Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:04:27 -0500
From: Judith Newton <jnewton at ashcomp.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Carols
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

On 12/26/2011 11:41 PM, Mike B. wrote:
> On 12/26/2011 11:00 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
>> There are lots of Christmas carols.  And a few meant explicitly for
>> the day (or night) before Christmas.  Jingle Bells was originally
>> meant for *Thanksgiving*.  The Twelve Days of Christmas isn't the
>> only one to span several days, since many mention both Christmas and
>> New Year's day.  But there's one well-known "Christmas" carol that's
>> always been specifically about today, the day after Christmas.
>>
>> Who wiil be the first to name it?
> "Good King Wenceslas"
>
> -- Mike B.
>
But only in the Western Church:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen%27s_Day