I am now on Christmas Break, and it is lovely! I hope you're all enjoying any time you have off, too.
This week's song is "Love Came Down at Christmas" by Jars of Clay, a band you may remember from last week's "Hibernation Day". I chose it because it beautifully articulates what Christmas is all about, and Christmas is on Friday! (You may have heard this song before, but I can guarantee you haven't heard it like this...unless, you know, you've heard this exact arrangement before.)
The words come from a poem written by Christina Rossetti (a name I really hope you associate with the poem "Goblin Market", which she wrote. If you haven't read it yet, get on it. Also, there's a luscious story based on it in Laini Taylor's Lips Touch which was a National Book Award finalist...I haven't gotten around to editing that review yet. But I recommend reading both it and the poem).
Enjoy!
Wishing you a Merry Monday and a joyful holiday season whatever you celebrate,
PS: Barring catastrophic events and freak baking accidents, there will be a review posted today. Yay!
4 comments:
Yeah, great song! :)
A merry christmas to you too. :)
Nina: Thanks!
Great song! I love Christina Rossetti, and her poem, Goblin Market. Her brothers were also fascinating. There were two weren't there?
Myrna: Thanks! I like her too--she's fun to do a little research on. (And I only know this because I had to last year, not because I have that much initiative on my own time.) I know she had at least one brother, but I've forgotten if she had more...Hold on, I'm Googling...Yep, two brothers, Dante and William. William tends to slip my mind.
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