Archives for December, 2011
It is to Scottish songwriter, Robert Burns, that the world owes its debt for the beautiful poem of Auld Lang Syne. Interestingly, it’s become almost an anthem that is recognized and sung all around the world . As the website at www.scotland.org says: “Auld Lang Syne is one of Scotland’s gifts to the world, recalling the love [...]
Hello Darlings, The New Year is starting off with a bang when Miss Kat Martin pays us a visit. She’ll arrive here on Monday, January 2nd. This time around she’ll talk about her New Year celebration with hubby. Since the dear lady once drank champagne with celebrities it’ll be something to hear about. Miss [...]
Though this is not a Christmas song. I chose it because the story behind it is incredibly powerful and captures the true REASON FOR THE SEASON It Is Well With My Soul By Horatio Spafford This hymn was written after several traumatic events in Spafford’s life. The first was the Great Chicago Fire. During the two days the [...]
Elvis Presley’s famous holiday song, Blue Christmas dates back to 1957 when Russ Morgan, Hugo Winterhalter and Ernest Tubb also had hits with the song. Elvis recorded his slightly different “bluesy” pardon the pun, version at Radio Recorders in September 1957 with the Jordonaires singing back-up. The song was a part of Elvis’s Christmas album [...]
Snowmen, Santa and angels generally come to mind when thinking of Christmas, but chipmunks? The Chipmunk Christmas song has an interesting story, starting with an imaginary witch doctor and a very stubborn rodent. Song writer Ross Bagdasarian was born in Fresno California in 1918. He co-wrote Rosemary Clooney’s Come-on-a-My-House but failed to score another hit. [...]
When I began plotting my story for A Texas Christmas I knew that my hero was going to be a grouchy old blacksmith who wanted to celebrate Christmas in the only way he knew how … in solitude because of a tragedy he’d experienced during the holidays three years prior. It didn’t take me [...]
JEFFREY KOTERBA’S ARTWORK USED WITH PERMISSION VISIT HIS WEBSITE: http://www.jeffreykoterba.com ‘Twas the night before Christmas in this Junction of ours; The sky over the prairie was ablaze with bright stars; Our boots were lined up by the fire [...]
For centuries, Christmas carols and Christmas hymns were not synonymous. Stately hymns were sung in church, while carols –deriving from the old French “querole” included dancing and were sung to dance tunes. This instantly made carols frowned upon by church leaders. In the thirteenth century, Francis of Assisi is believed to have added instructional hymns [...]
Christmas carols have to be my favorite form of holiday cheer. My husband and I both sang in choir during college as well as in an adult classical chorus a few years ago. My children love to sing too, and one of our friends from church jokingly calls us the family Von Trapp. As soon [...]
The Bible doesn’t mention the animals that were in the manger on that first Christmas Eve. But surely they were there, silent witnesses to the miracle. What would they say if they could talk? “The Friendly Beasts” is a song about the gifts the animals gave to the baby Jesus. The melody comes from a [...]
Hello, Winnie here. I love Christmas carols. And not just at Christmas time – all year round. I raised my children to love them as well. When they were little, one of our nightly rituals was for me to go to each of their rooms at bedtime and sing them a song. Among the usual [...]
I have the wonderful honour of kicking off our special event “week” of Christmas carols – which is actually not a week but 12 Days. And so how appropriate that I get to kick it off with The Twelve Days of Christmas! Of course we’re starting things off on December 19, but the first thing [...]
Now that you got the scoop on what makes Kaki Warner tick, it’s time to draw her winners. Ah put all the names in my brand new hat and…………. COLLEEN won the three set Blood Rose trilogy DEBBIE MCLEAN gets the advance copy of COLORADO DAWN I’m dancin’ a jig for you ladies! I [...]
The Fillies have sure got the place looking cheery. They’ve put up the tree and dug out the decorations and the Junction is all aglow. I’ve been doing all the bossing and sipping on my special eggnog. Well, someone’s got to do it. Hee-Hee! Tomorrow, Monday, December 19th will kick off the Fillys’ Twelve Days [...]
Hidy, fillies! Thanks for inviting me in for a visit today. P&P is always such a fun group. If you could live in the Old West, whereabouts would you choose and what would your occupation be? Wow. That’s a hard one. Although I love the beauty and wildlife of the mountains, it would be hard [...]
Beginning Monday, December 19th, as the Fillys’ gift to you, we’re going to bring The Twelve Days of Christmas. Each day will feature a Christmas carol or song along with a brief history. Then on Christmas Eve, you’ll get a gander at the Filly’s updated poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Bet you’ll get your [...]
Who would hang old boots, hats and (gasp) even guns on a Christmas tree? Ronald Reagan that’s who or at least his Presidential Library, and since I’m lucky enough to live but a few miles from it I decided to share a few of the twenty-four Christmas trees on display–one for each decade beginning in the 1700s . [...]
Hello Darlings, Miss Kaki Warner is saddling up and will ride into the Junction on Saturday, December 17th. Can’t think of a better way to kick off the holidays than to have the dear lady stop for a visit. She has become quite a rising star in western romance. If you’ve never read her [...]
I have a character in Out of Control, book #1 of my Kincaid Bride’s series, the youngest brother Seth, who spent time in Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. So I’m just researching Andersonville to find for sure where it was and when it opened and closed. No sense having poor old Seth stuck [...]
Have you ever been to a cookie exchange? I went to my first one last Sunday and had a blast. All those treats! Even better, the exchange was part of a bigger program. The Women’s Ministry at Centerpointe Christian Church here in Lexington used their December event to support a ministry called the Refuge for [...]
As I was writing this blog a week or so ago, nature decided to deck the halls in all its glory. Snow descended on the West Texas Plains and temperatures drastically dropped as shoppers scurried from store to store. In the midst of it all everyone was putting up Christmas trees, pretty lights and [...]
Vickie Couturier, you are the winner of our drawing. Please send your snail mail address to me at: elizlane123@msn.com, and I’ll get the book right to you. Thanks to all of you who entered. Wish I had enough copies for everyone. Elizabeth
I love this book—more, I think, than any book I’ve ever written. And since it’s Christmastime again, I’m hoping more readers will discover it. It’s available in both paper and electronic formats. First a word of apology to anyone who read CHRISTMAS MOON last year and was confused by the date on the epilogue (the story [...]
Have you done your Christmas shopping yet? I only have to buy one gift this year and it’s for my ornery mule, Jasper. Thankfully, he’s not too particular. But he’ll throw a fit if I don’t get him something. Now for the drawing…….. A PDF copy of the 2nd edition of Rocky Mountain Oasis [...]
