Category Archives: Christmas

If Nothing Else, I’m Consistent

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Ray V.

Being an attentive, thoughtful husband isn’t always easy. One might think however, that the longer you are married and the older you get, the easier it might become. Not Always. My wife and I have gotten to the point, after … Continue reading →

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Role Reversal

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Ray V.

For the first time in the almost 13 years I have been blogging, I chose not to post anything on Christmas Day. Nothing serious about the Birth of Christ. No discussion of my two favorite Christmas songs, A Christmas Song … Continue reading →

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Chesterton On Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Ray V.

“When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?” -G K Chesterton

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Another Christmas (Eve) Tradition

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Ray V.

It’s just one of those songs that needs to be played on Christmas Eve.

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The Christmas Song That Isn’t

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Ray V.

From the Jethro Tull Christmas Album (2003). From Wikipedia: The Jethro Tull Christmas Album is the 21st studio album released by Jethro Tull, on 30 September 2003. This was the band’s last studio album for 19 years (until the release … Continue reading →

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Paradigm Shift

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Ray V.

I saw the meme below, posted by an old friend of my wife and I. Wise advice from a wise, successful woman.  I commented that I would be blogging this and will give her the credit. Thanks, Mary  

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Good Point

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Ray V.

I think Rick may be on to something here…. ”Why I Don’t Do Xmas Decorations”

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A Christmas Eve Reminder

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Ray V.

For me and many others, Christmas is a time of remembering. We remember the victories/defeats, relationships, (past-present, alive-dead),  . . . traditions and memories of Christmas’s now past. If all those memories were ever made into a song, it would … Continue reading →

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Sunday Pipes #48

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Ray V.

The 4th Sunday of Advent. We are almost There. Paul Fey with  an improvisation on “O Come, All Ye Faithful”.

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Innocent Simplicity

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Ray V.

One of the joys of my childhood was the predictability of certain things . . . Sunday dinners at my grandparents house,  going “down the shore” during the Summer and  A Charlie Brown Christmas on TV in December. Over the … Continue reading →

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