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I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In

I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas Day in the morning?

The Virgin Mary and Christ were there,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
The Virgin Mary and Christ were there,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

Pray, wither sailed those ships all three,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
Pray, wither sailed those ships all three,
On Christmas Day in the morning?

O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And all the Angels in Heaven shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the Angels in Heaven shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And all the souls on earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the souls on earth shall sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

Then let us all rejoice again,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
Then let us all rejoice again,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

Other Hymns:
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Good King Wenceslas
Ding Dong Merrily on High
The Holly and the Ivy

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!

Christmas Hymns:
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Good King Wenceslas

is another fun game from Office Max the people that brought you Elf Yourself. There’s also Shake the SnowGlobe and Save the Snowman (a hangman type game where the snowman melts if you get letters wrong. Click on a letter and it fills in where it occurs).

At the end of any of the games you can click in the lower right corner and there are links to even more games.

Very fun. Found it through Special Report – Brit lost the coin toss.

Here’s me!

Kate did it too.

And Laura Lee and Kim Priestap.

Elf Yourself

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Christmas Hymn lyrics:
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Good King Wenceslas
Ding Dong Merrily on High

Good King Wenceslas
John M. Neale

Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen,
When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even.
Brightly shone the moon that night, though the frost was cruel,
When a poor man came in sight, gathering winter fuel.

“Hither, page, and stand by me, if you know it, telling,
Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?”
“Sire, he lives a good league hence, underneath the mountain,
Right against the forest fence, by Saint Agnes’ fountain.”

“Bring me food and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither,
You and I will see him dine, when we bear them thither.”
Page and monarch, forth they went, forth they went together,
Through the cold wind’s wild lament and the bitter weather.

“Sire, the night is darker now, and the wind blows stronger,
Fails my heart, I know not how; I can go no longer.”
“Mark my footsteps, my good page, tread now in them boldly,
You shall find the winter’s rage freeze your blood less coldly.”

In his master’s steps he trod, where the snow lay dinted;
Heat was in the very sod which the saint had printed.
Therefore, Christian men, be sure, wealth or rank possessing,
You who now will bless the poor shall yourselves find blessing.

Other Hymns:
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Ding Dong Merrily on High

Go stop by Scrappleface to see Zawahiri’s latest.

Behind the humor there is a very special message.

[tag]Donald Trump[/tag] held a press conference today re: [tag]Tara Conner[/tag]: Live blogged section here. Will provide a full transcript and Tara’s remarks in a bit as an addendum to this post.

Miss USA news, the Donald is speaking, fired miss universe in 2002 because she did a terrible job. Different story with Tara, she made some bad choices. After speaking to Tara, he saw a beautiful girl with a good heart who really really tried. From a small town she got caught up in “new york”. always been a believer in second chances. Tara is a good person, she’s tried hard. She will be given a second chance.

She’s going into rehab and will be fired if she makes a mistake.

Allah has the video

Full transcript after the jump.

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Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)

O Come All Ye Faithful
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.

Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels;

O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

O Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,

Sing all that hear in heaven God’s holy word.
Give to our Father glory in the Highest;

O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

All Hail! Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning,

O Jesus! for evermore be Thy name adored.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing;

O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

Adeste fideles,
laeti triumphantes,
Venite, venite in Bethlehem!

Natum videte,
Regem angelorum

Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus
Dominum.

Other Hymns:
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Good King Wenceslas
Ding Dong Merrily on High

O Little Town of Bethlehem
Words: Phill­ips Brooks, 1867

O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.

For Christ is born of Mary, and gathered all above,
While mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondering love.
O morning stars together, proclaim the holy birth,
And praises sing to God the King, and peace to men on earth!

How silently, how silently, the wondrous Gift is giv’n;
So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His Heav’n.
No ear may hear His coming, but in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive Him still, the dear Christ enters in.

Where children pure and happy pray to the blessèd Child,
Where misery cries out to Thee, Son of the mother mild;
Where charity stands watching and faith holds wide the door,
The dark night wakes, the glory breaks, and Christmas comes once more.

O holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in, be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel!

Other Hymns:
O Holy Night
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Good King Wenceslas
Ding Dong Merrily on High

Yesterday morning Mrs BDP at Ankle Biting Pundits gave birth to a beautiful, 7 pound-9 ounce baby girl and last evening our own newton from Hang Right Politics gave birth to a beautiful, 7 pound-15 ounce, 19-1/2 inch long, baby girl!

Congrats to parents and, in BDP’s case, big brothers of these new baby girls. May they give you love and happiness all the days of your lives.