Hear it and weep

[Mike Reinehr]

On Friday 22 December 2006 20:27, Collins Richey wrote:
> After an afternoon of moving snow about to make room for both cars in
> the driveway, I took a break and turned on the radio to my favorite
> political program, only to find that the entire three hours were
> dedicated to a lengthy exposition by Professor David Alan White on the
> history and music of Handel and the Messiah. I sat spellbound. This
> was the Christmas gift to end all gifts. My fundamentalist friends
> would say: We got a blessing.
>
> I'm not a religious person, but I can't listen to the soprano aria and
> background music "I know my Redeemer liveth" with a dry eye. Strangely
> enough, the only other music that has such a profound effect on me is
> the song "Danny Boy" and a Prokofieff aria by a young Russian woman
> bemoaning the loss of "shining falcons" in the battle between Russians
> and the Teutonic Order on frozen Lake Chud.
>
> Ah well, old farts like to ramble.
>
> Once again, have a glorious holiday.

"Music has charms to soothe the savage breast
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
    William Congreve (1670 - 1729), The Mourning Bride, Act 1 Scene 1

You're not alone!

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all good night."

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