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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 #6: Love

The last candle lit before Christmas Eve is the candle of love. Love is one of those words that loses meaning far too quickly. We love wives and we love video games. To top it off, it sounds like a … 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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Advent #4: Joy

Christmases in my late teens are some of my fondest feelings of my entire life. I feel odd talking about this time in life because I’ll end up talking about kittens, Rice Krispies, Care Bears, and babies to get my … Continue reading

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Advent 2009 #3:Peace

There’s no money in peace. We live in a world where the absence of peace means making a living for far too many. From a trillion-dollar world military complex, to drug companies, to health food stores, to ‘safe’ toy makers, … Continue reading

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