Tag Archives: Nativity

Christmas 2022: Away In An Italian Manger

December 20, 2022      Teresa Tomeo

Location of the First Nativity Gives New Insight to Old Christmas Carols   As I stood there overlooking the Rieti valley, in the hilltop town of Greccio, the lyrics to more than one much-loved Christmas carol came to mind. Away … Continue reading

Christmas in Rome

December 17, 2019      Teresa Tomeo

“O Christmas Trees” ‘O Christmas Tree” is a well-known Christmas carol, but in Rome, all of Italy actually, it should be “O Christmas trees” as in plural, and in abundance as they’re everywhere along with the beautiful nativity scenes.  Rome … Continue reading