Merry Christmas Eve, everyone.
If you’re traveling to be with family and friends, please be safe.
“Silent Night” (German: “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht”) is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song “Stille Nacht” were written in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber. In 1859, John Freeman Young (second Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Florida) published the English translation that is most frequently sung today.[1] The version of the melody that is generally sung today differs slightly (particularly in the final strain) from Gruber’s original, which was a sprightly, dance-like tune in 6/8 time, as opposed to the slow, meditative lullaby version generally sung today. Today, the lyrics and melody are in the public domain.
Wishing my wonderful 3Chics family a very happy Christmas.. ❤️❤️
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=17kiIIxSdC0
Thank you, Eliihass. May yours be joyful and filled with beautiful moments!
https://twitter.com/TanyaGrahamDVM/status/945017346841858051
https://twitter.com/AdyBarkan/status/945068101007110144
Jeff Flake, so full of sh!t.
https://twitter.com/JeffFlake/status/945036128255557632
https://twitter.com/eclecticbrotha/status/944688906171305985
https://twitter.com/TheFuckingCat/status/944972181536047104
Tax Bill May Cause Charitable Giving to Dry Up
December 24, 2017 at 8:03 am EST
Many U.S. charities are worried the tax overhaul bill signed by President Trump on Friday could spur a landmark shift in philanthropy, speeding along the decline of middle-class donors and transforming charitable gift-giving into a pursuit largely left to the wealthy.
The source of concern is how the tax bill is expected to sharply reduce the number of taxpayers who qualify for the charitable tax deduction — a big driver of gifts to nonprofits. One study predicts that donations will fall by at least $13 billion, about 4.5 percent, next year. That decline is expected to be concentrated among gifts from the middle of the income scale. The richest Americans will mostly keep their ability to take the tax break.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/charities-fear-tax-bill-could-turn-philanthropy-into-a-pursuit-only-for-the-rich/2017/12/23/38b65eb6-e69a-11e7-9ec2-518810e7d44d_story.html?utm_term=.6094f31f7f0d
https://twitter.com/TheFuckingCat/status/944709768228233217
https://twitter.com/Gistoffreedom/status/945073720405712896
https://twitter.com/Music1996Man/status/944728695742320640
This should be a bigger story…
https://twitter.com/AJENews/status/944908031493595136
https://twitter.com/wilw/status/945062877521575936
Does Christmas feel different this year or is it just me?
https://twitter.com/clarencehilljr/status/945048538488233984
🎶🎤It’s 12.30 AM, Christmas Eve
I’m out with the gangstas and thieves
Celebratin’, postin’ up with eggnog [head up up] in my cup
[Put Rudolph and Moses] lil’ bang-bangin’ and coastin’
Down the block but be careful for the heart, because it’s posted’
Some say to this day that Christmas ain’t nothing but another day
But, out of respect, I gotta give the Lord his day……
Santa Claus…woooo…is coming straight to the ghetto…🎶🎤
I love mustard greens. I could eat them all week and not get tired but I look at ALL those bunches of greens in that bag and think….🤨🤨🤨. Well, I’d better get after it, they’re not going to clean themselves. My cousin -in laws- have a garden and gave me bunches and bunches of mustards + cabbage. Not cooking the cabbage tho.
Greetings, 3 Chics Family. Happy Christmas Eve!
Merry Christmas Eve!
Happy Christmas Eve to you too, Ametia.
I hope you’re roasting chestnuts on an open fire.
Cute idea…
https://twitter.com/Indivisible_SAZ/status/944401691805224961
Maybe next year I will create one of these 😀
https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gingerbread-tree-ff.jpg
https://www.annabelkarmel.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/Ginger-star-biscuits-3.jpg
That’s a new idea. I wonder what the lyrics were.
This is the only tweet I saw with lyrics, directed at Martha McSally.
https://twitter.com/Indivisible_SAZ/status/944391996730327040
OMG, no, no, no. Just no. He’d lose, never would get the nomination.
https://twitter.com/Oregonian/status/944979964524408832
BWA ha ha ha Liza, Stevie Wonder saw this coming. We noticed how Fkake all of sudden feigned virtuous indignation of the GOP. GTFOH
Yeah, he talks out of one side of his mouth and votes with the other. Apparently hopes all people will remember is what he said not what he did.
This should be a bigger story.
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/944936616233234435
Good Morning,Everyone 😄😄😄
Good Morning, Rikyrah and Everyone :)
SG2, I LOVE the Temptations’ Silent Night. Thanks for posting it.
Here is a great article by a person’s memory and reaction to it when it was first released:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23633-2004Dec23.html
Excerpt (but you may wish to read the whole article) :
“In the winter of 1989, I lost my mind and moved from the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Detroit, an inexplicable adventure that led me to discover sub-zero temperatures, some of the best musicians in the Western Hemisphere and my nominee for the best Christmas songs ever recorded.
“A bold claim, I know. But this is a Christmas story about a time and place largely gone now, and I remember them both with great affection, and if I am swayed by season and nostalgia, then I just don’t care. Because the first time I heard the Temptations’ once-in-a-lifetime take of “Silent Night” — the most Detroit, Motownized, gospelized Christmas song that it is possible to squeeze into six minutes — was late one night in a Motor City bar where old Motown session musicians could sometimes be found.”
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/images/I23630-2004Dec23
(“The Temptations’ lineup when they recorded “Silent Night”: From left, Otis Williams, Richard Street, Melvin Franklin, Dennis Edwards and Glenn Leonard. (AP)”
Thanks, Yahtzee! The Temptations version of Silent Night is my all time favorite.
Good morning. I’m waking up tired and dragging myself this morning. I went to Houston shopping and got back late last night and then didn’t go to bed until this morning. Maybe after I have a cup of coffee I’ll be able to wake up.
Pace yourself, SG2
I will. Having coffee now and trying to wake up so I can get started,
Slow your roll, SG2. Breathe & enjoy your family.
I’m slowly getting into the swing of things. One thing at a time. It’ll get done.