02346cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500250014426400510016930000470022033600260026733700260029333800360031950000310035550802090038652011210059553400450171665300630176165300610182470000260188570000350191185600430194699900190198965174UtSlPG20260610134514.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aSpyri, Johanna,d1827-190114aThe New Year's carol 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-04-27  aCharlene Taylor, Fiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"The New Year's Carol" by Johanna Spyri is a children's story written in the early 20th century. The book highlights themes of innocence and perseverance through the tale of a struggling family in a Swiss village during a harsh winter. The narrative revolves around the children's efforts to uplift their family's spirits and find food during difficult times through the tradition of singing carols.  The story follows Barty, a young boy, and his little sister Franzelie, who seek to help their widowed mother, Afra, by singing a New Year's carol. Despite their struggles with poverty and cold, the children bravely venture into the village to sing, hoping to earn bread and warmth. Their heartfelt performance captures the attention of kind strangers, which not only brings them food but also leads to a larger legacy of community support. The tale emphasizes the importance of faith, kindness, and the blessings that can come from helping others, beautifully encapsulated in the motto they learn: “Whoever trusts the good God’s care will surely find a blessing.” (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSwitzerland -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction  aNew Year -- Switzerland -- Urnäsch -- Juvenile fiction1 aWesson, Grace Edwards1 aGoodwin, Alice Howland,d1835-40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65174  c105997d105997