Daily Archives: December 6, 2014

Songs of Christmas: Day 6 – I Believe In Father Christmas

Each year I start playing Christmas Music from the start of December.
Each day until Christmas (in addition to my other posts) I will post a link to a video of one of the Christmas tunes on my iPod. Some will be carols, others pop songs. Here is my 6th offering:

Day 6

Greg Lake : I Believe in Father Christmas

Probably my favorite secular Christmas song. A rock opera of a tune. The closing line is chilling –

Hallelujah Noël, Be It Heaven or Hell, The Christmas we get we deserve!

 

 

 

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: Gone But Not Forgotten Safari

Our fabulous trip to Serengeti in October is our first submission to this week’s theme. I thought I share some panoramic shots.Day 1 Serengeti (163)-9.jpg

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No hype Christmas

It’s refreshing here in the heat of Tanzania as Christmas approaches. There’s no hype here in Mwanza. No glitzy promotions, no tinsel galore, no fat red Santas, no artificial trees in artificial snow, no carolling musak piping out in the shops. It’s low-key here. It’s Christmas without commercials, no commercialism.

Christmas Hanging

A Christmas Hanging produced by Tito a local artist

 

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