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... stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter,
Long ago.
Our God, heaven cannot hold him,
Nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away
When he comes to reign;
In the bleak midwinter
A stable place sufficed
The Lord God incarnate,
Jesus Christ.
Enough for him, whom Cherubim
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... at least continue the new series of posts called “Song of the week”.
Here’s a new recording of my little arrangement of “In the Bleak Midwinter” – it’s still my favorite Holiday song…
You can download the song here: In The Bleak Midwinter (right-click + ’save as…’)
And you can listen here:
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December is the cruelest month
But this time for once my cheeks are warm
After long years in the monkey-house
I am ready for the storm
Let them throw all their cannonballs
Let all their strongmen come
I’m ready to go anywhere
Through venom, sick and scum
(December, The Waterboys)
This sadly does not quite describe me. Although I have been greatly strengthened by three things in the past week ...
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Well, not quite - it's a few weeks until winter 'proper', but we've had the first frosty mornings. Two weeks ago I checked and replaced batteries as my journey back home is now done after dusk. Last week I replaced shorts with long trousers and light mittens with fleecy gloves. Other people I've seen wearing hats or skull caps, so I'm not the only wimp!
It's not ...
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... and Stripes, Washington Post, and Semper Fidelis, Bleak Midwinter by a variety of singers, and 'Who will Buy' from Oliver. I've listened to Bleak Midwinter about a dozen times, as we are playing a great arrangement of ... email conversations with this author, she is incredibly sweet, too.)
In the Bleak Midwinter (Corrine May; yes, better than Sarah) The text for this is very moving. ...
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... If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him - I give Him my heart.
~from “In the Bleak Midwinter†by Christina Rossetti
Christmas is upon us. The next 23 days will spin by in a flurry of activity and render us exhausted and 7 pounds heavier. What a bleak, dismal thought. Is that all there is to this holiday season? Yes, if that's what we are out ...
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... ) When a Child is Born - When A Child Is Born
04 (3:10) Amazing Grace - Amazing Grace
05 (3:31) The First Noel - The First Noel
06 (3:12) In The Bleak Midwinter - In The Bleak Midwinter
07 (3:45) Pie Jesu - Pie Jesu
08 (4:44) A Spaceman Came Travelling - A Spaceman Came Travelling
09 (3:49) O Come All Ye Faithful - ...
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While all its cast experience doubts about the project, In the Bleak Midwinter ultimately affirms the relevance of Shakespeare in two ways. First, it uses the script of the play as a way of reflecting and resolving conflicts in the cast's offstage ... road, a bit of a tricky business."
-Emma Smith, "Branagh's In the Bleak Midwinter and Hamlet."
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... I suggest searching the rest out over on the Hype Machine. Thanks and enjoy.
November Mix
01. Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
02. Rue Royale - Snow On Snow (The Bleak Midwinter)
03. Clare And The Reasons - You Got Time
04. Blind Pilot - One Red Thread
05. Nataly Dawn - The Book Of Love (The Magnetic Fields Cover)
06. ...
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... which I have decide to call a "Branaghthon". I will be watching. " Much ado about nothing", "Dead again", "In the bleak midwinter" and "How to kill your neighbours dog". The Irish one is not in Midwinter but he did write and direct it and it's awesome and s funny, but sadly has never been given ...
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