Merry Christmas
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007To all of our readers, may you and yours have a wonderful Christmas.
Archive for the 'Christmas' Category
Let Earth Receive Her King!
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007From our families to yours, Merry Christmas!
Luke Chapter 2
Monday, December 24th, 2007 1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4And Joseph also [...]
A bit of Christmas past from the Lennon Sisters
Thursday, December 20th, 2007To a more current performance with their daughters.
The Christmas/Easter Story
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007A few years ago, my wife and I attended a conference at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Mich., which focused on music and arts in worship. One of the presenters was Dennis Dewey, who has a passion for oral presentations of the Bible.
His methodology makes perfect sense, because the Bible—scripture—was always read to [...]
Christmas
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007What do you think of when you think of Christmas? Lights, trees in your house, wreaths, gifts, meals, family time?
We traditionally have all these symbols at Christmas and spend gads of money so we can buy gifts the recipients don’t really need and we could give to them all year long without a holiday.
To [...]
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007As performed by Perry Como.
A Silly Little Christmas Song
Monday, December 17th, 2007I must admit, I have never heard this before. It is cute, and if you have children around, I think they’ll enjoy it too!
Time for sugar and spice and everything nice
Monday, December 17th, 2007Today will be a busy day making further preparations for Christmas.
I will be baking cookies with the grandkids and they will be wrapping some beautiful ornaments they made as gifts for our family members.
My favorite things every year are the homemade decorations all the children I have had the pleasure to care for [...]
Little Drummer Boy
Monday, December 17th, 2007It’s not the Christmas season without Bing Crosby. Enjoy him and David Bowie singing “Peace on Earth” and “Little Drummer Boy” in this duet.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Monday, December 17th, 2007“If Only In My Dreams”
Saturday, December 15th, 2007Josh Groban has become a star in the music business and it is not any wonder why. He has a beautiful, smooth voice which does every song he sings justice.
As much as this particular song reduces me to tears no matter when I hear it, I thought this particular rendition and the accompanying [...]
A Wish Come True
Saturday, December 15th, 2007To view the video go here.
Hallelujah Chorus
Saturday, December 15th, 2007Christmas season isn’t Christmas season without hearing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah.
This version is a bit unconventional but cute. Enjoy.
Soul Children of Chicago Perform “Silent Night”
Friday, December 14th, 2007In searching for Christmas music to post today, I stumbled across a Gospel Choir, Soul Children of Chicago.
While this performance is a bit longer than most, if you do not have the time to devote to their full rendition of Silent Night, please have a listen from just about the three minute mark. I [...]
Wishing You a Merry Christmas
Friday, December 14th, 2007Since we are desperately trying to stay away from politics until the Iowa caucuses unless something big comes up we want to get everyone into the spirit of Christmas.
It’s not about gifts but about The Gift. The gift of God’s Only Begotten Son Whose sole purpose on earth was to shed His holy blood [...]
Somewhere he is probably still singing
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007In honor of what would have been his 92nd Birthday, I chose this Christmas piece by Frank Sinatra for your listening pleasure.
Let’s Get Into the Real Meaning of Christmas
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007I hope you are as blessed as I am with this video.
Remember, Christmas is about the greatest gift of all—the gift from God to Man—His Only Begotten Son who came to earth for the purpose of shedding His holy blood for the remission of our sins.
Some Christmas Memories
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Check out this link and be reminded of Christmas in the old days when we were a lot younger.
Don’t forget to click on the command for you to listen to the choir.
If you want that perfect Christmas tree, you may have to tag/buy it early this year
Saturday, November 17th, 2007For those who look to purchase a live tree each year for Christmas, you may want to have a look at this video.
Certain areas of the country will be facing shortages this year due to several different conditions and it would be a shame, if you are looking to locate a great tree, to wait [...]
