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Christmastide Choral Festival at Grace Covenant on January 4

Posted at 12:23 pm December 28, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Fifth Annual Community Christmastide Choral Festival will be at the Grace Covenant Church at the Trinity Center on Robertsville Road on Sunday evening, January 4.

It’s been organized by the Rev. Rodney Parrish of Grace Covenant Church of Oak Ridge. Everyone is invited, a press release said.

“The celebration of Christmastide begins at Christmas Eve and ends 12 days later on what is traditionally called Epiphany, hence the 12 days of Christmas,” the press release said. “Many churches during this season will present choral programs of excellence. However, it is difficult for the community to be able to attend them all no matter how much they may want to. The purpose of this festival is to give the community an opportunity to close out the Christmas season with one last service of music while being able to appreciate the offerings of multiple church choirs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Entertainment, Faith, Front Page News, Music Tagged With: choral program, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas season, Christmastide, Christmastide Festival, Clinch Valley Community Chorus, Community Christmastide Choral Festival, Epiphany, Fifth Annual Community Christmastide Choral Festival, First Presbyterian, Grace Covenant Church, music, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, Rodney Parrish, Trinity Center

Guest column: Christmas Spirit

Posted at 8:51 am December 24, 2014
By John Ragan Leave a Comment

John Ragan

John Ragan

On Christmas Day a century ago, at several locations along the Western Front of the World War I conflict, soldiers from both sides of the Great War emerged from trenches to meet in peace and camaraderie in no-man’s-land: the war-torn spaces between the opposing trenches. In the days leading up to Christmas, troops on both sides had sometimes joined in singing Christmas carols, the melodies rising to mix in the frigid air over the battlefield.

When Christmas Day dawned, instead of exchanging artillery barrages and bayonet charges, they traded handshakes, gifts, and holiday wishes. One location even enjoyed a friendly game of soccer.

Briefly, on a European battlefield where death and bitterness had reigned supreme, there was peace on earth and good will toward men. Though it was for only a day—a Christmas Day—hatred gave way to recognition of humanity’s brotherhood. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guest Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Christ Child, Christmas, Christmas carols, Christmas Day, Christmas Day Truce, Christmas season, Christmas shopping, Christmas Spirit, Christmas Truce, Great War, John D. Ragan, Spirit of Christmas, Western Front, World War I

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