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Christmas songs' true message

These will be long so I'm only going to include a few, the ones that may not speak for themselves.  the christmas songs we listen to have meaning, they play over and over throughout the seasons, year after year. I have learned that the true value of any God inspired song isn't the music or the voices used to sing it but the message, the reason for God giving someone a song is to bring a message to teach us, to touch us, to fill our hearts with joy and hope... they are not purposeless... 1) 12 days if Christmas this was in my church (pleasant view's) monthly newsletter a few years ago...  The meaning of the 12 days of Christmas, From 1558 to 1829 Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church.  Each element in the carol has a code word for a ...