God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

what utter nonsense..religion around xmas..total hypocrisy..churches of the world have more money than sense including owning money lending firms..e.g. church of England ..have money in Wonga..who feed off the misery of the poor...please accept my apologies if I offend anyone..who actually believes in god..but im glad im a atheist..and a humanist..

I know what you are saying, Tony. 

These Jesus people have really hijacked Xmas, why can't they just let us have a good time in peace?

Christmas proper kicks off for me when I hear  Leontyne Price singing O Holy Night and Silent Night with Herbert Von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic.
Also on the list of unmissable Christmas aural fareis the Wexford Carol which has such a tang of the Middle Ages.
Two beautiful versions are those  by Alison Krauss and by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Do yourself a favour -get them on youtube when you have a quiet moment.

'' ...let this be (my) epitaph -the only proof he needed for the existence of God was music'' - Kurt Vonnegut

Have a good one lads, wouldn't mean a damn thing to myself apart from the jar and seeing how the odd gorilla from school is making out. 2 exams and a mountain of 12 hour days for myself in January.....and the best thing about Christmas would be that it is separating me from that. Still, I enjoy this place through the year and would not discuss betting anywhere else.

Briefly on the actual thread topic, it can be admired for what it is.

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Thanks Vubiant, had a little bit of Christmas this morning. Enthralling.

Couldn't resist dropping in -lured by the enigmatic title.
Happy Easter Nogoody  and all forumites ...living ,dying , dead ,resurrected, reincarnated ....