Tag Archives: Christmas
An Amish Christmas Star
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Happy Boxing Day!
Merry second day of Christmas! Happy Boxing Day! I pray every blessing in Christ be yours!
As part of the 12 Days of Christmas, I thought I might try to listen to something musical every day. Want to help me make my list? I’m thinking longer things rather than individual songs.
This is what I’ve come up with so far:
- Maybe watch the Nutcracker on Youtube
- Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
- Praetorius Lutheran Mass for Christmas Morning
- Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite
- Cambridge Lessons & Carols
I’m not thinking the music has to be religious in nature, but I am leaning toward explicitly Christmasy. Any other ideas for me? I’ve heard St. Olaf Christmas Festivals are good, though I haven’t listened to any. Yet! 🙂 Hmm, and maybe I should look up if Bethany has a concert!
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Noel by JRR Tolkien
“Noel” by J.R.R. Tolkien
Grim was the world and grey last night:
The moon and stars were fled,
The hall was dark without song or light,
The fires were fallen dead.
The wind in the trees was like to the sea,
And over the mountains’ teeth
It whistled bitter-cold and free,
As a sword leapt from its sheath.
The lord of snows upreared his head;
His mantle long and pale
Upon the bitter blast was spread
And hung o’er hill and dale.
The world was blind, the boughs were bent,
All ways and paths were wild:
Then the veil of cloud apart was rent,
And here was born a Child.
The ancient dome of heaven sheer
Was pricked with distant light;
A star came shining white and clear
Alone above the night.
In the dale of dark in that hour of birth
One voice on a sudden sang:
Then all the bells in Heaven and Earth
Together at midnight rang.
Mary sang in this world below:
They heard her song arise
O’er mist and over mountain snow
To the walls of Paradise,
And the tongue of many bells was stirred
in Heaven’s towers to ring
When the voice of mortal maid was heard,
That was mother of Heaven’s King.
Glad is the world and fair this night
With stars about its head,
And the hall is filled with laughter and light,
And fires are burning red.
The bells of Paradise now ring
With bells of Christendom,
And Gloria, Gloria we will sing
That God on earth is come.
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Lutheran Christmas Books
I thought I’d round up Lutheran Christmas books. Yes, serious books, but also less serious ones. Primarily those you won’t necessarily find doing a quick search on CPH. (Though, you know, DO search for Christmas on CPH! 🙂 Actually, here: I’ll do it for you.) Anyway, check out my list and help me to grow it by sending me more names and titles. 🙂
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The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Carol Catechism
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Advent & Liturgical Toys
There is a Christmas in July pre-order sale on Advent & liturgical toys for the RevAndMrsGandy Etsy shop. 🙂
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A Christmas Carol (Annotated)
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Past, Present, and Yet to Come
I have a clever project I get to tell you about today. 🙂 It’s about to release, but admittedly you might not jump to read it right away. It’s Hope for Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come: Daily Prayers for Advent by Lutheran author Stephenie Hovland.
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Children’s Christmas Programs
I’m a bit behind posting this due to my unexpected hiatus, but here you go: an example of a super simple Lutheran Christmas program for a small group of kids. I put it together for our own little group, and you’ll see it’s more “put together” than written by me. 🙂 So, come on, folks! Let’s get the Word of God into the mouths of children! And, if you don’t have something, choose goodies for Christmas children’s programs from all the good stuff already graciously given to us! (I like to use the ESV version.)
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6 Thoughtful Ways to Gift Your Writing
An article to save for later: 6 Thoughtful Ways to Gift Your Writing
https://thewritepractice.com/thoughtful-gift-writing/
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