By CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE Read it aloud! After all these years, this is still one of the great read-aloud poems. I used to know the entire poem by heart. Now, I remember about half of it and need reminders from… Read More ›
Day: 12/24/2022
THE END OF CHANUKAH AND TODAY IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE
It’s nice when the two holiday conjoin or overlap. Tonight was the final night of Chanukah and tomorrow, Christmas Eve. So if you’re celebrating anything, have a great holiday weekend! Happy Chanukah! May your dreidels win you more chocolate (wrapped… Read More ›
AN OUTBREAK OF PEACE – CHRISTMAS 1914
The Christmas truce (German: Waffenstillstand; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front during the Christmas season of 1914. During the days leading to Christmas, German and British soldiers left their trenches… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS YET TO COME
My Top 10 Christmas Songs – Young Artists Edition – Rich Paschall From the time your Halloween pumpkin turned to mush on your front porch until now, Christmas music has been playing everywhere. As we have noted on past Top… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 