A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-12-06....Christmas Music

GodBlessUSA

[GodBlessUSA]

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*Handel ~ Messiah ~ For Unto Us A Child Is Born

And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be to all the people: For, this day is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger.

* Bing Crosby~Silver Bells   *Bing Crosby ~ Do You Hear What I hear

* Josh Groban ~ O Holy Night    * Clay Aiken ~ Mary Did You Know

* Mannheim Steamroller~Carol Of The Bells  * MSteamroller~Pat A Pan

* Elvis ~ Blue Christmas   * Elvis ~ I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

* Vienna Boys Choir ~ Gloria   *Michael W Smith ~ Christmas Time Medley

* Emmylou Harris ~ Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem    *Handel ~ Halleluja

*Nat King Cole ~ The Christmas Song   *Andy Williams ~ Carol Of The Bells

*Ray Charles ~ Winter Wonderland    * DBC Choir ~ I Have Seen The Light

*Mannheim Steam Roller ~ Little Drummer Boy   *Natalie Cole ~ Caroling

* Classics of Christmas ~ Deck the Halls   * Bing Crosby ~ Silent Night, Holy Night

* Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & The London Symphony Orchestra ~ The First Noel

     *The Carpenters ~ I'll Be Home For Christmas* Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

* Barbara Mandrell ~ It Must Have Been the Mistletoe   * Sleigh Ride

* Whitney Houston ~ Joy To The World   * John Tesh ~ Homecoming

* Mannheim Steamroller ~ O Come Emanuel    * Jewl ~ Hark The Harold Angels sing

* Bing Crosby & David Bowie ~ Little Drummer Boy   * Josh Groban ~ Believe

* George Winston ~ The Holly and The Ivy   * Charlie Brown ~ Christmas Time Is Here

* Glenn miller ~ We Wish You A Merry Christmas

I hope you all enjoy the music! Thank you so very much Finest for picking songs. If you do not see your song, I apologize, unfortunately, there were a few songs I was not able to find.

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[Majie Purple]

Thanks Aqua! So nice!

[Majie Purple]

Hugs!

[GodBlessUSA]

I'm enjoying listening now. This is so lovely Aqua :)

[GodBlessUSA]

:)

[GodBlessUSA]

Thanks very much Luv :)
Hugs!

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi JustAmy :)
How are you this evening? I'm glad you will enjoy the music. :) How's the Christmas shopping going? I have so much to do. Is your daughter excited?

[GodBlessUSA]

:)

[Majie Purple]

Thanks for the collective Merry Christmas wish!
Same to you & yours!

[JustAmy]

I've been trying to do a little shopping every time hubby or I have to go into Fresno. Today, he had a dentist appt so he dropped me at the mall.

I need to spend a day cleaning so we can put our tree up. Sigh ..... I also need to wrap gifts that need to be mailed or delivered.

I'm hoping to finish by this weekend.

Marissa is really excited. She wants to know if Santa's reindeer are going to land on our roof. I told her they would probably land in the driveway since we have no chimney. Then she asked if he would just leave coal if we tried to stay awake and watch him.

Do you think she really believes in Santa at 7? I'm not sure.

[GodBlessUSA]

Funny, your question, I was just talking with my daughter at bedtime about this. She's older and said kids in her class still believe. So Marissa may still believe. Maybe the kids just like to believe. :)

My daughter figured it out early. She said, Mom why is Santa's wrapping paper the same paper you wrapped Grandma's gift in? LOL :) I guess I wasn't very good at covering it up, she figured it out not long after. In 2nd grade she looked for, found and peeked at the gifts I had hidden. ;)

[MEG33]

Thank you again,GeeBee
for creating such a beautiful Christmas Music thread.
I have enjoyed everyone's contributions so much,too!

[GodBlessUSA]

Thank you Meg,
I love seeing your images, you create such beautiful tables. :) I've enjoyed everyones posts so much too :)

[MEG33]

;) And I always love the threads you post..They are always beautiful! This is a real treat for the eyes and ears today!(You have me hooked on your bird pictures and visits to the beach,too.)

[GodBlessUSA]

Meg :)

[MEG33]

*Hugs*

[Billie]

GeeBee, I'm sorry to be so late getting here; your thread is just beautiful and the music you've linked is outstanding. I can never listen to streaming music, but would like to download a couple tomorrow if it's still available.

I especially love the main background you chose with the trumpet and Christmas decorations.

Will see you tomorrow for WWF - earlier I hope. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Billie :)
Thanks so much. I know it's a busy time of year. I'll keep the songs up till Christmas.

[.30Carbine]

Peter Larson wrote: “Despite our efforts to keep Him out, God intrudes. The life of Jesus is bracketed by two impossibilities: a virgin’s womb and an empty tomb. Jesus entered our world through a door marked ‘No Entrance’ and left through a door marked ‘No Exit.’”

Great lines! Thank you so much for these devotions, dear Mayor, and Merry Christmas/Happy Resurrection Day - advents both!

[The Mayor]

December 13, 2006

Money Talks

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READ: Luke 12:13-21

The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness. —1 Timothy 6:10

As I was driving home from the office, I saw a minivan proudly displaying a bumper sticker that read: “Money Talks: Mine Says Goodbye.” I think a lot of people can relate to that sentiment.

Much of our living is spent acquiring and using money, which doesn’t last. The stock market crashes. Prices go up. Thieves steal others’ goods. Things wear out and break down, requiring the acquisition and expenditure of more money to replace what has been lost. The temporary nature of material wealth makes it a poor bargain in the search for security in an insecure world. Money is much better at saying goodbye than it is at sticking around.

Nowhere does the Bible say it’s wrong to have money or the things that money can buy. Where we lose our way is when money becomes the driving purpose of our lives. Like the rich man and his barns (Luke 12:13-21), we end up pursuing the accumulation of things that eventually will be forfeited—if not in life, then certainly at death.

How tragic to live our entire lives, only to end them with nothing of eternal worth to show for our labors. To paraphrase Jesus’ words, it is much better to be rich toward God than to work for treasure that can’t last (v.21). —Bill Crowder

Let me hold lightly things of this earth;
Transient treasures, what are they worth?
Moths can corrupt them, rust can decay;
All their bright beauty fades in a day.  —Nicholson

Treasures in heaven are laid up as treasures on earth are laid down.

Bible in One Year:   Hosea 12-14; Revelation 4

[The Mayor]

I'm off to Albany!