Cranbrook is Kate Rusby’s rendition of While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night from her album While Mortals Sleep. I love singing carols to alternate tunes, particularly the folk style tunes that invite congregational singing. I’m sure you know the words. As a bonus here’s another track from While Mortals Sleep. It’s called Home. A …
Yesterday Jozua was able to breathe without a tube and it seems his eyes were attracted to a video which was shown to him. There’s still a long, long way to go, but this was very encouraging news for his parents and siblings, along with all of us. At the end of such an exciting …
There’s been a lot of good carols sung today by lots of fine singers and congregations. But this rendition of The Wexford Carol by Alison Krauss accompanied by YoYo Ma is sublime. I’ve featured this before, but it’s worth hearing again and again. The lyrics. Consider well and bear in mind What our good God …
Walking briskly down the main street of Mount Gambier for a completely random reason. Glance in window of local party supplies shop ‘It’s A Celebration’. See mannequin dressed in ‘elf’ costume. Mention to my daughter ‘If I bought you that elf costume, would you wear it to our carols tonight?’ She replies ‘If you bought …
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