Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Bah humbug, pretty version

At left: photo from our March 2008 candlelight vigil for the Iraq war, here in Greenville. Each candle represented a fallen soldier.

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For those of you who aren't so thrilled with the holiday hoopla--for whatever reason--the following song is likely the loveliest version of "Bah Humbug" you will ever hear.

The beautiful instrumental refrain is from Sergei Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kijé Suite (1933).


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I believe in Father Christmas - Emerson, Lake and Palmer