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Christmas Countdown #25envelopes/21 : Hark the herald angels sing....

 


21 December Christmas Countdown #25envelopes - Hark the herald angels sing ... voted as one of the most popular Christmas Carols ( at least according to Songs of Praise, UK)

The real  inspiration today came from the British postage stamp, an illustration of an Angel bearer of the good news of the birth of Christ. The stamp refers to the Holy Bible ,  Luke 2:10 ...
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 


The colours are also drawn from the stamp's design - some touches of gold The Angel is a stamped image on a background of marks made by ink on fabric and then attached to a used envelope, which must have once held a Christmas card sent to us - the postmark says "Birmingham UK".

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