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Pastorales de Noël (Christmas Pastoral) is a trio composition for flute, bassoon and harp written by André Jolivet in 1943. [1] It is cast in four movements and lasts about 12 minutes. [2] It has been described as an "unusual and very lovely Christmas piece". [3]
The Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12, by Camille Saint-Saëns, also known as his Christmas Oratorio, is a cantata-like work scored for soloists, chorus, organ, strings and harp. While an organist at La Madeleine , Saint-Saëns wrote the Christmas oratorio in less than a fortnight, completing it ten days before its premiere on Christmas 1858. [ 1 ]
Formal system, an abstract means of generating inferences in a formal language; Formal language, comprising the symbolic "words" or "sentences" of a formal system; Formal grammar, a grammar describing a formal language; Colloquialism, the linguistic style used for informal communication
In western countries, a "formal" or white tie dress code typically means tailcoats for men and evening dresses for women. The most formal dress for women is a full-length ball or evening gown with evening gloves. Some white tie functions also request that the women wear long gloves past the elbow.
The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. [3] The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. [ 4 ] Crīst ( genitive Crīstes ) is from the Greek Χριστός ( Khrīstos , 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ( Māšîaḥ , ' Messiah '), meaning 'anointed'; [ 5 ] [ 6 ...
L'Arbre de Noël (internationally released as The Christmas Tree) is a 1969 French-Italian drama film directed by Terence Young and starring William Holden, Bourvil and Virna Lisi. [1] It was defined as "the most tearful film of sixties". [2] The film was co-produced by Italy where it was released as L'albero di Natale.
An example of the placards in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris. The Affair of the Placards (French: Affaire des Placards) was an incident in which anti-Catholic posters appeared in public places in Paris and in four major provincial cities, Blois, Rouen, Tours and Orléans, in the night of the 17 to 18 October 1534.
The use of the mistletoe considered to bring good luck and every household in France hangs mistletoe on the doors during Christmas.Some French people decorate their Christmas trees (Sapin de Noël) and set up a Nativity scene (Crèche) with small clay figurines or wooden figures to recreate the scene of Jesus' birth [6]. It is kept till New ...