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Dec 16, 2023 · History. The True Story Behind “Good King Wenceslas”. “Good King Wenceslas (wen-SEH-sloss) looked out on the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even. Brightly shone the moon that night, though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, gath’ring winter fuel.” 1. Have you heard this Christmas tune?
Dec 24, 2020 · The roasted head of a boar was a traditional Yuletide feast in long-ago England. Indeed, the “Boar’s Head Carol” is a song that celebrates the serving of a boar’s head at Christmas. Upon ...
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Dec 20, 2023 · Think of it as the English-speaking world’s most popular day-after-Christmas carol. “Good King Wenceslas,” the British carol about a generous ruler trudging out in the snow to help a man on December 26—the Feast of Stephen—first appeared in a Victorian-era collection of children’s stories, with the intent of encouraging Christian charity.
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St. Wenceslaus was born circa 911 A.D. to the royal family of Bohemia which is today called the Czech Republic. (Although he is called a “king” in the song, his royal family was technically a duchy rather than a monarchy.) When his father died, Wenceslaus’s mother, Drahomira, came into power. She was a pagan who greatly favored the pagan factions i...
There was only one thing to be done to stop Wenceslaus: kill him. Having invited him to Mass in celebration of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Boleslaus planned to ambush his brother. When Wenceslaus arrived, several of Boleslaus’s friends charged him and stabbed him. Boleslaus himself dealt the final blow, running his brother through with a lance. Tradi...
Why did Wenceslaus end up the subject of a Christmas carol? “Good King Wenceslaus” was written in 1853 by John Mason Neale. The tune was supposedly written in celebration of Boxing Day, which takes place on the second day of Christmas and is typically dedicated to charitable giving. It was inspired by the charitable actions of Wenceslaus, who spent...
Few of us will be in a high position of power when caught between battling political factions, but there are many things this great saint can teach us. Firstly, St. Wenceslaus stood up for Christian virtue at a time when it was unpopular and attacked. He boldly displayed the values of charity, faith, and generosity with great humility, despite his ...
Dec 20, 2022 · Good King Wenceslas looked out. On the feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about. Deep and crisp and even; Brightly shone the moon that night. Though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, Gath’ring winter fuel. ‘Hither, page, and stand by me,
Sep 28, 2023 · The song tells the story of how on the feast of St. Stephen (Dec. 26), Wenceslaus, though a mighty ruler, was moved by the sight of a poor, freezing peasant and braved a bitter winter night’s ...
1. Good King Wenceslas look'd out, On the Feast of Stephen; 1 When the snow lay round about, Deep, and crisp, and even: Brightly shone the moon that night, Though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, Gath'ring winter fuel. 2.
