Category Archives: News

Open Thread | Let Us Never Forget

Posted on May 25, 2020 by

The number of deaths from COVID-19 are horrendous. The scale of the numbers of deaths over the past TWO MONTHS… TWO MONTHS?!😢😢😢     Powerful front page of the New York Times today. They were not simply names on a … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by

3ChicsPolitico wishes all of our commenters, readers, followers, friends and guests a very Merry Christmas. May your day be filled with love, joy, good food and good cheer. Enjoy and stay safe. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2019

Posted on December 24, 2019 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2019

Posted on December 23, 2019 by

O Holy Night“ (“Cantique de NoĂŤl“) is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem “Minuit, chrĂŠtiens” (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808–1877). Cappeau, a wine merchant and poet, had been asked by a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Praise & Worship | Christmas Jams 2019

Posted on December 22, 2019 by

Mary, Did You Know?” is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Mark Lowry and music written by Buddy Greene. Mark wrote the words in 1984 “when his pastor asked him to write the program for the living Christmas tree … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2019

Posted on December 21, 2019 by

This Christmas is a song by American soul musician Donny Hathaway released in 1970 by Atco Records. The song gained renewed interest when it was included in 1991 on Atco Records’ revised edition of their 1968 Soul Christmas compilation album[1] … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2019

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

This song is by Ray Charles and appears on the album The Spirit Of Christmas (1985). Recorded in 1985, The Spirit of Christmas finds Ray Charles performing a variety of holiday favorites with vocal assistance from the Raelettes and an … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2019

Posted on December 19, 2019 by

Carol of the Bells” is a popular Americanized version of a Ukrainian Christmas carol. It is a choral work by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych as “Shchedryk“ and translated, or rather, adapted to English by Peter J Wilhousky who wrote and … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2019

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) is a Christmas holiday song originally sung by Darlene Love and included on the 1963 Christmas compilation album, A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records. The song was written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2019

Posted on December 17, 2019 by

Someday at Christmas is a Christmas album by Stevie Wonder, released on November 27th, 1967 under Motown Records. It was his eighth studio album release. It would also be re-released in 1978 with different cover art and different Catalog number … Continue reading →

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