Category Archives: Holidays

Music of the day – I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Stella

Bing’s I’ll be home for Christmas (1943) Images are of US soldiers during the Christmas season of 1943.

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Music of the day – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Stella

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – White Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Stella

Written by Irving Berlin, and performed beautifully in the 1954 movie of the same name.

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Music of the day – The Little Drummer Boy

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Stella

Never MY favorite Christmas carol (probably because the year I learned it, our children’s church choir seem to always sing slightly flat) it is nevertheless a favorite of many. This is, in my opinion, one of the best versions.

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It’s cookie time!

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Stella

Do you have a favorite cookie? I tend to stick to bar cookies, like brownies or blondies (see killer recipe, below), but I also like peanut butter, spice, molasses, snickerdoodles … You get the idea. I like cookies!

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Music of the day – Mary, Did You Know?

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Stella
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Melania Trump Shares Christmas Spirit at Children’s Hospital

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Stella
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The President and First Lady light the national Christmas tree

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Stella
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Music of the day: Children, go where I send thee

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Stella
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Melania Trump and schoolchildren make gift bags at the Salvation Army

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Stella

Daily Mail ‘Everyone was expecting her to be very grumpy but she was actually very nice!’ Children at London Salvation Army serenade Melania Trump with ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ on last day of NATO tour

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