Midweek Musing 12/28/2022 - The O Holy Night Controversy
I love music. All kinds of music. I especially enjoy music that tells a story and whose lyrics have meaning. Now don’t get me wrong I enjoy just plain fun music too. However even though “boom chicka pow wow shoo bop woo” is fun – it isn’t exactly lyrically a life changing narrative. I also enjoy the stories behind songs. For example, the classic Village People song YMCA is about the actual New York City YMCA which has dorm style housing for short stays that includes a meal. K
Midweek Musing 12/21/22 - The Story of the Christmas Spiders
I love little, short stories and legends especially those that center around Holidays and Holy Days. Recently I ran across one I never had read before. What caught my eye was a picture that was with the story. The picture was of a Christmas Tree from probably the 1970s or 1980s and it was covered with metallic-looking silver and gold tinsel. I remember that decoration trend. That stuff got everywhere. You could not vacuum it up as it clogged the Hoover, Sensotronic Upright El