Category Archives: Holidays

12 Days of Christmas Hymns – What Sweeter Music

by Elizabeth Posted on December 24, 2010

If you listen to just one of the songs I’ve featured here over the past few days, I hope that it is this one. This is one of my new favorite Christmas hymns. Composed by John Rutter and featuring the … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Christmas Hymns – What Child Is This?

by Elizabeth Posted on December 23, 2010

Another traditional English tune, this one using the lyrics written many centuries later. I’ve always loved this song, but when I researched the lyrics I realized that I’ve never heard or known about the fourth stanza. Maybe I just wasn’t … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Christmas Hymns – In the Bleak Midwinter

by Elizabeth Posted on December 22, 2010

Since I was a teenager I have been a fan of the work of Christina Rossetti. Her poem Remember remains one of my favorites. It really spoke to me when I was 14. That was the year that I tried … Continue reading →

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