Christmas – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:35:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Sussin Family annual Christmas light display https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/sussin-family-annual-christmas-light-display/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/sussin-family-annual-christmas-light-display/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2018 01:01:06 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=54532 An evening pause: Halfway through this I was wondering if there really was a house amidst the display. There is. This was their 2017 display.

Hat tip Danae.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/sussin-family-annual-christmas-light-display/feed/ 2 No Strings A Cappella – Past Three O’ Clock https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/no-strings-a-cappella-past-three-o-clock/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/no-strings-a-cappella-past-three-o-clock/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:01:36 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49074 An evening pause: Though written as celebration of the birth of the baby Jesus, I think the lyrics really apply all newborns. As William Wordsworth said, we arrive “trailing clouds of glory.”

past three o’clock,
on a cold frosty morning,
past three o’clock,
good morrow masters all.

born is a baby
gentle as may be,
son of the Eternal
Father supernal.

mid earth rejoices
hearing such voices.
ne’ertofore so well
carolling nowell!

cheese from the dairy
bring they for Mary,
and, not for money,
butter and honey.

thus they: i pray you,
up sirs, nor stay you
till ye confess him
likewise and bless him.

Hat tip Edward Thelen.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/no-strings-a-cappella-past-three-o-clock/feed/ 0 The Holdman House decorated for Christmas https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-holdman-house-decorated-for-christmas/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-holdman-house-decorated-for-christmas/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2017 01:01:46 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=49062 An evening pause: From the youtube webpage:

The Amazing Grace Christmas House was located in Pleasant Grove, Utah and designed and programmed by Richard Holdman. A small little charity box placed in front of the display has raised more than $40,000 for the Utah Make-a-Wish Foundation. Thank you everybody for your support.

Hat tip Willi Kusche.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/the-holdman-house-decorated-for-christmas/feed/ 2 Ben Abraham and Guests – O come, O come, Emmanuel https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ben-abraham-and-guests-o-come-o-come-emmanuel/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ben-abraham-and-guests-o-come-o-come-emmanuel/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2016 01:01:52 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=43377 An evening pause: Recorded at The Thornbury Theatre, December 13, 2013. The guests are Jane Patterson, John Flanagan, Tash Parker and Wally De Backer.

In good will I — a secular humanist born a Jew — wish all of my Christian brethren a very Merry Christmas.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/ben-abraham-and-guests-o-come-o-come-emmanuel/feed/ 2 Kaylee Rodgers & Killard House Special School – Hallelujah https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/kaylee-rodgers-killard-house-special-school-hallelujah/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/kaylee-rodgers-killard-house-special-school-hallelujah/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2016 01:01:06 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=43374 An evening pause: As noted at the webpage where I found this video, “Kaylee Rodgers has autism and ADHD, but has been growing in confidence with every performance after starting to sing at the age of just three.”

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/kaylee-rodgers-killard-house-special-school-hallelujah/feed/ 6 Home Free – Angels We Have Heard On High https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/home-free-angels-we-have-heard-on-high/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/home-free-angels-we-have-heard-on-high/#respond Fri, 26 Dec 2014 01:01:12 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=32092 An evening pause: Hat tip Mike Nelson.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/home-free-angels-we-have-heard-on-high/feed/ 0 Iraqi government declares Christmas a ‘national holiday’ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/iraqi-government-declares-christmas-a-national-holiday/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/iraqi-government-declares-christmas-a-national-holiday/#comments Mon, 23 Dec 2013 16:13:29 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=26629 Good news: The Iraqi government has declared Christmas a ‘national holiday’.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/iraqi-government-declares-christmas-a-national-holiday/feed/ 4 An airline stages a magnificent “Christmas miracle” for hundreds of its customers. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-airline-stages-a-magnificent-christmas-miracle-for-hundreds-of-its-customers/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-airline-stages-a-magnificent-christmas-miracle-for-hundreds-of-its-customers/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:14:28 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=26372 Oh those evil capitalists: An airline stages a magnificent “Christmas miracle” for hundreds of its customers.

Watch the video. You will be glad.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-airline-stages-a-magnificent-christmas-miracle-for-hundreds-of-its-customers/feed/ 4 Israel to send medical aid after Nigeria attacks https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/israel-to-send-medical-aid-after-nigeria-attacks/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/israel-to-send-medical-aid-after-nigeria-attacks/#respond Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:54:45 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=14235 Israel to send medical aid to help Nigeria after the Islamic terrorist attacks there against Christians attending church on Christmas day.

Once again, the contrast between Islam and the western world is striking.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/israel-to-send-medical-aid-after-nigeria-attacks/feed/ 0 As the Pope calls for peace, Nigerian Islamists murder Catholics https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/as-the-pope-calls-for-peace-nigerian-islamists-murder-catholics/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/as-the-pope-calls-for-peace-nigerian-islamists-murder-catholics/#respond Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:13:11 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=14229 The contrast couldn’t be more striking: As the Pope called for peace today on Christmas, Islamist terrorists murdered Catholics in Nigeria.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/as-the-pope-calls-for-peace-nigerian-islamists-murder-catholics/feed/ 0 A man dressed up as a Christmas tree to protest the Christmas decoration ban at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-man-dressed-up-as-a-christmas-tree-to-protest-the-christmas-decoration-ban-at-the-staten-island-ferry-terminal/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-man-dressed-up-as-a-christmas-tree-to-protest-the-christmas-decoration-ban-at-the-staten-island-ferry-terminal/#respond Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:08:57 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=14208 Push-back: A man dressed up as a Christmas tree yesterday to protest the Christmas decoration ban at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-man-dressed-up-as-a-christmas-tree-to-protest-the-christmas-decoration-ban-at-the-staten-island-ferry-terminal/feed/ 0 Festive Mechanized Holiday Cat Accessories https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/festive-mechanized-holiday-cat-accessories/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/festive-mechanized-holiday-cat-accessories/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:01:35 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=9983 An evening pause: Some advice from engineers on how to prepare for the holidays.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/festive-mechanized-holiday-cat-accessories/feed/ 1 A Christmas Miracle. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-christmas-miracle/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-christmas-miracle/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:54:27 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=14057 A Christmas miracle.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-christmas-miracle/feed/ 1 An elementary school program which includes the singing of “Silent Night” will go on after Alabama school officials decided to ignore a complaint filed by a group that called the song “unconstitutional.” https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-elementary-school-program-which-includes-the-singing-of-silent-night-will-go-on-after-alabama-school-officials-decided-to-ignore-a-complaint-filed-by-a-group-that-called-the-song-%e2%80%9cuncon/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/an-elementary-school-program-which-includes-the-singing-of-silent-night-will-go-on-after-alabama-school-officials-decided-to-ignore-a-complaint-filed-by-a-group-that-called-the-song-%e2%80%9cuncon/#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:34:15 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=14001 Pushback: An elementary school program which includes the singing of “Silent Night” will go on after Alabama school officials decided to ignore a complaint filed by an anti-religion group that called the song “unconstitutional.”

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