This is a poem written by Christina Rossetti, set to music first by Gustav Holst in 1906 and then by Harold Darke in 1911.
This is by Darke :
Swiss Bob 2025
In The Bleak Midwinter
Arts
Bash 2024 Update
Bash in two two weeks. Full details on the forum here: Bash 2024 I’ll send out an email in the next couple of days re the Sunday lunch but feel free to email me your [more…]
Arts
The Curious Tale of Colonel Ellis & the Christmas Oranges
In 1908 Colonel William Verner Ellis (*) had long been retired from the British Indian Army and an adventurous & distinguished career playing “The Great Game”. His restless nature found him one grey winter’s day, [more…]
Christianity
Was Jesus a Refugee?
Over the Christmas holidays I heard many references to Jesus being a refugee. This happens most years, but this year it was given extra credence by the number of migrants trying to cross the Channel [more…]