Monthly Archives: December 2012

Happy New Year!

Wishing every one a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!

I’m hoping for more business in 2013. I’d like to be able to finance a family vacation. We haven’t been on one in many years.

Schratwieser Consulting

A Child Is Born

Luke 2: 10-11

10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

KJV

Merry Christmas to all!

The Real Meaning of Christmas!

Christmas Song of the Day – 24th December

O Holy Night

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
‘Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here came the wise men from Orient land.

The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,
In all our trials born to be our Friend!
He knows our need-to our weakness is no stranger.
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His Gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His Name all oppression shall cease.

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy Name!
Christ is the Lord! O praise His name forever!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (12/18)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (12/19)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (12/20)
Carol of the Bells (12/21)
Silver Bells (12/22)
Silent Night (12/23)

Christmas Song of the Day – 23rd December

Silent Night
 
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born
 
Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth ”
 
Previous:
 
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (12/18)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (12/19)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (12/20)
Carol of the Bells (12/21)
Silver Bells (12/22)

Christmas Song of the Day – 22nd December

Silver Bells

Silver bells, silver bells
It’s Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas
Children laughing, people passing
Meeting smile after smile
And on every street corner you’ll hear

Silver bells, silver bells
It’s Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day

Strings of street lights, even stoplights
Blink a bright red and green
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures
Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch
This is Santa’s big day
And above all this bustle you’ll hear

Silver bells, silver bells
It’s Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas
Children laughing, people passing
Meeting smile after smile
Soon it will be Christmas day

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (12/18)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (12/19)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (12/20)
Carol of the Bells (12/21)

Christmas Song of the Day – 21st December

Carol of the Bells
 
Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells,
all seem to say, throw cares away
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer,
to young and old, meek and the bold.
 
Ding dong ding dong that is their song
with joyful ring all caroling.
One seems to hear words of good cheer
from everywhere filling the air.
 
Oh how they pound, raising the sound,
o’er hill and dale, telling their tale.
Gaily they ring while people sing
songs of good cheer, Christmas is here.
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas,
Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas.
 
On on they send, on without end,
their joyful tone to every home.
 
Ding dong ding… dong!
 
Previous:
 
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (12/18)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (12/19)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (12/20)

Christmas Song of the Day – 20th December

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember, Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan’s power
When we were gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

In Bethlehem, in Israel,
This blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn
The which His Mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed Angel came;
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

“Fear not then,” said the Angel,
“Let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Saviour
Of a pure Virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in Him
From Satan’s power and might.”
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm and wind:
And went to Bethlehem straightway
The Son of God to find.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

And when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear Saviour lay,
They found Him in a manger,
Where oxen feed on hay;
His Mother Mary kneeling down,
Unto the Lord did pray.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth deface.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (12/18)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (12/19)

Christmas Song of the Day – 19th December

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer

We won’t go until we get some;
We won’t go until we get some;
We won’t go until we get some, so bring some out here
 
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Previous:
 
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (12/18)

Christmas Song of the Day – 18th December

Ding Dong Merrily on High

Ding dong merrily on high,
In heav’n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky
Is riv’n with angel singing.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

E’en so here below, below,
Let steeple bells be swungen,
And “Io, io, io!”
By priest and people sungen.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

Pray you, dutifully prime
Your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime
Your evetime song, ye singers.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

Previous:

I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (12/1)
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) (12/2)
The Little Drummer Boy (12/3)
Joy to the World (12/4)
White Christmas (12/5)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (12/6)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (12/7)
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/8)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria in Exelsis Deo) (12/9)
We Three Kings (12/10)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (12/11)
Twelve Days of Christmas (12/12)
Mary Did You Know? (12/13)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (12/14)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (12/15)
The Holly and the Ivy (12/16)
Away in a Manger (12/17)

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