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HOMEWARD BOUND — Nox Arcana
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I am grateful to have always been blessed to be At Home and Welcome, almost wherever I’ve been. I am also grateful to have always had a HOME at Christmas time. I have spent Christmas Day in several different places that I have lived. Here is a list of the cities, towns, or nearest towns in which I have spent Christmas. This is not in any kind of order as some places saw many Christmas and a few only one, and others several.
Lakeland, Florida
Punta Gorda, Florida
Yulee, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Panama City, Florida
Hilliard, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Quincy, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Sopchoppy, Florida
Crawfordville, Florida
Lakeview, Oregon
Mapleton, Oregon
Great Falls, Montana
San Jose, California
Blue Ridge, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Huntsville, Alabama
Urawa, Japan
And now 15 Christmases in a row (minus one) right where I am now . Some Christmases were in different parts of the same community, and some were several years in one place. And in some cases HOME changed places a few times in the same year before Christmas. This is just a list of Christmas venue. I didn’t live in two of these named places, but all are or were HOME, and I was an actual resident everywhere else.
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OICHE CHIUIN —- Enya
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VENI VENI EMMANUEL — Nox Arcana
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O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL – ADESTE FIDELES — Celtic Woman
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CANTIQUE DE MOEL —- Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo
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THE NATIVITY — THE BIBLE (2013) soundtrack— Hans Zimmer — Lisa Gerrard — Lorne Balfe
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CAROL OF THE BELLS / GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN— Taras Umrysh –New Hope Church band and Orchestra
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IS THERE A PLACE FOR US — THE NATIVITY STORY Soundtrack — Mychael Danna
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LITTLE DRUMMER BOY —- apocalyptica
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU BEAUTIFUL THEMISTS
Bear: HOME FOR CHRISTMAS https://bearspawprint.wordpress.com/2013/12/24/music-themes-home-for-christmas/
Eva: JOYEUX NOEL http://47whitebuffalo.wordpress.com/2013/12/25/music-theme-for-25-december-joyeux-noel/
Collaborator, Our newest themist is Kate: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS http://sincerelykaterz.wordpress.com/2013/12/25/home-for-the-holidays/
Willow: HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE http://willowdot21.wordpress.com/2013/12/24/happy-christmas-every-one/
Deborah chose our December 25 theme “Home For the Holidays” : http://myriad234.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/home-for-the-holidays-music-theme-for-december-25/
Johnny: http://johnnyojanpera.wordpress.com/
D.S. Nelson:
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By the way, I love your list of all the places you’ve spent Christmas. So impressive! Mine wouldn’t be quite as long, but the sleeping arrangements on some Christmas would be interesting to report. I might have to do that sometime. I’ve been stranded on Christmas Eve several times because of my work.
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Collaborator’s comment?
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No, Collaborator did comment about it. But now this is my comment. I’ve had many more Christmases than Collaborator, and I’ve been separated from my family on Christmas because of a combination of weather and work. So I’m thinking that your list of where you’ve spent Christmas might inspire something similar for me at some point. 🙂
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I do think it’s interesting that both Collaborator and I latched onto that list. She and I have some interesting similarities. Thankfully, we have many differences, too. 🙂
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Hmmm. None of my babies are too similar to me. I had all boys. Babies…. boys. Ha! The youngest is 20, the oldest is 41.
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Kate has three older brothers. The oldest is 35, and she’s the youngest at 26.
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🙂
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I should like to read whatever you write, when you are at pause large enough to allow you to compose your idea and memories into an essay … or something. My list is not in chronological order, if it were I would have to list some places several times, with others in between. I have been “snowed in” but snowed in at home, not at , or once it was too icy (almost no snow) to even walk up a mountain that no way could the car climb , but that was a couple of days before Christmas and we did get there that same day, and then stayed put. 🙂 Can’t wait to read you stories of the cascading circumstances and how you coped. 🙂
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Thanks, Bear! It’s nice to have a waiting audience for some of my ramblings. I’m currently finishing an essay that I’m using to teach essay writing about the choice I made between making quilting or piano my hobby of choice in Taiwan. I love that when I write, I learn things about myself that I wasn’t conscious of. That’s one of the cool things about writing that I have yet to get my students to grasp. There is an overemphasis on grammar and vocabulary here which makes it hard for me to help them excavate real ideas and find the things they’re passionate about. But I will continue to swim against the current. 🙂
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Beautiful.
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I really enjoyed that rendition of Adeste Fideles! Such clear and rich voices! Nox Arcana is great! Everything is great. And I will admit, having this music to listen to made working on my semester grading much more pleasant. Maybe the students’ will even benefit by a point or two because of my enhanced mood. 🙂
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🙂 Will testing for the new texts be standardized? Think how easy, but boring that would be,
I play music via the computer while I do other things, too. 🙂
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Unfortunately, I have no say over it, so yes, they are standardized. It’s easy for scoring, but not so much in creating the tests. That process has a whole other set of conventions to follow, and yours truly has to oversee the process. 😦 Can’t wait until next year when I run away from all of this.
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Look what I just found, and please note the name of the album:
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Thanks, Bear! This is awesome! It’s an amazing rendition of We Three Kings. And the album title sent me out searching. See what I found! I am having an hour of pure bliss. 🙂
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🙂
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I love Nox Arcana. Surreal. I hope you all had a great time together. Happy new year! -J
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And you also 🙂 🙂
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I didn’t realize you’ve spent the holidays at so many different places! Mine have mostly been spent in Reese, Michigan with a couple exceptions like my current hometown. Homeward Bound was really pretty! I’ll be sure to listen to the others a little later on 🙂
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Here’s my post if you (or the others) are interested: http://sincerelykaterz.wordpress.com/2013/12/25/home-for-the-holidays/ Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas Kate! Lovely Gravatar picture 🙂 I especially liked the Christmas in Sarajevo clip. Thanks for joining in 🙂
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My son who’s not even 3 yet took that picture– I just had to utilize it. And I’m sure I’ll just have to join in again 😉
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🙂
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Have a Merry Christmas!
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Thank you. And you also.
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Hi Bear.
Merry Merry Christmas Yule Saturnalia and all ‘holy’ holly else possible.
Enya’s Silent Night is lovely. Thank you.
Wishes for peace and love all around.
Enjoy your hearth and loved ones. 🙂
namaste, mi amiga..
Eva
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And to you also …..
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Reblogged this on fredtroy.
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Thank you for the reblog. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.
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