Christmas Day at All Hallows (December 25, 2025)
Welcome to Christmas Day at All Hallows Up until the 1930s “Old Christmas” was celebrated in Eastern Kentucky, in Appalachia. “Old Christmas” fell on January 6, what had been Christmas Day, according to the Julian Calendar. With the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in the sixteenth century Christmas Day was moved in Roman Catholic countries to December 25, twelve days earlier. In England, a Protestant country, however, the Gregorian Calendar was not adopted until the eighteenth century. While Eastern Kentucky was not settled until after England had adopted the Gregorian Calendar, the early settlers continued to celebrate Christmas on the old date. Today’s message is a reflection on Luke 2: 8-20. GATHERED IN GOD’S NAME Open this link in a new tab to hear the traditional Irish Christmas carol, “The Wexford Carol.” 1 Good people all, this Christmas time, Consider well and bear in mind What our good God for us has done, In sending His belovèd Son. With Mary holy we should pray To G...
