Category Archives: Holidays

Music of the day – Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Stella
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Music of the day – White Christmas

Posted on December 6, 2025 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 5, 2025 by Stella

Never MY favorite Christmas carol (probably because the year I learned it, our children’s church choir seemed 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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Music of the day – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Posted on December 4, 2025 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: Children, go where I send thee

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Stella

It will be our fifth Christmas without Kenny Rogers here on earth, but his music will always be with us!

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2025 Christmas Decorations at the White House

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Stella
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Music of the day: Do You Hear What I Hear?

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Stella

It’s time to enjoy Christmas holiday music! If you have any favorites, let me know, and I may include it in the daily music postings. At least one every day until Epiphany.

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Countdown to Christmas – Lights, Music, and Poetry

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Stella

This is the place to share your 2024 Christmas cheer! Here is my first entry: An oldie, but a goodie. Enjoy!

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President Trump and The First Lady Participate in the Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Stella
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1, 1, 2, 3 …; It’s Fibonacci day.

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Stella

WeeWeed just reminded me that this is one of Menagerie’s favorite days, so . . .   The Fibonacci sequence. Named for Leonardo of Pisa, popularly known as Leonardo Fibonacci. As Wikipedia explains it, in mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers, commonly … Continue reading →

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