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In The Bleak Midwinter

28th December 2025 Swiss Bob 0

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  

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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

25th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022   OldTrout  

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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

22nd December 2025 Going Postal 0

O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Rod of [more…]

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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

25th December 2024 OldTrout 0

Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022   OldTrout  

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Silent Night (Stille-Nacht-Kapelle)

24th December 2024 OldTrout 0

The Silent Night Chapel (Stille-Nacht-Kapelle) is located in the town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg in the Austrian province of Salzburg, and is a monument to the Christmas carol Silent Night and its librettist, Joseph Mohr [more…]

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The celebration of nine lessons

26th December 2023 Going Postal 0

The celebration of nine lessons and carols was originally devised by the then Bishop of Truro as a means of getting people out of drinking houses and into church on the evening of Christmas Eve. [more…]

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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

25th December 2023 OldTrout 0

Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. One of Caroline’s favourite carols: In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022   OldTrout  

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Silent Night (Stille-Nacht-Kapelle)

24th December 2023 OldTrout 0

The Silent Night Chapel (Stille-Nacht-Kapelle) is located in the town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg in the Austrian province of Salzburg, and is a monument to the Christmas carol Silent Night and its librettist, Joseph Mohr [more…]

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Silent Night (Stille-Nacht-Kapelle)

24th December 2022 OldTrout 0

The Silent Night Chapel (Stille-Nacht-Kapelle) is located in the town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg in the Austrian province of Salzburg, and is a monument to the Christmas carol Silent Night and its librettist, Joseph Mohr [more…]

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