A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-23-03....Finest's Collection of Christmas Music

Aquamarine

[Aquamarine]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Christmas is a time for Families, Fun, and Festivities!
A time of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time for Santa, stars, and singing carolers. A time for ornaments, gifts, and twinkling lights. Of sleigh rides, hot cocoa, and gingerbread cookies, but foremost it's the time of year to recognize the birth of Christ.

So now it's that time again! Time to get your favorite Christmas treats and hot cider or maybe some hot chocolate then sit back relax and enjoy listening to the Finest Collection of Christmas Music. ~ Aquamarine

Here for your entertainment is some Holiday Christmas Music. In the opener the emphasis is placed on the reason for the season - celebrating the Christ Child.

To hear all the different styles of music and Artists that range from Country to Classical just click on the song titles below. The lyrics to the songs have been included in case you'd like to sing along. There will be more of a variation of Christmas Music as the thread progresses, would also like to encourage anyone who knows how to post music to please join in. Hope you enjoy!

Angels we have heard on high,
Singing sweetly through the night,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their brave delight.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tiding did you hear?
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new-born King.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

See him in a manger lai
Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While we raise our hearts in love.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem
Shinning far through shadows dimmed
Giving the life for those who
long have gone on
Guiding the wise men on their way
Unto the place where Jesus lay
Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem shine on

Oh beautiful star the hope of light
Guiding the pilgrims through the night
Over the mountains 'till the break of dawn
Into the land of perfect day
It will give out a lovely ray
Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem shine on

Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem
Star of Bethlehem
Shine upon us until the glory dawn
Give us a lamp to light the way
Unto the land of perfect day
Oh beautiful star of Bethelem shine on

Oh beautiful star the hope, the grace
For the redeem of good and blessed
Yonder in glory when the crowd is one
Jesus is now the star divine
Brighter and brighter he will shine
Oh beautiful star of Bethlehem shine on

O come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold him
Born the King of Angels
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
Christ the Lord

Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultations,
Sing, all ye citizens of heav'n above;
Glory to God
Glory In the highest:
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
Christ the Lord

Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
Born this happy morning,
Jesus, to thee be glory given;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing:
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
Christ the Lord

O come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold him
Born the King of Angels
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
Christ the Lord

Joy to world, the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King.
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing

Joy to the world, the Saviour reigns;

Let men their songs employ,
While fields and floods,
rock, hills and plains,
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy

He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nation prove
The glories of His righteouness
And wonder of His love
And wonder of His love
And wonder of His love

May you have a Joyful Christmas!

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 12-22-03...Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

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[Aquamarine]

[Aquamarine]

Anthem For Christmas
by Michael W Smith

Click on the pic

[knighthawk]

Merry Christmas !!!

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Aqua.

[MEG33]

May God bless you this Christmas.Joy to the world.

[Pippin]

Hello everybody!

Hope everyone has a SUPER GREAT Christmas and New Year!

Happy Hanukkah to all the Jewish Freepers!

This will my last day to post on FR until 2004 as I am going to be off from work from 12/24/03 until 01/02/04.

YIPPIE!

Tomorrow I’m gonna see “The Return of the King” and then I’m going over to my parents’ house for Christmas Eve dinner and to open presents (a family tradition ever since I was a kid)

I need to make some wishes for all my Friends on FreeRepublic for this Christmas and for the coming year.

I wish everyone the happiest of Christmases and may God bless you all!

I wish 2004 will be a year a triumph and prosperity for each and every one of you. May this election year be a successful one for President Bush and for all good people running for office.

May all good Americans be celebrating victory on Nov. 2 this year.

May the terrorists be made small while true patriots become tall!

May God continue to bless President and Mrs. Bush; the Troops; All our elected officials; and all that post and lurk on Free Republic; and may God continue to bless America!

[Pippin]

Merry Christmas!

see post #6 :O)

[The Mayor]

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9

Confession to God always brings cleansing from God.

[Pippin]

See post #6 :O)

[The Mayor]

December 23, 2003

River Of Forgiveness

Read: 1 John 1:5-9

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9

Bible In One Year: 1 John 1-2

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According to Greek mythology, King Augeus owned a stable with 3,000 oxen. Their stalls had not been cleaned out for 30 years—hence our English word Augean, which refers to something exceedingly filthy from long neglect. Hercules, the mythical strong man, was commanded to clean the Augean stable in a single day.

When Hercules first saw the stable, he was dismayed by its size, filthiness, and stench. Then he noticed that it was located between two great rivers, the Alpheus and the Peneus. He put his great strength to work and diverted the rivers so they flowed through the building. Within a short time the stable was rinsed clean.

The story is a myth, of course, but myths by their very nature preserve the yearnings of the cultures that embrace and perpetuate them. The story reflects, I believe, our own longing for someone to wash from our lives the accumulated waste and filth of the years.

There is a powerful river of forgiveness that flows from the cross of Christ. No defilement, even though Augean, can withstand its cleansing flow. When we humbly confess our sins, all of our unrighteousness is washed away (1 John 1:9). We can be sure that our "sins, which are many, are forgiven" (Luke 7:47). —David Roper

Lord, give me courage to confess,
To bare my sinful heart to Thee;
Forgiving love You long to show
And from my sin to set me free. —D. De Haan

Confession to God always brings cleansing from God.

[Aquamarine]

Merry Christmas to you knighthawk!

[Aquamarine]

Good morning Aeronaut. Wasn't expecting to see that jet coming at me! Wow!

[Aeronaut]

Wasn't expecting to see that jet coming at me! Wow!

Holiday exuberance.

[Aquamarine]

Joy to the world indeed!

May God bless you and yours MEG, have enjoyed the time spent with you here this year. :)

[Billie]

Do you know how proud I am of you?! Your opening is beautiful, your pledge is beautiful, your Welcome post is beautiful.....and you are. :)

What a great thread to keep open, and to keep Christmas music flowing while we gather here today.

[FreeTheHostages]

[FreeTheHostages]

This is just *lovely*!! And most technologically advanced too . . . .

[FreeTheHostages]

Wow, I love the pledge graphic too. That's beautiful!

[Aquamarine]

Good morning Pippin!

Thanks for all the nice sentiments. May you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year, we'll miss you while you're away.

[Aquamarine]

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9

Good morning The Mayor, thank you for bringing us such good news today!