Composed by the Reverend John Henry Hopkins Jr., "Wee Three Kings" is of Christian origin and refers to the Three Wise Men who came to offer their gifts to the baby Jesus on Christmas Day. Possibly dating from 1857, there is very little information about this ancient Christmas carol, like all…
A legend from who knows where tells that a fourth Magi had gone to the manger to see the Child Jesus. He came from the farthest reaches of Gaul, from a place called Pelloc'hoaz. The king of Pelloc'hoaz had received news in a dream of the arrival on earth of the King of Kings and that a bright star…
The Star of Bethlehem features in the Nativity story, as mentioned in a passage in the Gospel of Matthew. This star is said to have guided the Magi, who had come from the East, to Jerusalem, where they met King Herod of Judea, and to have asked him where the King of the Jews was who…
The Magi, known as Melchior, Balthazar, and Caspar, feature in most Christmas nativity scenes, alongside shepherds, sheep, a donkey, and an ox. Coming from foreign countries to pay homage to the baby Jesus, they each held a gift of great symbolic value:…
