REMEMBER Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you plann’d: Only remember… Read More Christina Rossetti: “Remember”
Christina Georgina Rossetti was born in London in 1830 into a remarkable family of artists, scholars and writers. Her parents were Gabriele Rossetti, an exiled Italian revolutionary and poet , and Frances Polidori, the sister of Lord Byron’s friend and physician, John William Polidori, who was also a writer. Her brothers William and… Read More Christina Rossetti (1830 – 29 Dec. 1894)
Michel Antoine Petrucciani , noto pianista jazz francese, nacque a Orange, nel dipartimento di Vaucluse (amata e celebrata da Petrarca per le sue «Chiare, fresche et dolci acque»), il giorno 28 dicembre 1962. Era di origini italiane: il nonno era di Napoli, mentre il padre Antoine, meglio conosciuto come Tony, era un chitarrista dal quale… Read More Michel Petrucciani – il pianista dalle ossa di cristallo
In Italy, today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr. In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries, this holiday is commonly known as Boxing Day, which takes its name from the practice of giving small gifts , Christmas “boxes”, to household servants , or to the poor,… Read More 26 December: Saint Stephen’s Day
Buon Natale! Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! Frohe Weihnachten! Feliz Navidad Feliz Natal С Рождеством Христовым! Crăciun fericit! Καλά Χριστούγεννα! Wesołych Świąt! मेरी क्रिसमस Maligayang Pasko! عيد ميلاد سعيد Hyvää joulua!
Imagine ( John Lennon, Yoko Ono) Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today… Imagine there’s no countries It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people… Read More Songs for Christmas: “Imagine”
My sweet Lord (George Harrison) My sweet lord Hm, my lord Hm, my lord I really want to see you Really want to be with you Really want to see you lord But it takes so long, my lord My sweet lord Hm, my lord Hm, my lord I really want to know you Really… Read More Songs for Christmas: “My Sweet Lord”
Irving Berlin (1888 –1989) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who produced over eight hundred songs, many of which were really popular. His patriotic songs, especially “God Bless America,” summed up the feelings of Americans at the time. One of his most famous songs is “White Christmas”, one of the most recorded songs in… Read More Irving Berlin: “White Christmas”
WHITE CHRISTMAS I’m dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow I’m dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all… Read More Songs for Christmas: ” White Christmas”
MINSTRELS The minstrels played their Christmas tune To-night beneath my cottage-eaves; While, smitten by a lofty moon, The encircling laurels, thick with leaves, Gave back a rich and dazzling sheen, That overpowered their natural green. Through hill and valley every breeze Had sunk to rest with folded wings: Keen was the air, but could not… Read More (U3A) Minstrels
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