[Magdalen] Fwd: Our kind

[Lynn Ronkainen]

I'm not really sure about many years ago 30+ in regard to singing or hearing 
'Christmas Carols' during Advent, but after becoming more involved with the 
life and liturgy of TEC upon moving to Texas I was willingly indoctrinated 
to the concept that Christmas is CHRISTMAS (late night Dec 24 - Epiphany).

I get a large charge out of the largest Christian Radio Station (KSBJ) based 
in suburban Houston (with about 5 towers far and wide because of their 
audience reach) who have a tradition of playing Christmas songs/carols and 
only Christmas songs and carols beginning on Thanksgiving day and then 
stopping on Christmas day.

Lynn



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From: "M J _Mike_ Logsdon" <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 1:47 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fwd: Our kind

>>>>Just happens to be close to the same time I'm observing the season of
> Advent, preparing to celebrate the Feast of the Incarnation.<<<
>
> I like to remind those generally piss-offable in that regard, that 
> Christ's-mass doesn't begin until sundown on the 24th.  Until then, it's a 
> time of penitence and introspection.
>
> "But it's the Christmas season!"
> "Nope, not yet.  And you better toss out your chocolate calendar lest you 
> have even more to atone for."
> "You're just being a Scrooge!"
> "At least he knew his calendar."
>
> M J (Mike) Logsdon.
>
> "Aaugh[.]" -- Charles Brown.
> "Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.