OT: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

[bernmeister]

Title says it all.

Consistent with holiday tradition, I share this carol with you.
The lyrics are to a song in which a dreamer imagines a conversation with Archangel Gabriel about the first Christmas.

It is available below for non-commercial entertainment use to the viewer.
Anyone who has any question about this as a song and not just poetry form; or any other questions, please feel free to pm/start a conversation with me.

Merry Christmas to all; anyone observing any other holiday, appropriate holiday greetings and wishes to you as well

As they said in my generation, peace and love....
bernmeister
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Christmas Day, © 2010 by Bernhard Christian Helgason [a/k/a bernmeister].
All Rights Reserved.
Placed here by permission from the copyright holder to the HFB member, the same bernmeister. For non-commercial review purposes only.

I wonder, I wonder
Dreamed a thought that imagined and came from afar
(a)bout Jesus and Christmas and Bethlehem’s star
I say, I said
Who can tell me, what does it mean?
on redeeming mankind, God would be so keen
Then
I heard, I heard
Arc(h)angel Gabriel’s voice came alive
take heed what he said, this is no jive
He said
Yes there was a star, one never had been so such raised
til on that first Christmas, God’s name be thus praised.
It was pretty much like any other star, really...
Oh but from
high in God’s heaven
high in God’s heaven
high in God’s heaven
high in God’s heaven
oh so high in God’s heaven, earth saw this bright ray
Jesus was now born this first Christmas Day
I say, I said
wow, what a picture this puts in my mind
How serve I the Lord, Who to us is so kind?
And in reply, he said, “Remember”
And now, as always
Millennia later, it’s still Christmas Day, all of creation it pauses from play
Arc(h)angels and choir they lead us and pray
sing behold,
sing behold
sing behold now the Christ child
born with us this day
Then yes, I awoke Good Gabe he was gone
And so, and so
In closing I have just one thing to say
Remember this story
Remember this story
every Christmas Day​

This song, and others, available at my e-commerce platform, www.berntunes.com
ENJOY

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[Kane One]

Happy holidays everyone!

My menorah bong came just in time

 

[LokiDog]

Well… as most of you know, the girlfriend is expecting a baby, and we’ve been the very happy couple these 10 months we’ve been together, so I went ahead and proposed this evening. Merry Christmas y’all. At least there’s better things in our lives than the NY Rangers.

 

[Svenhart2008]

Well… as most of you know, the girlfriend is expecting a baby, and we’ve been the very happy couple these 10 months we’ve been together, so I went ahead and proposed this evening. Merry Christmas y’all. At least there’s better things in our lives than the NY Rangers.

Congratulations all around!

 

[Tob]

Everyone have a Merry Christmas or I delete my account

 

[bernmeister]

Well… as most of you know, the girlfriend is expecting a baby, and we’ve been the very happy couple these 10 months we’ve been together, so I went ahead and proposed this evening. Merry Christmas y’all. At least there’s better things in our lives than the NY Rangers.

Congrats

 

[bernmeister]

fyi all

on tcm checked out "Carol for Another Christmas" written by Rod Serling (no relation to former Rs defenseman of the 60s-70s, good defensively but with the slowest slapshot in recorded history).

It was a good take on the Dickens original for more modern times; hauntingly prophetic and relevant to today

worth a watch if you want a variation on a familiar theme

 

[EdJovanovski]

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

 

[LokiDog]

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

Poseur

Edit: it’s actually crazy between the height, hair and costume how similar Boyle and Rempe look. Here’s a fun throwback:

 

[DialUp]

I got covid late last week (probably from my brother) and then I gave it to my wife Sunday night. Well we missed every event so far, including her side's Christmas on Sunday, Christmas Eve tonight with my side, and possibly her parents tomorrow. Paxlovid helped. I finally went negative today and my wife was very faint positive, but her symptoms still persisted.

COVID. In 2024. And the Rangers suck. Congrats @LokiDog ! you are a maniac for marrying twice but god bless

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays (Hanukah, Kwanza, Festivus, etc.) to everyone here and their families.

Be appreciative of what you have and that the Rangers while important, is only a team we root for and not our health, wealth, careers, or families.

It was a tough year for many. Hopefully 2025 is much better.

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

Love this forum and it's all because you guys and gals all make it so awesome. Wishing you all the merriest Christmas and happy holidays to all!!


...and f*** the New York Rangers.