Boxing Day 2025 Around the World Music by Victor Young, with lyrics by Harold Adamson and Stella Unger; French translation by Debra Milligan Around the world I’ve searched for you I traveled on when hope was gone to keep a rendezvous.   I knew somewhere, sometime, somehow   You’d look at me and I would see the smile you’re smiling now.   It might have been in County Down, Or in New York, Or Gay Paree, Or even London Town. No more will I go all around the world For I have foun

22 December 2025 To honor Mr. Balls, I decorated with Big Bells in my Guest Room.   I use bells in all of my decorating!   This American also uses bells to celebrate freedom.  Ringing them bells has been a concerted effort for me during the past decade, during all my life, but I’m persistent.  I possess secret bells within my heart, ones that I protect from the abusers of life, liberty, love and that self-indulgent pursuit of happiness (which may or may not be considered “lov

Merry Christmas 2025 Christmas 2024 whizzed by me.  I was adjusting to an America that had survived one of the worst assaults upon democracy in the recent history of our constitutional Republic.   Within the first six months of 2025, my more than decades-long haul of hunches, suspicions, infallible instincts, intuitive insights, and Scots second sights — were illuminated — informed by the damning details and the dogged light of truth:   Real news, actual facts, accurate figur

Christmas 2025 Peace on Earth Written by Bruce Monte, Sonny Burke, Peggy Lee   Silent Night Music by Franz Gruber, with lyrics by Father Joseph Mohr Silent as the snowflake in the night   Holy is the spirit of this night   All the world is calm and peaceful   All the world is bright and joyful   Spirit of love and child of peace Love unending that shall not cease Peace, my children of goodwill   Peace, my children, peace,   be still   Silent night   Holy Night   All is calm  

Christmas Eve 2025 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer by Johnny Marks; Changes by Debra Milligan You’ve heard all about   Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,   Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.   But do you recall   The Most Famous Reindeer   OF ALL . . . Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,   He had a very shiny nose   And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows.   All of the other reindeer They used to laugh and call him names   They never let poor Rudy   Join in

Winter Solstice 2025 All I Want for Christmas is You by Troy Powers and Andy Stone Take back the holly and mistletoe   Silver bells on string   If I wrote a letter to Santa Claus   I would ask for just one thing   I don't need sleigh rides in the snow   Don't want a Christmas that's blue   Take back the tinsel, stockings,   and bows —-   'Cause all I want for Christmas is you.   I don't need expensive things   They don't matter to me   All that I want,   It can't be found   U

Feast of St. Nicholas 6 December 2025 Domine Deus, Agnus Dei Composed by Antonio Vivaldi Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris,   Domine Deus, Domine Deus   Agnus Dei, Filius Patris   Qui tollis peccata   Domine Deus Rex coelestis   Qui tollis peccata   Domine Filli Unigenite   Qui tollis peccata Domine Deus Domine Deus Agnus Dei Filius Patris   Qui tollis peccata mundi   Miserere   Agnus Dei   Miserere   Filius Patris   Miserere nobis   Miserere Miserere   Miserere nobis.

4 December 2025 This morning, I opened yet another box of a slasher-sale purchase.  When the ballet flats are 71% on sale, online, how do I pass them up?  They’re lovely, and they fit!  My naked feet are much less naked nowadays.   A second pair from this brand was in order.  (And the company and seller are still making a tidy capitalist profit, even at 71% off of MSRP.)   The box is comical, New York City has always been a circus.  Having elected its first openly Socialist M

December 2025 Madeline’s Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans In an old house in Paris That was covered with vines Lived twelve little girls In two straight lines. They left the house at half-past nine In two straight lines, in rain or shine. The smallest one was MADELINE.   She was not afraid of mice She loved winter, snow and ice And to the tiger in the zoo Madeline just said . . .                “POOH POOH!” It was the night before Christmas And all through the house Not a creatu

December 2025 I’ll Never Find Another You by Tom Springfield There’s a new world somewhere   They call the promised land   And I’ll be there someday   If you will hold my hand.   I’ll still need you there beside me   No matter what I do   For I know I’ll never find another you.   There is always someone For each of us, they say   And you’ll be my someone   Forever and a day   I could search the whole world over   Until my life is through   But I know I’ll never find another y

Christmas 2024 You’re All I Want for Christmas by Seger Ellis and Glen T. Moore; French translation by Debra Milligan You’re all I want...

December 2024 From Mrs. Christmas Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Music by Hugh Martin, original lyrics by Ralph Blaine; changes...

December 2024 Santa Claus is Coming to Town Music by John Frederick Coots, with lyrics by Haven Gillespie You better watch out You better not cry   You better not pout   I’m telling you why:   Santa Claus is coming to town.   He’s making a list   He’s checking it twice   Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town.   He sees you when you’re sleeping   He knows when you’re awake   He knows when you’ve been bad   or good   So be good for goodness sake!  

Christmas 2024 And The Angels Sing Music by Ziggy Elman, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer We meet, and the angels sing   The angels sing the...

Winter Solstice 2024 Try to Remember Song composed by Harvey Schmidt, with lyrics by Thomas Collins Jones Try to remember the kind of...

Feast of St. Nicholas 2024 Petit Papa Noël ( Little Father Christmas ) was composed by Henri Martinet, with lyrics by Raymond Vincy. ...

21 December 2023 Twas the Week of Christmas By Debra Milligan Twas the week of Christmas and all through the house every creature was...

10 December 2023 Cantique de Noël Musique par Adolphe Adam, paroles par Placide Cappeau Minuit, chrétiens, C’est l’heure solennelle Où...

10 December 2023 This morning, I received a message of profound truth and joy in my email box.  I needed to read, and believe anew, these...

December 2023 I’ll Be Home for Christmas Music by Walter Kent with lyrics by Kim Gannon and Buck Ram I’ll be home for Christmas You can...