Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
This is a mish-mash, hodge-podge, portmanteau of a post, throwing together a whole lot of things. I’m sorry for the prolonged silence here. December is family month which, now that my children are grown, is quite lovely. My daughter and niece, along with their respective boyfriends arrived last week, and
Continue reading
2020’s agonies make it more important than ever that I count my blessings — and sharing America’s Christmas spirit is a very big blessing. Every year, I post my favorite Christmas song, which is Josh Groban’s live version of O Holy Night. This has been a strange year but I’m
Continue reading
Today: Christmas Eve, Midnight Mass of Pope Benedict XVI, The 12 Days of Christmas, Santa Claus, Christmas Music And More . . . Holidays and Observances on December 24, Christmas Eve Midnight Mass – NBC Broadcast: The last Christmas Eve Mass of Pope Benedict XVI Why celebrate Christmas Eve and
Continue reading
I have no idea why I love Josh Groban’s live version of O Holy Night so much; I just do. I’ve posted it ever year at Christmas and I’m not going to stop now:
Continue reading
Last year was a better year than I could have dreamed and I hope that, for Christmas, we get the promise of an even better New Year. I was delighted with Wolf Howling’s caroling contribution to Christmas. I know you’ll enjoy all of the videos he posted, but I especially
Continue readingOne of the things that makes me crazy when I read through my real-me Facebook feed — which is primarily populated by liberals, given my West Coast upbringing and residence — is the constant insistence that Christianity and Islam are basically the same, with each being equally likely to result
Continue readingYou all know how much I like “O Holy Night.” This isn’t quite Josh Groban, but it’s a lovely, lovely version of that beautiful song:
Continue readingAs is the case every year, I have so much for which I am thankful. When my children ask me what I want for Christmas, I never have an answer, because I already have everything I need or want (although they could empty the dishwasher more often). One of the
Continue readingI may not be Christian, but I know this much about Christmas: it’s a holy day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. I also know that those who believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God and mankind’s savior call themselves, not coincidentally, Christians. See, it’s a package
Continue readingO Holy Night is my favorite Christmas carol. In an earlier post, I put up a video of Josh Groban singing it. Old Buckeye responded with a link to this beautiful rendition by Ernie Ford (whom I always knew just as a funny guest on the I Love Lucy show, and
Continue readingI adore traditional Christmas music, whether it’s the Old English Christmas Carols or the non-denominational Christmas songs that began to the music market with Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. I’m as happy singing O Holy Night as I am singing Here Comes Santa Claus. Christmas songs give me a huge endorphin
Continue reading