tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940700812298880958.post7944322409701007242..comments2023-12-23T08:33:46.547-06:00Comments on Pinch: Roasting on an Open FireKatie Fairbankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875240045596233328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940700812298880958.post-11119223972628643762008-11-19T16:03:00.000-06:002008-11-19T16:03:00.000-06:00...because nothing follows a saucy Irish limerick ......because nothing follows a saucy Irish limerick like O Holy Night!Katie Fairbankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875240045596233328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940700812298880958.post-14181090441887970252008-11-18T18:00:00.000-06:002008-11-18T18:00:00.000-06:00I think you're on the right track with the Nutcrac...I think you're on the right track with the Nutcracker. That's really just classical music, not strictly seasonal. <BR/><BR/>And Sleigh Ride? In an era of global warming, it's really more of a protest song demanding alternative fuels.<BR/><BR/>Warm them up with those, maybe a few of the more humorous selections from The Chieftains' Bells of Dublin album, and pretty soon you'll be able to slip in O Holy Night without a second look...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940700812298880958.post-91901036812723010382008-11-17T22:40:00.000-06:002008-11-17T22:40:00.000-06:00i shot myself in the foot when i proclaimed i woul...i shot myself in the foot when i proclaimed i would never make or eat soup in the summer. the caroling ban was instituted, with some spite i suspect, by a resident summer soup lover.<BR/><BR/>apparently i cannot have my cake and eat his, too.<BR/><BR/>also, the song that bursts from my mouth most frequently (often in July) goes, "Soon, soon it will be Christmas; Gee, it will be jolly." Set to the Nutcracker Suite (on Captain Kangaroo's Nutcracker Christmas vinyl classic) it's an absurd (and catchy!) song any time of year.Katie Fairbankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875240045596233328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940700812298880958.post-1660489089450511482008-11-17T17:09:00.000-06:002008-11-17T17:09:00.000-06:00Why are you so quick to give in to those who woul...Why are you so quick to give in to those who would arbitrarily limit the Christmas Carol season?<BR/><BR/>All it takes for tyranny to thrive is for good women and men to do nothing.<BR/><BR/>To the barricades!<BR/><BR/>And the stereos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com