4 days till Christmas

4 days till Christmas
December 21st
Movie of the day: Miracle on 34th Street (old)
For a long time I didn't know weather I liked the old version or the 90s version better. When ever I watch one or the other I wonder where some of my favorite scenes went. In the older version they bring in bags and bags of mail and in the new version they bring in a reindeer. I now enjoy each for their own merits and watch both every year.

Christmas Carol of the day:
OH Little Town of Bethlehem
http://www.christmas-carol-music.org/Lead_Sheets/OLittleTown_Louis.html


Christmas Trivia
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What is the Origin of Holiday Carols?
In 1847, the music for "O Holy Night" was written by French composer Adolphe-Charles Adam, who also wrote the ballet Giselle. Now a mainstay for church celebrations and carolers, the song was first denounced by church authorities for its "lack of musical taste and total absence of the spirit of religion." The English words to the song were translated from French by American clergyman John Sullivan Dwight.
In 1857, James Pierpont, musical director at his brother's Unitarian church, was inspired to write a song about the rollicking sleigh races he watched as a young man. "Jingle Bells" was first published as "One Horse Open Sleigh," and though it was well liked from the beginning, it really took off when the Hayden Quartet recorded it in 1902.
Pastor Phillips Brooks wrote the words to "O Little Town of Bethlehem" in 1867, recalling the view of Bethlehem from the hills of Palestine at night. His church organist, Lewis Redner, added the music so that the children's choir could sing the song. The song "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" is usually considered anonymous, but some people claim that it was written by Wilf Carter, also known as country singer Montana Slim.
http://christmas.howstuffworks.com/games/christmas-trivia6.htm

Here is a little taste of some Christmas music the way I like it. Enjoy!

Watch this kid shred!