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Christmas Lyrics Poem #5
Let heaven and nature singLet Earth receive her kingOutside, the snow is fallingIn the lane, snow is glisteningIn the meadow, we can build a snowmanCome on, it’s lovely weatherOver the river and through the woodsWhere the treetops glistenWe’re riding in a wonderland of snowOver the fields we goWhile fields and floodsRocks, hills, and plainsRepeat the… Read more
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Oh Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,How lovely are your branches!O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,How lovely are your branches!Not only green in summer’s heat,But also winter’s snow and sleet.O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,How lovely are your branches! O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,Of all the trees most lovely;O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,Of all… Read more
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One of these days
There are two great songs (at least) with the title One of These Days. In the one by Pink Floyd, the line goes, “one of these days I’m going to cut you into little pieces.” The other, by Neil Young, has a gentler sentiment and goes “one of these days I’m going to sit down… Read more
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The artists I only hear at Christmas
The Christmas season is the only time of year I hear from some musical artists. It is the only time where music from the 1940s and 50s get wide airplay. There are plenty of Christmas songs from more recent decades that are one-hit Christmas wonders. This is the time of year to gather with family… Read more
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December will be magic again
We have reached the magic month once again. Magic is just a word – like love or joy or grace – that we give to something we need to feel to understand. The holiday season is a time for a special magic that, like sunrise and sunset, life and death, comes at predictable intervals that… Read more
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Turkeys, Eagles & Seals
It has been 47 years now since I sat at a Thanksgiving table and ingested turkey. I spent my earliest Thanksgivings in that blind reverie, packing away pieces of the stuffed bird, watching parades and football games, zoning out on tryptophan. It is still a special day, even without imbibing the Meleagris gallopavo, and I… Read more
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