Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas! :)


Yes, I am agnostic.
But as you see my family and I do love to celebrate Christmas our way - joyful and without any hectic.

Indeed, when thinking of you having such wonderful days as we are allowed to live I do feel happy for you. :)

Thus:

Merry Christmas to you and the yours!

And what would Christmas be without wonderful music.

As most of you would not understand the original German version by Josef Mohr (1816) I thought you might like to listen "Silent Night" in Gaelic. :)

And as it was not on his list, the following song I dedicate to a very special Yorkshireman living in Russia:

May you decide, which version you like best. Here's to you, James! :)

The "Ave Maria" by Mario Lanza, (in the film "The Great Caruso), by Luciano Pavarotti, (Christmas 1975 in Notre Dame) and by Sarah Brightman.

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10 comments:

  1. Sean, I loved listening to Silent night and Ave Maria. What a lovely and sentimental post. Wishing you and your family a joyous festive season.
    Cheers
    :)

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  2. Lovely pic. I'm agnostic too and feel much as you do. Buon Natale, Sean.

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  3. Ardent,
    lovely you enjoyed the music. And thank you very much for your good wishes. Sláinte! :)

    Welsh,
    mille grazie per la tua auguri. Buon Natale anche a te e Simi. :)

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  4. Merry Christmas Sean, and to your family. Lovely posting..))

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  5. Well I'm Catholic, but I'm not a Xmas fan. I like the time off.

    Oh, and the sales.

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  6. Hans,
    thanks a lot. May the snail bring you loads of long handwritten letters. :)

    Crushed,
    no news for a reader of yours.
    Birmingham winning 3:0 surely completed your contentment. :)

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  7. Guten Tag Sean,

    From me, too, best wishes for the next year.

    I was listening to Enyia's "Stille Nacht" in Gaelic. Splendid. We have several recordings from her and I always thought that she is a great musician in every respect. Thanks for sharing this.

    Cheers
    Georg

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  8. Georg,
    thank you very much.
    May 2008 bring lots of health, joy and inspiration to a tiny village in France which is / ought to be known as the world's navel. :)

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