Merry Christmas, all! For those who celebrate, I hope today is filled with joy, health, love and...
Music
The Boar’s Head tradition was likely brought to England by the Anglo Saxons, and certainly existed in...
First of all, I have a deep personal connection to County Wexford in Ireland. Second and third,...
Another I’ve loved all my life, this and tomorrow’s song are lullabies. “The Coventry Carol" was the...
"Once in Royal David's City" is, as so many of our Christmas traditions are, a child of...
“The Friendly Beasts” is also remarkably old, going back to 12th century France and sometimes attributed to...
Today’s theme is a catch all for the light, silly songs we encounter around the Holidays: silly...
The word “lullaby” is, in fact, onomatopoeia; it is the “lu lu,” “la la” and “bye bye”...
Today’s song, "The Holly and The Ivy," shows great evidence of being endemic for quite a while...
This German song entitled “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen”—literally, “It Is a Rose Sprung Up”—is one of...
I love the simple chords and melody of the song and its simple faith. And I do...
You said the theme for this Saturday was “Strange Christmas.” I did. There’s nothing strange about this....
Your OT advent calendar will be musical. Today’s tunes are “I Am the Grinch,” by Tyler, the...
Your Ordinary Times advent calendar will be musical this year: Today's song is "Christmas Time Is Here"...
Your OT Advent calendar will be musical. Today's song: "I’ll Be Home For Christmas"
Your OT Advent Calendar this year will be musical. Today’s tune is “Put the Lights on the...
Your Ordinary Times Advent calendar will be musical this year. Today’s tunes are “White Christmas” and “Mi...
Today is Saturday, so it is Theme Day and our theme is Crimes Against Christmas. Our Hanukkah...
You're OT Advent will be musical. Today’s tunes are "Here We Come a-Wassailing" and "I Have a...
Your Ordinary Times Advent will be musical. Today's tunes are the “Apple Tree Wassail” and “Don’t Let...
