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The Storylady's Tales  I'll add more as I find them Santa Claus is Pagan, Too! (words & music by Emerald Rose) (to the tune of 'Jingle Bells') Oh, Santa Claus is Pagan too, just like all the rest And if you are a merry witch he`ll bring you all the best So get that star up on the roof, and bake those cookies, too For Christmas-time is really Yule, and Santa`s Pagan too! Hes got that Buddha belly and his top`s the Holly King You dressed him in that British coat, the cap`s a Nordic thing You took the horns right off his head and stuck them on his deer But he still flies high like Jupiter with a belly-full of beer! Oh, Santa Claus is Pagan too, just like all the rest And if you are a merry witch he`ll bring you all the best So get that star up on the roof, and bake those cookies, too For Christmas-time is really Yule, and Santa`s Pagan too! Now history says Christ was likely not a Capricorn But if you want to share the Yule, we don`t care when he's born Come join the celebration of the Sun King`s bright rebirth And if you practice what you preach, we`ll all have peace on Earth! Oh, Santa Claus is Pagan too, just like all the rest And if you are a merry witch he`ll bring you all the best So get that star up on the roof, and bake those cookies, too For Christmas-time is really Yule, and Santa`s Pagan too! Now Santa`s way more jolly than most Christians might require And if he weren`t so busy he'd be dancing `round the fire Yeah, you can call it Christmas `cause you got us way out-gunned But just you wait till Beltane, then we`ll see who`s having fun! Oh, Santa Claus is Pagan too, just like all the rest And if you are a merry witch he`ll bring you all the best So get that star up on the roof, and bake those cookies, too For Christmas-time is really Yule, and Santa`s Pagan too! Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland "Alexander & Aarcher" Tune: "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" Pagans sing, are you listenin', Altar's set,candles glisten, It's a Magickal night, we're having tonight, Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland. Chorus: In a Circle we can light a Yule Fire, And await the rising of the Sun, It's the Great Wheel turning for the new year, Loaded with abundance and great fun. Blades held high, censer smoking, God and Goddess, we're invoking, Through Elements Five, we celebrate life, Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland. Queen of Heaven, is in Her place, Triple Goddess, now the Crone Face, Above and Below, She's the Goddess we know, Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland. Chorus Now the God, is the Provider, Supplying game for our Fire, Above and Below, He's the Horned One we Know, Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland. Later on, by the fire, Cone of Power, gettin' higher It's a Magickal Night we're having tonight, Dancing in a Wiccan Wonderland. God Rest Ye Merry Paganfolk (God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen) God rest ye merry, Paganfolk, Let nothing you dismay. Remember that the Sun returns Upon this Solstice day. The growing dark is ending now And Spring is on its way. Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy! Oh, tidings of comfort and joy. The Goddess rest ye merry, too, And keep you safe from harm. Remember that we live within The circle of Her arms, And may Her love give years to come A very special charm. Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy! Oh, tidings of comfort and joy! "Moon of Silver" (source Green Egg Magazine - Yule '92 issue) Tune: We 3 Kings of Orient are... Maiden, Mother, Ancient Crone, Queen of Heaven on your throne, Praise we sing Thee, Love we bring Thee, For all that you have shown. Oh, Moon of Silver, Sun of Gold, Gentle Lady, Lord so bold! Guide us ever, failing never, Lead us in ways of old. Lord of Darkness, Lord of Light, Gentle Brother, King of Might, Praise we sing thee, Love we bring Thee On this Solstice night. Oh, Moon of Silver, Sun of Gold, Gentle Lady, Lord so bold! Guide us ever, failing never, Lead us in ways of old. "Glory to the New Born King" (Tune: Hark the Herald, Angels Sing) Brothers, sisters, come and sing Glory to the new-born King! Gardens peaceful, forests wild Celebrate the Winter Child! Now the time of glowing starts! Joyful hands and joyful hearts! Cheer the Yule log as it burns! Once again, the Sun returns Brothers, sisters, come and sing! Glory to the new-born King! Brothers, sisters, singing come Glory to the newborn Sun Through the wind and dark of night Celebrate the coming light! Sun's glad rays