Christmas Song Day 13

I think you will have to bear with me on this one. David Meece wrote (early 70s, maybe?), and performed this, as a lullaby, referring to this tiny infant as a He was: a delicate baby. When I hear it, however, I hear the delicate baby in the lyrics but in my mind I see …
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Christmas Song – Day 12

O Little Town of Bethlehem Phillip Brooks O little town of BethlehemHow still we see thee lieAbove thy deep and dreamless sleepThe silent stars go byYet in thy dark streets shinethThe everlasting LightThe hopes and fears of all the yearsAre met in thee tonight For Christ is born of MaryAnd gathered all aboveWhile mortals sleep, …
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Christmas Song – Day 10

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Piotr Skarga (translated to English by Edith Margaret Gellibrand Reed) Infant holy, infant lowly,for his bed a cattle stall;oxen lowing, little knowingChrist the babe is Lord of all.Swift are winging angels singing,nowells ringing, tidings bringing;Christ the babe is Lord of all;Christ the babe is Lord of all! Flocks were sleeping, shepherds …
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Christmas Song – Day 8

Who Is He In Yonder Stall, Benjamin Hanby, 1866 Who is He in yonder stall,At whose feet the shepherds fall?Who is He in deep distress,Fasting in the wilderness? ‘Tis the Lord! O wondrous story!‘Tis the Lord! the King of glory!At His feet we humbly fall,Crown Him! crown Him Lord of all! Who is He the …
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Music Monday – Dec 2, 2024 Edition: Angels We Have Heard On High

The #1 song for Christmas is this one. When my dad would sing it with the radio or with my mom at the piano, that said we were at the start of the season! It has always been the most special Christmas song in my heart for that reason, and I tend to do a …
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GUEST POST from Don: Wacky Christmas Stuff

WACKY CHRISTMAS STUFF Over time you observe stuff which makes you shake your head.  It seems our family notices those things maybe a bit more than others.  We want to share a few of those with you. 1. Blinking Baby Jesus.  Long ago (BC, before children) we lived in Standish, Michigan.  We had to travel to a country site …
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