Christmas Carols 2015

According to Google

The first recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on December 25th was in 336AD, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine (he was the first Christian Roman Emperor). A few years later, Pope Julius I officially declared that the birth of Jesus would be celebrated on the 25th December

Veni, redemptor genrium - O Come, Redemer of the Earth, a very early hymm, credited to St. Ambrose of Milan (340-397)  It is one of the first Christmas carols .

Thanks to the wonder of 24 hour Christmas Music and a desire to listen to three or four hours of pop versions of classics a day,  but being assaulted by drek for eight hours, I have hear the following piece between 34-45 times during the work day. I HATE this song. I hate it when Reba sings it, I hate it when Kenny Rogers sings it and I especially hate it when it is sung by Khristian pop groups.

Mary, did you know That your baby boy will one day walk on water? Mary, Did you know

That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?

Did you know

That your baby boy has come to make you new?

This child that you've delivered

Will soon deliver you

Mary, did you know

That your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?

Mary, did you know

That your baby boy will calm a storm with His hand?

Did you know

That your baby boy has walked where angels trod?

And when you kiss your little baby

You've kissed the face of God

Mary, did you know?

The blind will see

The deaf will hear

And the dead will live again

The lame will leap

The dumb will speak

The praises of the Lamb

Mary, did you know

That your baby boy is Lord of all creation?

Mary, Did you know

That your baby boy will one day rule the nations?

Did you know

That your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?

This sleeping child you're holding

Is the Great I am

Songwriters: LOWRY, MARK/GREENE, BUDDY

Mary, Did You Know? lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, 

Which the answer would be YES!, yes she knew!, this trash is being "sung" by Khristians to other Khristians, many of which take great pride in trivializing the bible and memorizing great swaths of it for fun and profit - So we don't really need to ask this question because even those of us that do not turn The Bible into a trivia game, we know she did, the Angel Gabriel came to her,as a Catholic I know it because The Church celebrates it as the   The Annunciation.

 If they had more taste they could just instead listen to any of the AOR versions of Gabriel's Message,  a Basque folk Christmas carol, and get the answer without a Cliffs Notes of the entire New Testament.

The angel Gabriel from heaven came
His wings as drifted snow
His eyes as flame
"All hail" said he "thou lowly maiden Mary
Most highly favored lady, " Gloria, Gloria

"For known a blessed mother thou shalt be
All generations laud and honor thee
Thy Son shall be Emanuel
By seers foretold
Most highly favored maid, " Gloria, Gloria

Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head
"To me be as it pleaseth God, " she said,
"My soul shall laud and magnify His holy name."
Most highly favored lady, Gloria, Gloria

Joseph was visited and her Mother, Anne was visited by angels to let her know about her child being born without original sin, everyone knew.