Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Saturday, December 10, 2016
David Archuleta - My Little Prayer - #LIGHTtheWORLD David Archuleta David Archuleta
David Archuleta - My Little Prayer - #LIGHTtheWORLD
Friday, December 9, 2016
Casey Crime Photographer Santa Claus Of Bums Boulevard 1947 OTR HALLOWEENHOLIDAZE OTR HALLOWEENHOLIDAZE
Casey Crime Photographer Santa Claus Of Bums Boulevard 1947
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Boston Blackie Christmas Where Oh Where Has Mary Gone 1947 OTR HALLOWEENHOLIDAZE OTR HALLOWEENHOLIDAZE
Boston Blackie Christmas Where Oh Where Has Mary Gone 1947
Monday, December 5, 2016
Dragnet A .22 Rifle For Christmas 1949 OTR HALLOWEENHOLIDAZE OTR HALLOWEENHOLIDAZE
Dragnet A .22 Rifle For Christmas 1949
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Lights Out Christmas Uninhabited 1937 OTR HALLOWEENHOLIDAZE OTR HALLOWEENHOLIDAZE
Lights Out Christmas Uninhabited 1937
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Saturday, December 21, 2013
What Child is This? (Greensleeves)
Published on Dec 21, 2013
Ain improvised performance of "What Child is This?" on the piano by myself. Respectfully dedicated to MissMagicPiano. ;-) I hope she will like it! :-)
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"What Child Is This?" is a popular Christmas carol with lyrics written in 1865. At the age of 29, English writer William Chatterton Dix was struck with a sudden near-fatal illness and confined to bedrest for several months, during which he went into a deep depression. Yet out of his near-death experience, Dix wrote many hymns, set to the traditional English tune "Greensleeves," and retitled as "What Child Is This?" - Wikepedia.
*** What child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary's lap is sleeping, Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;1 Haste, haste to bring Him laud,2 The babe, the son of Mary!
2. Why lies He in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian, fear: for sinners here The silent Word is pleading.3 Nails, spear shall pierce him through,4 The Cross be borne for me, for you;5 Hail, hail the Word Made Flesh,6 The babe, the son of Mary!
3. So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh; Come, peasant, king, to own Him!7 The King of Kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him!8 Raise, raise the song on high!4 The virgin sings her lullaby.9 Joy! joy! for Christ is born, The babe, the son of Mary!
— Lutheran Service Book
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"What Child Is This?" is a popular Christmas carol with lyrics written in 1865. At the age of 29, English writer William Chatterton Dix was struck with a sudden near-fatal illness and confined to bedrest for several months, during which he went into a deep depression. Yet out of his near-death experience, Dix wrote many hymns, set to the traditional English tune "Greensleeves," and retitled as "What Child Is This?" - Wikepedia.
*** What child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary's lap is sleeping, Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;1 Haste, haste to bring Him laud,2 The babe, the son of Mary!
2. Why lies He in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian, fear: for sinners here The silent Word is pleading.3 Nails, spear shall pierce him through,4 The Cross be borne for me, for you;5 Hail, hail the Word Made Flesh,6 The babe, the son of Mary!
3. So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh; Come, peasant, king, to own Him!7 The King of Kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him!8 Raise, raise the song on high!4 The virgin sings her lullaby.9 Joy! joy! for Christ is born, The babe, the son of Mary!
— Lutheran Service Book
Friday, December 20, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Christmas Traditions in Mexico - Posadas and Nativity Scene Las Posadas and Nativity Scene - Mexican Christmas Traditions
Sunday, 15 December 2013
http://tenekmaple.blogspot.com/2009/12/las-posadas-and-nativity-scene.html
Christmas Traditions in Mexico - Posadas and Nativity Scene
Las Posadas and Nativity Scene - Mexican Christmas Traditions
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| Mexican Nativity Scene - Nativity Scene Exhibition - Virreinato Museum in San Luis Potosi - Photo: Casa Las Margaritas |
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| Nativity Scene Exhibition Virreinato Museum in San Luis Potosi - Courtesy Casa Las Margaritas |
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| Mexican Nativity Scene - Nativity Scene Exhibition Virreinato Museum in San Luis Potosi - Photo: Casa Las Margaritas |
Posadas can be organized by families, friends, neighbors, churches, companies, etc. The following is the program of the Posadas organized by the Church in Barra de Navidad where everybody is welcome to participate.
