Time for my annual Christmas post

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Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by jbuck919 » Thu Dec 24, 2015 8:11 am

I'm not waiting until tomorrow because I will surely be exhausted. I'm getting a little too old for two Christmas Eve services, now involving separate trips back-and-forth to Warrensburg, one of which begins at 10:30 p.m. I'll get through it, but it is my own version of "Christmas comes but once a year."

I've covered a lot of ground in these posts and am kind of running out of ideas. Here is another selection from the extraordinary King's College Messiah in Holland. It is not from the so-called Christmas section, but it gets the job done.


There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.
-- Johann Sebastian Bach

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Re: Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by karlhenning » Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:06 am

Take care, John, and have a merry!

Peace, love & wassail,
~k.
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Re: Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by jbuck919 » Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:24 am

karlhenning wrote:Take care, John, and have a merry!

Peace, love & wassail,
~k.
Thank you, Karl. I told the rector that he was going to have to settle for D'Aquin noels again. I just have no gumption for originality on this occasion. Easter might be a different story.

There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.
-- Johann Sebastian Bach

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Re: Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by josé echenique » Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:34 am

Merry Christmas to all. Hugs from Mexico.

Pepe.

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Re: Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by lennygoran » Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:48 am

josé echenique wrote:Merry Christmas to all.
Jose same thoughts from me from a rare 70 degree temperature day here in NJ! Regards, Len :)

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Re: Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by Wallingford » Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:12 am

Happy Christmas to all (to quote the dubious Clement C. Moore).
Good music is that which falls upon the ear with ease, and quits the memory with difficulty.
--Sir Thomas Beecham

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Re: Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by stenka razin » Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:49 am

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of our CMG members. 8)


Regards,
Mel 8)
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Re: Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by maestrob » Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:08 pm

Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year: May it be better than the one just past.

Giant hugs to all..... :wink: :!:

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Re: Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by josé echenique » Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:16 pm

lennygoran wrote:
josé echenique wrote:Merry Christmas to all.
Jose same thoughts from me from a rare 70 degree temperature day here in NJ! Regards, Len :)


I know, isn´t it weird?

Even in Mexico City it´s a little warmer than usual for December.

Peace, Health and Joy dear Lenny.

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Re: Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by david johnson » Fri Dec 25, 2015 5:06 am

Merry Christmas to all! It's warm/rainy here.

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Re: Time for my annual Christmas post

Post by Donald Isler » Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:11 am

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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