The lyrics to this affectingly simple German Christmas carol were penned in 1798 by a ... as he hoped to teach children of faith and belief. This poem was an invitation to children especially ...

Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to raise awareness of some of the ... The Ghost of Christmas Present also shows Scrooge two neglected children, hidden under his robes. They are called Ignorance ...

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English ... Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember. To fit the number scheme, when ...

My children and their friends were roped in ... for language into readings across Canada of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". She began with one reading in 1990, but since then has helped ...