{"id":30055,"date":"2023-12-14T11:05:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T10:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ba359dc7-2f32-4a7a-acae-f307327dfc98"},"modified":"2023-12-14T12:34:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:34:26","slug":"listen-to-christmas-carol-rediscovered-after-90-years","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/rss_feed\/listen-to-christmas-carol-rediscovered-after-90-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Christmas carol rediscovered after 90 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Rosemary Collins\n <\/p>

Published: Thursday, 14 December 2023 at 10:05 AM<\/p>

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A forgotten Christmas carol written in 1933 has been rediscovered by Barnsley Museums.<\/p>

Michael Hardy, Barnsley Museums\u2019 Digital Engagement Curator, found the carol while searching for newspaper articles about the opening of Barnsley Town Hall, which was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales in December 1933.<\/p>

He found that on 23 December 1933 the Barnsley Chronicle <\/em>published the music and lyrics of a new carol, \u2018Christmas Eve\u2019, written by Barnsley man Arthur Godfrey.<\/p>

According to census records<\/a>, Arthur Godfrey was born around 1873 in Barnsley. The most recent record of him before 1933 is the 1921 census<\/a>, which shows him living in Barnsley with his wife Jane and their six children, aged between 1 and 17. He gives his profession as a glass bottle finisher at Debron & Nall glass bottle makers.<\/p>

To celebrate the 90^{th<\/sup> anniversary of Barnsley Town Hall opening and the publication of the carol, Tegwen Roberts, a member of the museum team, has recorded herself singing the carol, which you can hear below:<\/p>}