VV(1) December 1955

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The old street singer croons for the pope:

MUSICAE SACRAE ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XII ON SACRED MUSIC DECEMBER 25, 1955

To Our Venerable Brethren, the Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, Bishops
and other Local Ordinaries in Peace and Communion with the Apostolic See:
Health and Apostolic Benediction.

The subject of sacred music has always been very close to Our heart. Hence
it has seemed appropriate to us in this encyclical letter to give an orderly
explanation of the topic and also to answer somewhat more completely several
questions which have been raised and discussed during the past decades. We
are doing so in order that this noble and distinguished art may contribute
more every day to greater splendor in the celebration of divine worship and
to the more effective nourishment of spiritual life among the faithful.
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December 1, l955

Mrs. Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man in
Montgomery, Alabama.
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December 24, 1955 - The lovely Lennon Sisters debuted as featured vocalists
on "The Lawrence Welk Show" on ABC-TV.
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