I Heard the Bells
Last night we had a three hour rehearsal. The orchestra wasn’t quite ready yet, so they had more than that. They were working on the arias when we choristers arrived, and the director kept them after...
View ArticleGlad Christmas Bells
Last night we had our first rehearsal with the strings for the concert coming up on Sunday. We’ll have our first rehearsal with the brass and percussion on Sunday and just hope it goes well. It went...
View ArticleBrightest and Best
I went last night to the rehearsal at the down-the-hill church, instead of the up-the-hill church where I have been going. The difference is striking. At the up-the-hill church, everyone scurries to be...
View ArticleThe Little Drummer Boy
The song for today is one that I think I have never featured before. The view of Garrison Keillor on this song has generally expressed my views on it: it’s a horrible song, a song that probably drives...
View ArticleFunny Christmas Carol Stuff
I’ve had a stressful couple of days, or possibly weeks. Months? I noticed this particularly, I think, because the past couple of days I’ve also had Christmas concerts. So there I am singing about Santa...
View ArticlePast 3:00
Today’s song is “Past 3:00,” a carol composed by George Ratliffe Woodward. The lyricsare hard to catch as you listen, possibly because we so rarely use words like “Ne’ertofore.” Past Three O’clock...
View ArticlePiping Merrily
I have twelve websites to work on today, so I’m giving you a quick, sprightly song: The Shepherd’s Pipe Carol. Written by John Rutter in 1966 when he was still a student, this is a good song to play...
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Getting Merry Like Christmas
Today’s song is “The Christmas Waltz.” The link will take you to a Youtube version with the words so you can sing along. This is the song for today because I’m getting very excited about Christmas,...
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Finishing the Long Weekend
We had a really long weekend, beginning on Wednesday afternoon. I took no pictures of the Thanksgiving meal, nor of all the kids together. I did however get a good picture of #1 son whipping cream. He...
View ArticleSquishing Everything into the Day
Here’s a pretty Advent song for you — new to me, but I’d like to learn it. You could definitely sing it as you rush around madly today trying to catch up on all the work you didn’t do over the...
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