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A melancholy Christmas...
Today my mom made dinner for me.
And while we were visiting she was busy making cakes and other goodies for a Christmas party. She asked me to play a Elvis Christmas CD while I ate. So while I was eating she said "I wish your father and Elvis were still alive". Of course I felt the same way. Anyway the mood turned melancholy. Not long after, Elvis' song "Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees" came on, and the words just seemed to fit. Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees Somewhere in, - in the distant night I hear Christmas bells The gentle snow keeps falling down on people Who are homeward bound That's the way it's always been The circle never really ends Christmas seems to come and go From the place that I don't know Holly leaves and Christmas trees It's that time of year Lights aglow and misletoe Don't mean a thing when you're not here As I walk this lonely street The sound of snow beneath my feet I'll think how it use to be Holly leaves and Christmas trees Use to mean so much to me Holly leaves and Christmas trees This thread isn't to bring anyone's feelings down. It's just a reminder that most of us have stories like this about those we miss. It seems to hit harder around the holidays for most of us I think. Anyone care to share a similar story? |
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The Angels Cried
They came from near, they came from far Following a distant star to where he'd lay Not being sure of what it meant But knowing it was heaven sent, they made their way And the creatures gathered round And didn't make a sound and the angels cried The angels knew what was to come The reason God had sent His Son from up above It filled their hearts with joy to see And knowing of His destiny, came tears of love And the creatures gathered round And didn't make a sound and the angels cried I've often thought about that night And wondered if they realized that star so bright Was sent to tell all the land The Son of God would soon become the Son of Man And the creatures gathered round And didn't make a sound and the angels cried And the angels cried And the angels cried Thanks for making this thread! This song has made me cry from the first day I heard it. This is kind of a heavy thing, but it's the song I was listening to when I found out my sister passed, 2 years ago this Sunday.. I would like to take this moment to dedicate it to her and it is in my hopes that the angels are taking care of her. A picture she photo shopped of herself: Christmas is always hard, but at the same time it is so magical that I know she's still with me so I can still enjoy it nevertheless, God wanted to celebrate it with her more, I suppose. |
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Thank you for sharing Jillian. |
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I was listening to this song when I found out that my Nanna had died. Pretty ominous really, and four years on I still can't listen to it without crying. We didn't have the best of relationships, in the sense that she always favoured my cousin over me. We barely spoke as I was never made to feel welcome. But even still, I had the option to go to the hospital and say good bye to her before she went and I didn't take it. The choice I made still haunts me. The night she died I wrote a letter to her about my feelings and sealed it up, putting it in my memory box. I'm not sure that I'll ever open it.
Jane Syberry - Calling All Angels. Santa Maria, Santa Teresa, Santa Anna, Santa Susannah Santa Cecilia, Santa Copelia, Santa Domenica, Mary Angelica Frater Achad, Frater Pietro, Julianus, Petronilla Santa, Santos, Miroslaw, Vladimir and all the rest a man is placed upon the steps, a baby cries and high above the church bells start to ring and as the heaviness the body oh the heaviness settles in somewhere you can hear a mother sing then it's one foot then the other as you step out onto the road how much weight? how much weight? then it's how long? and how far? and how many times before it's too late? calling all angels calling all angels walk me through this one don't leave me alone calling all angels calling all angels we're cryin' and we're hurtin' and we're not sure why... and every day you gaze upon the sunset with such love and intensity it's almost...it's almost as if if you could only crack the code then you'd finally understand what this all means but if you could...do you think you would trade in all the pain and suffering? ah, but then you'd miss the beauty of the light upon this earth and the sweetness of the leaving calling all angels calling all angels walk me through this one don't leave me alone callin' all angels callin' all angels we're tryin' we're hopin' we're hurtin' we're lovin' we're cryin' we're callin' 'cause we're not sure how this goes |
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^^Ah, I loved me some Jane Siberry back in the day. I just don't know what happened to Jane... or Issa... or whatever the eff she is calling herself today. It seems like she either had a mental collapse... or awakening... not sure. I can't say that I love her newer music, but I am absolutely fascinated by her life. She is that rare artist that literally lives for her music, rather than fame or fortune. Eccentric doesn't even begin to describe it. The proof? She is literally giving all of her music away for free: http://www.janesiberry.com/janesiberry/music.html . I highly, highly recommend Bound by the Beauty, When I Was a Boy, and The Walking. The only album of hers not up there is City, but I suspect it's a legal issue (it was a duets album). Anything after 1995 is not for the faint of heart.
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