![]() I hope your Sunday is lovely, and that you're reading something good. If anyone wants to join me in any of this, I would absolutely love that. A biography, a short story every month (I've already made a list), The House of Mirth (it was serialized from January through November, 1905, though hopefully I won't take that long to read it), The Age of Innocence (probably in the fall) and at least one, possibly two, trips to The Mount. Celebrating Edith Wharton's 151st birthday, properly this time.Kat Dunn Later On, Well Conspire As We Dream By The Fire Cozy Fleece Sweatshirt. Re-reading Pride and Prejudice in January, in honor of its 200th birthday. Let everyone know that youre a conspiring witch this fun top. Artist: Statler Brothers Song: Eve The Story: Don't eat the fruit in the garden, Eden, It wasn't in God's natural plan., You were only a rib, And look at what you did, To Adam, the father of Man.I like making lists, even if I don't like making New Year's resolutions, and I was thinking over the weekend about what my reading plans for next year might look like. Plan B is winning, and I'm happy about that, even if I regret it on Wednesday. “Winter Wonderland”Ĭorrect Lyrics: “ In the meadow we can build a snowman, then pretend that he is Parson Brown…” (As far as we know, Parson Brown isn’t an actual person.Part of me wanted to spend winter break making lists, and baking bread, and reading fourteen books, and the other part of me wanted to be unproductive and peaceful. G Later on, well conspire, D As we dream by the fire D7 C To face unafraid. “Joy to the World”Ĭorrect Lyrics: “ Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her King…” 9. D Well say: No man, D7 A But you can do the job D When youre in town. A yule log was historically lit on Christmas day and burned for the next Twelve Days of Christmas.) 8. “Deck the Halls”Ĭorrect Lyrics: “ See the blazing yule before us, fa la la la la la la la la…” (The word “yule” has many interesting ties to Christmas. “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer”Ĭorrect Lyrics: “ All of the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names…” 7. “Silent Night”Ĭorrect Lyrics: “ Round yon Virgin, mother and Child…” (What does this actually mean? Turns out it’s just a shortened way of saying, “All is calm and bright around the virgin over there.” We’re talking about Mary here, not some guy named John.) 6. ![]() Although, “Bob’s tail” would still make sense if the horse’s name is Bob.) 5. “Jingle Bells”Ĭorrect Lyrics: “ Bells on bobtails ring, making spirits bright…” (A “bobtail” is a horse’s tail cut short or tied up. ![]() “Winter Wonderland”Ĭorrect Lyrics: “Later on, we’ll conspire, as we dream by the fire…” 4. “The 12 Days of Christmas”Ĭorrect Lyrics: “ On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, four colly birds…” (Both calling and colly are now common, but colly was the original word.) 3. “Angels We Have Heard on High”Ĭorrect Lyrics: “ Gloria… in excelsis Deo…” (This translates to “Glory be to God on high.”) 2. Here are nine common mistakes people make while singing their favorite Christmas songs: 1. He straightened and brushed a bit of Caroline’s hair back. But sometimes it’s hard to hear exactly what the right lyrics are and, as a result, our imaginations fill in the blank. Doesn’t count against a curse if I kill him here, he said. Well say, No man But you can do the job, when youre in town Later on, well conspire As we dream by the fire To face unafraid, the plans that weve made. Nothing else gets you in the spirit quite like “Jingle Bells” or “Winter Wonderland” (except for maybe a mug of hot chocolate). Singing Christmas songs and hymns is one of the best parts of the season. Statue of Christmas carolers / singers in front of lights with a lot of bokeh.
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