Category Archives: Christmas

In the Bleak Midwinter: Rosetti & Holst

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Angela

In the Bleak Midwinter – words by Christina Rossetti and music by Gustav Holst (it has to be Holst for me) – is my favourite Christmas carol. I have a memory of singing it as a child beside my father … Continue reading →

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A Ukrainian Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Angela

Business Ukraine Magazine reports that Kharkiv’s main Christmas tree has, this year, been put up in an underground station – to protect it from Russian air strikes. The magazine also retweeted the Washington Post’s report about Volodymyr Zelensky becoming Time’s … Continue reading →

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Buy Black for Christmas (and beyond)

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Angela

If you’re white, like me, perhaps you haven’t consciously thought about seeking out Black-owned businesses and shops to buy from. My own seeking-out was prompted by the marvellous Nova Reid (whose antiracism course has taught me so much about my … Continue reading →

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When This Is Over … and some Christmas Lights for the dark Winter Nights

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Angela

When this is over, may we never again take for granted a handshake with a stranger, full shelves at the store, conversations with neighbours, a crowded theatre, Friday nights out, the taste of communion, a routine check-up, the school rush … Continue reading →

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