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Visiting family for Christmas affords the opportunity to keep the feast among both Mennonites and Catholics, the two branches of the Christian tradition

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  Every year since I launched this blog, I have called attention to some of my favorite Christmas music.  I did it a little bit this year, too,

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming - Relevant Radio

“Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming” presents a problem: It can be argued that the central rose metaphor of the song is about Jesus or Mary.

1. According to Billboard, this is the oldest English-language Christmas carol, dating back to the 1650s:A. “Silent Night”B. “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming”C. “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”D. “The Holly and the Ivy”Answer: C, “God Rest Ye Merry.” Read this article. I really like that song. And notice that no, it’s not “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen.” One of the most important commas in all of commadom...

It’s indeed that joyous time of year, as the Island Community Chorus’s annual holiday concert delights us at the Old Whaling Church on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 pm, and 3 pm on Sunday, Dec. 3. Given the vast array of pieces, I wasn’t surprised to hear from director William Peek that the group of […]

“Peppermint Pops: A Symphony of the Seasons,” featuring the University of Southern Mississippi Brass Ensemble and the Meridian Symphony Chorus, will kick off the holiday season at 7 p.m. Saturday

From the new-age offerings of George Winston, Kori Linae Carothers and William Ackerman to the jazziness of Vince Guaraldi’s classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” if you enjoy acoustic guitar and

Linda Ronstadt will help you ring in the holidays with a reissue of her 2000 holiday album. Merry Little Christmas is being reissued on CD and is also making it