The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-19
Writer Urges Resumption
in States of Custom
England FavOrs
MOVEMENT BACKED UP
Music Advancement Bureau
Puts Out Booklet Enumer-
ating Usages of Carols
By LILLIAN u PERKINS.

'bVIp dui Stt lnt Nll1lIt DJ nntltlnl-
ion hs mother shops for the kiddi"s.
or sister looks at many things which
she II planning to give loved ones or
brother hastily buys for the ones
whom he holds dear Catcn
glimpse ofsthe mistletoo boughs be.
ing sold by vendors on the corner or
smell the pincy Christmas. tree that
IL already fixed on "a stand and ready
for you To JuS set up In the home
lOr the small iOlk. t.so the ware OF
me street vonder. Christmas with its
gifts and with 10 comes "A flood of
musical suggestions. musical pro-
grams In churches and special Yulc-
tide concerts.
Recollections OF past years are
full of memories. but never before
has tho desire been 80 strong N the
hearts of the people for music in
some form TO tanc hold of them In a
real and substantial way. 1t seems
mat through o,ganization, CHRIST
mas music can be established 30 as
when the year rolls round. Jus, a
little effort could get Chgist mas
music so before the public as to be-
come II great part of this interna-
iional and world renowned and
much loved festival.
More Music Coming.
The season. this year. already
promises rich blessings with musi-
cal affairs. The Hyechka club gave
vcrv beautiful and representative
program Saturday in honor of the
coming Christmas day. Churches
are announcing their programs,
Christmas seems "A most opportune
zine for musical benefits and brings
to mind the old fashioned custom of
| carol singing through the streets on
Christmas Eve. The carol singers
| can go into the convalescent wards
In the various hospitals and sing to
hose whom music will cheer 80
much. What IN sweetcr for the shut
In than TO hear choir OF lovely
voices sing silent Night. Holy
| Night and other sweet songs OF "
olden time. Carol singing lends a
charm to Christmas Eve that no
other feature of the music time car
bring. It will touch the hearts OF
he people like nothing else. II the
carol singers will stand o;. the busy
corners downtown Christmas Eve
with an open vessel to Cate h the coin
dropped by the passerby. many
funds with which to help the poor
| will he the greater.
| Someone in whiting Of Christine az
carol singing and the custom over
seas. has much 10 say of interest
The General Music federation Is try
ing TO make the custom become a
permanent one In this country and
Il Is for the sake Of the csta blish
mcnt Of seasonable, music and the
music that will stay with the people
from time to time, that this writer is
quoted as below.
,,i, - al Lob
had been popular for ages on thu
continent and In England, grew t'
he "A general merry making. whict
fu,nd no favor with the Puritans
who frowned on the observance ol
christmas and made holly and Tvs
seditious badges. But they cams
oack with the rcstoration,t growing
constantly In favor, and to this da,
II Is the custom In many parts o.
England for troops Of men and boy'
to go about the villages for severa
nights before Christmas singinl
carols In the open air, one OF thu
most popular being while Shep
herds Watched Their Flocks b!
Night"
Revival Of CarOlins.
/ A little booklet sent out by thu
National bureau for the advance
mcnt Of music tells in a most con
cise and Interesting way how Christ
mas caroling has been revived in on
own country, the revival meetinI
with hearty response and being
source Of real Satisfaction to thos
who believe in the ennobling\quali
ties Of the Christ spirit.
The movement received its great
est impetus In Detroit, where 1t ha
been growing steadily and with in
creasing momentum as II makes III
ever-alluring appeal TO widenini
circle especially among the youth
the city.
In November, 1915, "A small com
mittee OF the city's music people 30
together and mapped out plan
which comprised the formation u
4 Christmas carol organization. will
officers. including one reprcsentatiV
OF each OF the religious dcnominn
tions Of the city. In order to max
the organization strictly non-sec
tartan.
A meeting was held and officer
elected. and then a campaign d
, mall was used to acquaint all IN
ministers and Sunday school super
Intendents in the city with the aim
and object OF the new organization
and to solicit their active co-opera
ton.
. II was rather late--not more tina
four or five weeks before Christ ma
, but a start was made. Twenty-nv
: groups with about $50 caroiers san
In few neighborhoods. They raise
about ,32S7 to help neglected an
!, destitute children OF the city.
, This was considered very good IA
: q start, but the echo of the singin
had hardly died away when plan
were laid to extend greatly In lsi
t this picturesque and ancinet custom
The newspapers gave liberal spaS
I and helped the cause WONDERFUL.
on the following Christmas ev
1000 people. including many adu
groups, sang carols In all OF DE-
Y troits residential districts and CO.
|, leetcd more than $4,000 for III
: city's needy children. by 1913 III
!. number OF caroiers had increased
s 900. turning Detroit's twiligf
r streets into 300 miles OF song,
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