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Merry Christmas To Me!
By
Robert Gelinas
I can’t believe what turned up at the used book store the other day. "Simple’s Uncle Sam" by Langston Hughes. The store knows to call me if any title arrives by Ellison or Hughes. They called and I dropped what I was doing and raced downtown. Merry Christmas to me…
The Original Christmas Carols (p7)
By
Robert Gelinas
Nunc Dimittis is the last of the original Christmas Carols that were sung around the time of the birth of Christ. "Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation…
The Original Christmas Carols (p6)
By
Robert Gelinas
If we can understand what the angels were doing than we can BE angels too! The passage clearly says that they were proclaiming the gospel. "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news (gospel) of great joy that will be for all people." (Lk. 2.10) The gospel? What makes what the angels are doing…
The Original Christmas Carols (p5)
By
Robert Gelinas
The Gloria (Lk. 2.14). This third original song of the season also has some jazzitude. But in order to see it we need to ask the right questions. Hermeneutics seeks to discover meaning in what is being said. Jazzaneutics sees the meaning in what is being done. The song of the heavenly host is rich…
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