwin, actor, dies of heart attack aged 64

1974 Richard Long, actor, 47

1980 Marc Connelly, playwright, aged 90

1983 Rod Cameron, actor 73

1992 Stella Adler, U.S. actress, 90

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE TWELVE WISHES OF CHRISTMAS (2011)

 

Willing to try anything to transform her life, Laura Lindsey (Elisa Donovan), follows her best friend's suggestion and sets up a session with a life coach, Noel (Chonda Pierce), who tells Laura to make 12 wishes to make a positive change in her life.

Laura is sceptical and thinks it’s a load of hippy nonsense but to her great surprise it worked, however before long, Laura realizes that her wishes were sparking unforeseen circumstances and she must act quickly to get her life back before Christmas and recover her dog as well.

THOMAS PATRON SAINT OF

 

St Thomas the Apostle is the patron saint against doubt and of architects,

blind people, builders, carpenters, construction workers, Ceylon East Indies, geometricians, India, masons, Pakistan, people in doubt, Sri Lanka, stone masons, stonecutters and theologians.

ST THOMAS DAY

 

Although July 3^rd has been the feast day for St Thomas for many centuries December 21^st was given as a feast day to Thomas for no significant historical reason throughout the Middle Ages undoubtedly to divert attention from the pagan rites associated with the day.

FRUMENTY

 

Frumenty is a traditional Christmas meal from the middle ages made principally from Kibbled or cracked wheat admittedly this dish was more popular amongst the have not’s than the have’s.