[Magdalen] Carols/music?

Grace Cangialosi gracecan at gmail.com
Sat Nov 11 21:10:02 UTC 2017


Oh Noooooooo......

> On Nov 11, 2017, at 3:30 PM, cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> 
>  
>  
> It's all a melange to some congregations in the non-Anglican setting.  I remember being with
> my family in NW Wisconsin for a Christmas Day worship service in the family Methodist
> church.  
>  
> One of the local dentists was playing organ for the service.  He simply brought
> into the church his own Hammond Organ (remember those?), since he was most comfortable
> with it.  He began the prelude at the service start with a very jazzed up version of
> "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas."  I started to giggle uncontrollably,  which the jabs into
> my ribcage via my Aunt Helen were finally able to stop before I caused a general stir.  
>  
> The rest of the Christmas worship went downhill from that memorable start.
>  
> I was sore from repeated giggles by the time we got back home.  It was a mystery
> to my family what was so funny.  The concluding "hymn" was "Rudolph the Red
> Nosed Reindeer."
>  
>  
> David S.
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> In a message dated 11/11/2017 2:23:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, mjl at ix.netcom.com writes:
> 
>  
> it's obvious your congregation understands the difference. And I applaud your 


More information about the Magdalen mailing list