BabboNatale (Father Christmas, literally) shows up for the Italians, too. But for Epiphany (January 6), the official 12th day of Christmas, Italian children celebrate the arrival of the good witch, La Befana. People will buy La Befana dolls, and, in Vatican City, a procession of people dressed in medieval garb process along the Via della Conciliazione, carrying symbolic gifts for the Pope who says a morning mass in the Basilica.
Some traditional Italian Christmas songs (and one American one in translation):
Gesu Bambino
O Bambino
Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle
Bianco Natale
And then there's the not so serious . . .
Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey
Wishing you all hope, peace, love, and JOY of the season!
Laura : )
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