Traditional Mexican Posadas in Barra de Navidad barrio "San Felipe de Jesus", Jalisco, Mexico
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| Poinsettia, Christmas flower, Cuitlaxochitl or Nochebuena is a flower or Mexican Central American origin |
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| Devil figure in Nativity Scene - Nativity Scene Exhibition Virreinato Museum in San Luis Potosi - Photo: Casa Las Margaritas |
Visiting Barra de Navidad? Stay at Casa Las Margaritas
Las Posadas Mexico’s Christmas Tradition
By Neal Erickson
Posada in Spanish can mean inn, lodging, shelter, boardinghouse, home, etc., depending on
context. Traditionally in old Mexico, when people were traveling, at the end of the day they
would seek a place to spend the night out of the elements. When no inns or hotels were
available, travelers would seek “posada” in private homes, asking for their hospitality and
kindness and sometimes receiving a meal with the resident family. Often they simply slept
on the floor. As the population became converted to the Roman Catholic faith by the Spanish
Conquistadors, a tradition developed based upon the Biblical story of Joseph and Mary
arriving in Bethlehem on the eve of Jesus Christ’s birth.
context. Traditionally in old Mexico, when people were traveling, at the end of the day they
would seek a place to spend the night out of the elements. When no inns or hotels were
available, travelers would seek “posada” in private homes, asking for their hospitality and
kindness and sometimes receiving a meal with the resident family. Often they simply slept
on the floor. As the population became converted to the Roman Catholic faith by the Spanish
Conquistadors, a tradition developed based upon the Biblical story of Joseph and Mary
arriving in Bethlehem on the eve of Jesus Christ’s birth.
In neighborhoods (barrios, colonias) across Mexico, beginning on the 16th of December
you will find groups of friends participating in the tradition of “La Posada”. Each night for
nine nights, a different home is selected as the “Inn” for that evening, and the other participating
members of this group gather at another place and proceed through the streets to the
selected “Inn”. Sometimes they are carrying images of Joseph and Mary, and other times
they have two of their members dressed in costumes representing them. The hosts have
prepared their home for that night’s gathering, usually making tamales, ponche, atole and
other food and refreshments for the participants, a piñata with candy for the children, and
other festive decorations.
you will find groups of friends participating in the tradition of “La Posada”. Each night for
nine nights, a different home is selected as the “Inn” for that evening, and the other participating
members of this group gather at another place and proceed through the streets to the
selected “Inn”. Sometimes they are carrying images of Joseph and Mary, and other times
they have two of their members dressed in costumes representing them. The hosts have
prepared their home for that night’s gathering, usually making tamales, ponche, atole and
other food and refreshments for the participants, a piñata with candy for the children, and
other festive decorations.
The “travelers,” representing Joseph and Mary seeking a place to spend the night, begin to
sing outside the chosen host home. The traditional song has twelve verses that are sung back
and forth in a question/response format between the people outside and the people inside,
plus a final verse they all sing together as the travelers are finally invited into the host home.
The English translation is available online here:
http://gomexico.about.com/od/christmas/a/posada-song_2.htm
and the Spanish lyrics are also available through a link on that page.
sing outside the chosen host home. The traditional song has twelve verses that are sung back
and forth in a question/response format between the people outside and the people inside,
plus a final verse they all sing together as the travelers are finally invited into the host home.
The English translation is available online here:
http://gomexico.about.com/od/christmas/a/posada-song_2.htm
and the Spanish lyrics are also available through a link on that page.
It is said that the nine nights of Posada represent the nine months that Mary carried
Jesus in her womb, and also represents the nine days she and Joseph traveled to get
to Bethlehem. The final night of Las Posadas is Christmas Eve, referred to in Mexico as
Nochebuena.
Jesus in her womb, and also represents the nine days she and Joseph traveled to get
to Bethlehem. The final night of Las Posadas is Christmas Eve, referred to in Mexico as
Nochebuena.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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