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Next-To-Last(ish) Day for Christmas Music

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Hello!

So. It’s Christmas Eve. (It’s also the first day of Hanukkah. So, Happy Hanukkah to any of you who celebrate that!)

But given that Christmas is tomorrow, that means there are about two days left to over-play Christmas Music before it becomes post-Christmas. (Ok, yeah. Not quite true, since the official holiday-day of the US is on the following Monday, and therefore you should be allowed to play Christmas music then. And I think a lot of people do play it over December. Still. Christmas is tomorrow.)

So, here’s a friendly reminder that the “Christmas Can-Can” exists.

Happy Christmas Eve!

Fun, Epic arrangements of Christmas Carols!

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So, I realize that I maaaay have been a bit “off” with when Christmas Music season started… I think I’ve previously protested it starting too early. In part, that’s because there are a LOT of WAAAAY overdone ones that get started way to early. So, this was probably the first time in a while I’ve been excited about Christmas music!

Anyway. I found a different arrangement of Carol of the Bells. Since it’s now December 1, and therefore an acceptable time for Christmas music by (pretty much) any standard, I thought I’d share it. Enjoy!

Another Christmas Music Reminder

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Greetings, readers!

As The Webmaster reminded us yesterday, it is now officially Christmas Music (and other Winter Holidays’ music) season. Thus, it is now reasonable to remind you of the existence of “Corde Natus Ex Parentis”, or “Of The Father’s Love Begotten”

Enjoy your Saturday.

National Turkey Pardon

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Greetings, readers!

I was examining traditions pertaining to the American Thanksgiving (which is tomorrow), and was reminded of a peculiar tradition. Apparently, every year the president “pardons” an official Thanksgiving turkey.

The White House has more information about this tradition. It is quite interesting!

Have a lovely Thanksgiving Eve.

Some Music for EASTER!

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Hi, Fluffsters!

HAPPY EASTER! THE LORD JESUS IS RISEN!

In honor of this Christian holiday, here are some great pieces to listen to:

A) The obvious one: Christ the LORD is Risen Today. One of my personal favorite arrangements is from the group “Glad”.

2) Another one, “Easter Song”, is also fairly obvious. Once more, “Glad” has done one of my absolute favorite versions of this.

And last, a favorite of mine from Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture. This one incorporates the tunes from some Orthodox Easter chants.

Enjoy! Happy Easter!

How DID St. Patrick’s Day get associated with mint?

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Hiya, Fluffsters!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

So, I have a question. Why are there so many associations with mint for this day? I mean, the mint oreos have the appropriate green, and (more importantly) Shamrock Shakes are mint flavored.

Why is that? If it’s the color, why not just green apple flavor?

I mean, seriously. If you Google “Is Ireland Known for Mint“, most of the results relate to currency.

So, I’m confused. But hey, what’s new?

Anyway, have a lovely St. Patrick’s Day!

Happy Leap-Day!

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Hiya, Fluffsters!

Happy Leap-Day! Today marks the first that Fluff has been around for.

So, in honor of that, here’s a quick list of ways to celebrate.

a) Do one more jumping-jack than usual. After all, what’s a leap-day without leaping?
2) Watch “Pirates of Penzance.” Trust me on this one.
iii) Write a petition for a leap-day-of-the-week, for every leap-year. It would be fun to have an extra day of weekend! (So, an 8-day week, once every four years.)

And that’s about what I have…

Anyway, enjoy this extra day of the year!

Seasonal Songs: “Christmastime”

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Hiya, Fluffsters!

Happy “Day after Christmas”!

I’m realizing there’s a less-commonly heard song in Churches stores and stuff that I totally forgot to slip into this series earlier, so I’m including it even though it’s a Christmas song and it’s no longer before Christmas. And sorry for that run-on sentence.

Anyway. I like this one primarily because the background singers (after you get to where the song actually starts, which is about two minutes in) sound a bit like bells. It’s kinda like carol of the bells, except that it’s not as commonly done and stuff.

Although the song itself is known as “Christmastime”, I think of it as “Ring Christmas Bells.” So, yeah.

Anyway. Have a lovely Saturday!

Seasonal Music: Fum Fum Fum

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Merry Christmas, readers!

I hope you have a lovely holiday.

In honor of Christmas, I found a very nice arrangement of another Christmas song, in a version that I had not previously encountered. It is a version of “Fum Fum Fum”.

I hope you enjoy it.