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Thread #28557   Message #358119
Posted By: GUEST, Blackcatter
15-Dec-00 - 11:40 PM
Thread Name: Favourite Christmas songs (non-religious
Subject: RE: Favourite Christmas songs (non-religious
Greetings all

My fav: listed above is Mr. Grinch - I love watching the kiddies faces light up when I do a solo of that during our Folk Ensemble visits to stores and hospitals and such - The sheer fact that an adult in public is singing that is frequently astounding to them.

On the obscure song - I love "St. Stephen's Day Murders" from the Chieftains on their more or less Xmas album - sung by Elvis Costello. If you haven't heard it, get the lyrics - I think their here - and follow along with the "Living Elvis".

Also - Some of us Pagans feel sorry for the Christians this time of year - they only get to celebrate a past event (the birth of the SON GOD), yet on Yule, we get to celebrate a happening event every time (the re-birth of the SUN GOD). I encourage any one who would like to help to stay up on the 21st (Yule) and help the sun come up in the morning. Where I work, I'm lucky enough to be able to take the 22nd as a religious holiday.

Pax yall,