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December 24, 1945 FOR CHRISTMAS EVE 8. - MATIONAL ARCHIVES AND . WHITE HOUSE SOUTH LAWN iss This is the Christmas that a war - weary world has prayed for through long and awful years. With peace come joy and gladness. The gloom of the war years fades as once more we light the National Community Christmas Tree. We meet in the spirit of the first Christmas when the midnight choir sang the hymn of joy: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men". Let us not forget that the coming of the Savior brought a time of long peace to the Roman World. It is, therefore, fitting for us to remember that the spirit of Christmas is the spirit of peace, of love, of charity to all men. From the manger of Bethlehem came a new appeal to the minds and hearts of men: