Christmas
540 – Christmas #7 – Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 3 – Saturday, December 23, 2023
Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 3 Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 3 Christmas #7 – Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 3 – Saturday, December 23, 2023 In parts 1 and 2, I list the carols that placed 10th to 5th. In part 3 we will discover which carols placed 4th, 3rd, and…
Read More539 – Christmas #6 – Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 2 – Friday, December 22, 2023
Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 2 Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 2 Christmas #6 – Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 2 – Friday, December 22, 2023 In part 1, I told you about the three carols that made the 10th, 9th and 8th places. In this post I will share the next…
Read More538 – Christmas #5 – Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 1 – Thursday, December 21, 2023
Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 1 Top Ten Christmas Carols – Part 1 Here is a list of the top ten Christmas Carols. Many of these carols I have played on the handbells this Christmas Season. Let’s start with 10th place: #10. The tenth carol to make the list of the Top Ten Christmas…
Read More537 – Christmas #4 – Singing Christmas Carols – Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Singing Christmas Carols Singing Christmas Carols Music at Christmas Time is pretty special to me. I love Christmas Carols. We sing Christmas carols because they are a way of telling the story of the nativity and the birth of Jesus. While explaining what happened around Jesus’ birth, the carols also help us express the joy…
Read More536 – Christmas #3 – Christmas Trains – Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Christmas Trains Christmas Trains What does a train have to do with Christmas? My picture for today is another homemade project that I set out as part of my Christmas decorations. What does a train have to do with Christmas? Did you know that the first regularly scheduled steam locomotive passenger train in the US…
Read More535 – Christmas #2 – Advent Calendars – Monday, December 18, 2023
Advent Calendars Advent Calendars Advent Calendars – Counting the Days Until Christmas Advent calendars start on December 1 and end on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. You open the door number one first. The point of the calendar is not to count down, but rather to count up towards the days before Christmas. In 1839…
Read More534 – Christmas #1 – The Meaning of Advent – Sunday, December 17, 2023
The Meaning of Advent The Meaning of Advent Advent – Hope, Joy, Peace and Love Today is the third Sunday of Advent. Advent, from the Latin adventus meaning coming, is a four week period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas. Advent is about the good news that God loves…
Read More533 – We Wish You a Merry Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas We Wish You a Merry Christmas We Wish You a Merry Christmas “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is a traditional English carol. It is believed to have originated in the West Country of England in the 16th century. Carolers going door to door to spread some holiday cheer…
Read More532 – Silent Night
Silent Night Silent Night Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht Silent Night – #1 of the Top Ten Christmas Carols Silent Night is one of the most famous Christmas songs. “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht” has been translated into 320 languages and dialects. Since 2011 it has been a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Austria. Here are…
Read More457 Coventry Carol – Day 457 – Daily Content Challenge
Coventry Carol Coventry Carol Coventry Carol – Day 457 – Daily Content Challenge Yesterday’s blog talked about the coming of the Magi celebrated on Three Kings’ Day and today, January 7, is the day that the Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas. The Coventry Carol is a traditional English Christmas carol. This carol was originally sung…
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