[Magdalen] Sing We Now of Christmas.

[Ann Markle]

Hope all went well, Scott. George C. Scott's Scrooge is my very favorite.

On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 11:43 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In addition to "Beautiful Savior," their "Come, thou fount of every
> blessing" brings tears to my eyes.
>
> Please pray for my dear husband, who is again fighting with pneumonia. On
> top of this he takes on undeserved shame for "ruining Christmas" and the
> like, as we won't be attending his family's Christmas gathering, which is
> wonderful but also kept as a rock-solid tradition; his father in particular
> is a huge advocate of doing things the same way every year (not just
> Christmas, but summer visits to a B&B, staying in the same room on the same
> dates, etc.). I trust he will not receive any flack nor shame of any sort
> about this; if he does, something is seriously out of whack. I hope and
> pray that is not the case. He'll be putting all his energy into our
> attending 10 a.m. Mass in our church, and then we will rest at home. I'll
> keep him supplied with whatever he needs.
>
> I reminded him that our evening with a friend, enjoying Chinese food and
> George C. Scott's Scrooge, has already been a fine part of what will be a
> fine Christmas together.
>
> On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 10:33 PM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > I took the time this evening, since I'm not going to a Midnight
> Mass/Vigil
> > Liturgyto watch the L&C services from two small private PA colleges ,
> both
> > about 60miles to my west.  I must say I was surprised at the size and
> > expertise of thechoirs and school orchestras, and the sophisticated
> program
> > of seasonalchoral and instrumental music.  Having degrees from two large
> > (both well over40,000 students) state universities, I tend to overlook
> > these smaller schools.That's obviously a mistake on my part.  The schools
> > are Bucknell andSusquehanna Universities.
> > The third and final choral concert (there were no scriptural  lessons)
> was
> > from the famous Saint Olaf College at Northfield, MN with which I am
> > quitefamiliar.  The four Saint Olaf choirs participating are getting so
> > large, thatwith the full school symphony orchestra the entire assemblage
> > must be onthe order of 700 participants.  The basketball arena where
> these
> > concertsare held is getting too small for them even though they do
> several
> > identical
> > concerts each Christmas.  This was all well done, and ended with
> > theirtrademark "Beautiful Savior" arranged by F. Melius Christiansen.
> The
> > audience waits for this finale, and I can guarantee there isn't a dry eye
> > inthe crowd including me.  This has become sort of the "national" anthem
> of
> > theUpper Midwest.
> > This all puts me really "in the mood."
> > Tomorrow in the morning it's the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas.
> >
> >
> > David S.
> >
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>
-- 
Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
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