Good morning.

Carol of the Bells.

It gives me chills, but tbh, most Christmas carols do (with the exception of "Jingle Bells, Batman smells" which is, of course, Hannah's favorite.

I should be sleeping, but Joe woke Hannah up when he came to bed, so I've been downstairs for almost 4 hours, but now that Hannah's back asleep, I'm going to catch a few more minutes before we have to get up for school. (Which should be looooovely.)

Normal people would stay up at this point, I'm sure, but I'm going to a wine tasting tonight, and I'm old as shiz.

Good morning!

It's really hard for me to say which Christmas carol is my favorite because I am one of those that loves Christmas music.  I love the Hallelujah Chorus and other traditional music.  On the other hand Silver Bells and I'll Be Home for Christmas are pretty good too.  It's like choosing between chocolates for me.

Good morning!

My fav carol is for sure "Oh Holy Night." I especially love the Josh Groban version-gives me chills the first few times I hear it every year.

GM- the background song in The night before christmas (the one with the mice.  NO one ever knows what I am talking about.  "Christmas chimes are calling, Santa, Santa")  It was my favorite TV special as a kid.  It brings back Christmas memories like nothing else.

I also love the music from the Polar Express, it grew on me since we have not stopped watching the movie since last Christmas.

For traditional, I love Away in a Manger.

I need major help.

I have a friend in a bad, bad, bad situation and I don't know how to help her.

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Good morning!

My fav carol is for sure "Oh Holy Night." I especially love the Josh Groban version-gives me chills the first few times I hear it every year.

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 I love that one too!!

Toni wrote:

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Good morning!

My fav carol is for sure "Oh Holy Night." I especially love the Josh Groban version-gives me chills the first few times I hear it every year.

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Ditto - Ditto - To me the best version out there.

 

I also like Silent Night

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Jennie wrote:

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I need major help.

I have a friend in a bad, bad, bad situation and I don't know how to help her.

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What's wrong, Jennie?

 

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I don't know if you remember last year when I posted on the old board about a friend needing prayers b/c she was having an affair- fast forward almost two years- she left her husband for the other man, got divorced, and since her life has been one train wreck after another.
She moved to Atlanta, then home, and is now in central TN in a hotel and has been since spring. Her truck is up for repossession, her house was damaged in storms and is no longer inhabitable.
He himself is a piece of work. Nothing is in his name but two items- a Wal-Mart reloadable debit card and his car he bought for cash outright from his brother. The insurance was in her name. All utilities were in her name. He uses her credit to establish utilities and tried to use her credit w/o her knowledge to get a $2500 line of credit for a computer. She found out when she got a denial letter from the credit company.
He's controlling in effect that he doesn't let her out of the house w/o taking his son. He's allowed "me time" but if she wants it she can't have it unless she takes his son along. She has little contact with her family unless he's not around. She doesn't talk to any of us when he's around. She really can't. And if any one of us starts to dislike him, he's quick to drive a wedge between us so that she turns against us. He refuses to have sex with her period and only uses it when she's ready to leave him. But now its to the point where when she wants to leave he just tells her to go and threatens her with security.
She said she locked herself in the bathroom for two hours the other day and cried and even started cutting herself she was so upset. But she won't leave. There is more but its just too much to tell. That's just some of it. He calls her names, makes her feel bad about herself, talks badly about her to an exgirlfriend, and makes her feel low about herself.
I had to pull away from her back in March b/c I couldn't handle the situation and it was consuming so much time. Its starting to get that way again but she keeps saying, "Its me, its me. Its my hormones." Its always her fault and never his. Any times she starts to get the balls together, he cons her into staying!
And now he wants her to take out a $25,000 loan against her house back home. Luckily she can't b/c her father's name is on the deed and he refuses to sign a release to let her do it.

He has sex with her to keep her. And then when she's calmed down, he stops having sex with her. He claims he doesn't have a sex drive and that sex as an expression of love is stupid. ???

Let's not get into what kind of father this man is.
And to top it off- she might be pregnant.

 

-- Edited by Jennie on Friday 11th of December 2009 11:32:11 AM

my favorites are o holy night, carol of the bells, and sleighride (harry conick jr's version in particular) - i cant not sing that song.