FReeper Canteen ~ MERRY CHRISTmas, Troops! ~ 25 December 2015

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[Kathy in Alaska]

For Unto You Is Born This Day...
A Savior...Christ The Lord

Merry CHRISTmas, Troops!!

LUKE 2:1-20
King James Version (KJV)

1..And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

2..(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

3..And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

4..And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David)

5..To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

6..And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

7..And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

8..And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

9..And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

10..And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

11..For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

12..And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

13..And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

14..Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

15..And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

16..And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

17..And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

18..And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

19..But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

20..And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*

Merry Christmas!

[SandRat]

[ConorMacNessa]

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO
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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, my.

Merry Christmas!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...I love it!

Merry Christmas!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Good evening, My!
Come sit by the fire and have a beer!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

Merry CHRISTmas!

(((HUGS)))

[Publius]

Ms. B!!!

(GENTLE HUG & CHASTE SMOOCH)

Good to have you here. I have a lot of great stuff coming up tonight.

[ConorMacNessa]

I have been so tied up in last-minute preparations that I have not had an opportunity to do so. It will probably be Saturday before I can get to it.


"Nolaig Shona Dhuit!"

Merry Christmas To You And Yours!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ExTex...thanks for the great link for our
troops and veterans and all to enjoy!

Hope you had a wonderful Hanukkah!

[Publius]

BRAHMS: "LULLABY OF THE SPIRIT," Op. 91/2

Although it carries a late opus number, this is early Brahms before he grew the full face beard and exchanged his four pack a day habit for top-shelf Cuban stogies. It was written for the birth of the first child of Josef and Amalie Joachim. Josef was a long time friend and musical collaborator of Brahms, but unfortunately that marriage was headed for the rocks from the beginning.

It started with a Spanish Renaissance poem by Lope de Vega about the birth of Jesus translated into German by Emmanuel Geibel. Brahms set it for contralto with piano and viola accompaniment. While the contralto sings Brahms' musical line of Geibel's poem, the viola sings a completely different German Christmas carol under her as a counter-melody.

The video has both German and English subtitles.

Brahms: "Lullaby of the Spirit," Op. 91/2

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, SkyPilot.

Merry Christmas!

[left that other site]

That is really lovely.

[Publius]

Brahms was right up there with Schubert for setting German poems to songs.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, 3.

Merry Christmas!

[left that other site]

The Cello part in that reminds me of Berlioz...Harold in Italy.

Or maybe “Harold” reminds me of that! :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac....

[seekthetruth]

Sharing this message from a dear friend, as I always agree with her words. God Bless all our heroes, past and present.
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“That We Mattered To You As You Mattered To Us”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfp07-9YsKY

On This Christmas Eve and Every Single Day of the Year, To All Our Brave Men and Women Serving All Over The World, Please Know That You Matter To Us So Very Much!

On this Christmas Eve, and every night, please say a prayer for our Brave Warriors and their families. Until we provide to our Warriors a Commander-in-Chief worthy of leading them, I have resigned myself to the belief that the best way we can help and protect our most noble men and women is to pray for them.

And every chance you get, hug our Warriors and let them know that they MATTER TO YOU JUST AS MUCH AS WE MATTER TO THEM!

Merry Christmas To All Our Brave Men & Women & May God Keep you Safe Until You All Come Home!

My Special Thanks to LCDR Jeff Gilles for this beautiful poem!

With A Mother's Heart,

Beverly Perlson
The Band of Mothers
http://www.thebandofmothers.com/

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Prof!
(GENTLE HUG & CHASTE SMOOCH RETURNED)

Thank you!
It’s great to have YOU here, too!
Can’t wait to see what you have for us!

[Publius]

Viola, not cello.