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Post by Vivienne on Dec 19, 2011 15:20:00 GMT
I like Annie Lennox and that Coventry Carol was beautiful. Have you heard of Mahalia Jackson? She sang O Holy Night and many other songs, I believe she was considered a gospel singer. My parents loved her music as well as opera so we had many records of Christmas music by Domingo, Pavarotti, Mario Lanza etc.
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Post by eolise on Dec 19, 2011 16:27:43 GMT
Annie Lennox rules.  |
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Post by antonia on Dec 19, 2011 21:14:14 GMT
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Post by aeromanda on Dec 19, 2011 22:03:21 GMT
This is our second Christmas tree Charlie Brown:  |
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Post by adrianmay on Dec 19, 2011 22:10:08 GMT
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SiljeMari
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Post by SiljeMari on Dec 19, 2011 23:40:31 GMT
This is our second Christmas tree Charlie Brown: I think that's the cutest Christmas tree I've ever seen, Aeromanda!! ;D Here in Norway we usually don't put up the Christmas tree before the 23rd  |
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Post by slfriend79 on Dec 20, 2011 3:55:51 GMT
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Post by antonia on Dec 20, 2011 10:24:13 GMT
I'd just like to wish everybody a very merry christmas and a happt new year.
I'm heading up to my mum's today and more than likely won't be able to get on a computer until I get back.
So have a good time, also if you can't be good be careful!!.
Love Antonia
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Post by slfriend79 on Dec 20, 2011 10:26:09 GMT
Merry Christmas, Antonia!  |
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Post by xjsarah on Dec 20, 2011 12:00:49 GMT
The original and best version of this song, and yet it's heard so rarely these days. Such a shame.  Thanks for posting it. |
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Post by pie on Dec 20, 2011 12:40:15 GMT
Merry Christmas, Antonia! I promise to be careful. |
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Post by aeromanda on Dec 20, 2011 16:38:39 GMT
Why thank you Silje! Antonia, hope you have an absolutely wonderful Christmas!  |
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Post by jacqui on Dec 20, 2011 20:00:03 GMT
Have a lovely christmas Antonia (or if you are reading this when you get back) Hope you had a lovely christmas Antonia ;D My daughter got this xmas card today....  ;D |
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Post by devil-may-care on Dec 20, 2011 20:10:06 GMT
Merry Christmas, antonia! And Happy New Year! I would like to be careful for the holidays, but I may end up being good after all. Oh well.  Aeromanda, that is a fabulous Charlie Brown Christmas tree!! ;D ;D What does your new little kitten think of it? ;D |
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Post by aeromanda on Dec 20, 2011 20:29:23 GMT
Thank you. My kitten didn't think anything of it at all. He's still to preoccupied with the big tree. But my 3 year old cat Binky was rather enchanted by the shiny red ball. We caught her twice preparing to jump from the arm of the couch to the table that the Charlie Brown tree is on. We managed to stop her both times thank goodness. I don't think the table could have stood her weight; she is quite large especially in the tummy area. |
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Post by devil-may-care on Dec 20, 2011 20:47:17 GMT
Our two are 7 1/2 years old, and today was the first time that one of them put their paws up on the limbs. I have no idea what he was thinking of doing, but I nipped it in the bud. Now chewing on the tree is a completely different story. |
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Post by adrianmay on Dec 20, 2011 22:33:08 GMT
Our two are 7 1/2 years old, and today was the first time that one of them put their paws up on the limbs. I have no idea what he was thinking of doing, but I nipped it in the bud. Now chewing on the tree is a completely different story. Ah yes. I remember what it was like to clean up puddles of cat puke under the tree every morning because the cats had been nibbling the needles whilst we slept. Our dog, a girl, thankfully doesn't even look twice at the tree. |
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Post by dit on Dec 20, 2011 23:00:39 GMT
I have a sneaking feeling that there will be a loud crash at some point over the holiday as the Christmas tree plummets through the glass-topped coffee table.
Senior cat, who is clearly stupid, went on the table and started eating the tree soon after I put it up today. The tree is made of plastic and fibre-optic shimmerlights.......she seems particularly keen on the fibre-optics. I've just had to put out a floral arrangement that she kept eating. This is an elderly cat with liver failure, who really should know better.
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 21, 2011 0:21:00 GMT
I had to stop the tinsel years ago because of finding in the cat box.
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Post by xjsarah on Dec 21, 2011 1:19:09 GMT
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Post by slfriend79 on Dec 21, 2011 1:33:07 GMT
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Post by dit on Dec 21, 2011 1:59:24 GMT
The first one and third one had me laughing helplessly. Thank you, XJS! |
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 21, 2011 2:24:56 GMT
Those are hilarious. Anyone with a cat knows the danger around Christmas!
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Post by aeromanda on Dec 21, 2011 15:29:50 GMT
Those were so cute! The first one reminded me of my cat Mr. Rhett who passed away from diabetes. He was so smart. He used to take the glass balls off the tree very carefully. Then he would roll them across the living room, down the hall, to the cellar door and then he would whap the ball really hard and watch as it rolled down the cellar steps and smashed at the bottom. When we first discovered the broken glass at the bottom of the cellar stairs we couldn't figure out how it got there. When it happened again, we had our suspicions but then one day I caught Mr. Rhett in the act. I had to watch him to see what he was doing and I couldn't believe it. It was a mess to clean up but I was astounded at how clever he was. Needless to say, we moved all the breakable ornaments higher up on the tree where he couldn't reach them. He was quite a large (ok - fat) cat and disinclined to climb the tree. How sweet of him. It is nice when the other half puts thought into a gift like that. |
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Post by devil-may-care on Dec 21, 2011 16:13:27 GMT
My Christmas tree! Lit  Unlit  Finally! Phew! ;D |
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Post by SiljeMari on Dec 21, 2011 16:41:22 GMT
That's a lovely tree, DMC! ;D Now I can't wait to decorate our own tree! We just have to find one first..  I think we're going out in the woods tomorrow or something. Let's just hope that we find a prettier one than we did last year! That one was awful. But seriously, it was the best one we could find because of all the snow! |
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Post by devil-may-care on Dec 21, 2011 16:53:35 GMT
Good luck tree hunting, SiljeMari! ;D
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Post by eolise on Dec 21, 2011 16:59:16 GMT
Ahhw, look at that tree! What a cute little things are hanging in it, I especially love the little chair! |
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 21, 2011 17:50:11 GMT
My little tree with my old man under it. Doesn't even bat at some of the ornaments I purposely put there for him to play with. I have a dove, chickadee and cardinal on top of mine Attachments:
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 21, 2011 17:51:32 GMT
just another picture. Attachments:
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I love a man who can handle a gun 
, so he went ahead and told me what it was. 
I think we're going out in the woods tomorrow or something. 
