Last night I went to a carol service, not unusual at this time of the year you might say – well yes! the church was warm and inviting, the Christmas tree huge, the choir outstanding and the mulled wine and mince pies lovely.
But I learned something new, something that had not even crossed my mind, the carols we were singing and as it was pointed out to us, we all know them, some of them by heart. They are very familiar to us they are played on the radio, sung in the shopping centres and for some of us sung repeatedly in church, but here is the rub: they were composed in a time when most people could not read.
They were composed to tell a story the greatest story of all, and if we just take time to listen to what we are singing we will get the picture of the angels praising God for the wonderful thing He has done for us. So I urge to listen as you sing these wonderful stories of the miracle we all sing about this Christmas and indeed this will be a joyful one.
Norma Denner 