Angels We Have Heard On High - Day 436- Daily Content Challenge Angels play a significant part in the first Christmas. An angel visited Mary to tell her she was to give birth to the Christ child. An angel appeared to Joseph to tell him about the upcoming birth of Jesus and on the night ...
Oh Come, All Ye Faithful - Day 435- Daily Content Challenge One of my favourite pieces to play and sing is Oh Come All Ye Faithful, also known as Adeste Fideles. This carol was first written in Latin and since I took Latin in high school, I always enjoy singing at least the first or ...
'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime - Day 434- Daily Content Challenge "'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime" is considered the first Canadian carol. It was originally written in the Huron Indian language in 1640 by a Jesuit priest named Jean de Brebeuf. It was set to an old French tune. When Father Brebeuf was ...
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Day 433 - Daily Content Challenge This piece is a French Provençal carol by Émile Blémont.  The song is based on a French tune that dates back to the 1400's. It was originally written as a dance tune for the nobles. The lyrics to 'Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabella' come ...
Deck the Halls - Day 432 - Daily Content Challenge Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la! 'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la! Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la! Troll the ...
Jingle Bells - 8th Place in the List of Top Ten Christmas Carols The second piece we played during our handbell rehearsal at St. Mike's was Jingle Bells. I introduced this piece by saying this next piece was about a different type of bell that we often associate with this time of year. Many of ...
Carol of the Bells - Day 430 - Daily Content Challenge One of the things I enjoy doing at Christmas time is playing Christmas Music on the Handbells. I would like to share some of the pieces we played this year on the bells. This past week my Community Group called Bridge City Bells went ...
Be Shore of Yourself and Enjoy the Ride - Day 429 - Daily Content Challenge A wave is an increase or spreading of energy from place to place in a regular and organized way. The most familiar are surface waves that travel on water. Sound waves, light waves and the motion of subatomic particles all ...
Have a Purr-fect Day - Day 428 - Daily Content Challenge The cat is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammals. It is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family Felidae. One of the largest domestic cat breeds is a Maine Coon ...
Make New Friends and Unleash Your Talents - Day 427 - Daily Content Challenge Dogs were the first species to be domesticated by hunter-gatherers over 15,000 years ago. The domestic dog is a descendant of the wolf. The modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. Canines are one of the most diverse species on ...
