Category Archives: Music

Lady Gaga killed the Video Star

Lady Gaga is changing pop music and culture. When she appeared in the mainstream with The Fame back in 2008, I thought she was just another weirdo who got all flashy for the camera, hot on the heels of every … Continue reading

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Good King Wenceslas

This is one of my favourite carols. It’s a favourite because in its verse you find the legend of the Saint Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia, better known in Czech as Svatý Václav. The act of giving and the miracle found … Continue reading

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Advent #5 – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, The Christmas Song.

This is one of the most emotive Christmas (-y) Songs out there. She was his girl; he was her boyfriend She be his wife; take him as her husband A surprise on the way, any day, any day One healthy … Continue reading

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O Come Emmanuel

Since coming to grips in my biblical studies with the implication of what a Jewish Messiah was to do and what they were to look like, and how Jesus both fulfilled and changed it, this has come to be one … Continue reading

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A simple song, with a good message

Sufjan Stevens, Put the Lights on the Tree Put the lights on the tree (Put them on the tree) Put the ribbon on the wreath (Put it on the wreath) Call your grandma on the phone (Call her on the … Continue reading

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