Tomorrow in Greenwich they’ll be partying like it’s 1774. No, not the Greenwich Village of New York City or the English one that divides east…
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Christmas never passes without Doris Walker coming to mind – my violin teacher, that is. For years, Doris was as much Christmas as decorated evergreens…
Something about this time of year contrasts so deeply our hopes and fears. Joy and sorrow make for odd bedfellows around the Christmas tree. For…
“Do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” asked two of Jesus’ newly appointed followers. He was heading to Jerusalem…
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” is one of my all-time favorite Christmas carols. And not just for Felix Mendelssohn’s brilliant score. The lyrics, penned by…