through fear's cold burns, Life through Death the Wheel now turns! Gather round Yule log and tree Celebrate Life's mystery round the Yule fire brothers, sisters, singing come Glory to the new-born Sun. YULE SONGS Hark The Neo-Pagans Sing -"Sunblade" (Tune: "Hark the Herald Angels Sing") Hark the neo-Pagans sing, Glory to the Holly King! Peace on Earth and mercy mild, God and Goddess reconciled, Hear us now as we proclaim, We have risen from the flames, Our ancient Craft now we reclaim, In the God and Goddess' names Hark the neo-Pagans sing, Glory to the Holly King! Herne by highest love adored, Herne the ever-reborn Lord, At all times behold Him come, Offspring of the Holy One, Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see, Hail Incarnate Deity! Our ancient Craft now we reclaim, in the God and Goddess' names Hark the neo-Pagans sing, Glory to the Holly King! Ye Children All Of Mother Earth -Ellen Reed ( Tune: "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear") Ye children all of Mother Earth join hands and circle around To celebrate the Solstice night When our lost Lord is found. Rejoice, the year has begun again The Sun blesses skies up above So share the season together now In everlasting Love! Gloria -Ellen Reed Snow lies deep upon the Earth Still our voices warmly sing Heralding the glorious birth Of the Child, the Winter King Glo -- ria! In excelsis Deo! Glo -- ria! In excelsis Dea! Our triumphant voices claim Joy and hope and love renewed And our Lady's glad refrain Answer Winter's solitude Glo -- ria!(etc.) In Her arms a holy Child Promises a glowing Light Through the winter wind so wild He proclaims the growing Light. Glo -- ria! (etc..) Now the turning of the year Of the greater Turning sings Passing age of cold and fear Soon our golden summer brings. Glo -- ria! (etc..) Oh Come, All Ye Faithful -Ellen Reed Oh, come all ye faithful Gather round the Yule Fire Oh, come ye, oh, come ye, To call the Sun! Fires within us Call the Fire above us O, come, let us invoke Him! O, come, let us invoke Him! O, come, let us invoke Him! Our Lord, the Sun! Yea, Lord, we greet Thee! Born again at Yuletide! Yule fires and candle flames Are lighted for You! Come to thy children Calling for thy blessing! O, come let us invoke Him (x3) Our Lord, the Sun! Silent Night -Ellen Reed Silent night, Solstice Night All is calm, all is bright Nature slumbers in forest and glen Till in Springtime She wakens again Sleeping spirits grow strong! Sleeping spirits grow strong! Silent night, Solstice night Silver moon shining bright Snowfall blankets the slumbering Earth Yule fires welcome the Sun's rebirth Hark, the Light is reborn! Hark, the Light is reborn! Silent night, Solstice night Quiet rest till the Light Turning ever the rolling Wheel Brings the Winter to comfort and heal Rest your spirit in peace! Rest your spirit in peace! Glory To The New Born King -Ellen Reed (1st verse) Brothers, sisters, come to sing Glory to the new-born King! Gardens peaceful, forests wild Celebrate the Winter Child! Now the time of glowing starts! Joyful hands and joyful hearts! Cheer the Yule log as it burns! For once again the Sun returns! Brothers, sisters, come and sing! Glory to the new-born King! Brothers, sisters, singing come Glory to the newborn Sun Through the wind and dark of night Celebrate the coming light. Suns glad rays through fear's cold burns Life through death the Wheel now turns Gather round the Yule log and tree Celebrate Life's mystery Brothers, sisters, singing come Glory to the new-born Sun. Share The Light (The First Noel) CHORUS: Share the light, share the light! Share the light, share the Light! All paths are one on this holy night! On this Winter holiday, let us stop and recall That this season is holy to one and to all. Unto some a Son is born, unto us comes a Sun, And we know, if they don't that all paths are one. Be it Chanukah or Yule, Christmas time or Solstice night, All celebrate the eternal light. Lighted tree or burning log, Or eight candle flames. All gods are one god, whatever their names. Joy To The World Joy to the world! The Lord is come! Let Earth receive her king! Let every heart prepare him room And Heaven and Nature sing, etc. Welcome our King who brings us life. Our Lady gives him birth! His living light returneth to warm the seeds within us And wake the sleeping earth, etc. Light we the fires to greet our Lord, Our Light! Our Life! Our King! Let every voice be lifted to sing his holy praises, As Heaven and Nature sing, etc. Christmas Time Is Pagan! (Gloria in Excelsius Deo) CHORUS: Glorious! Christmas time is pagan! Glorious! Christmas time is pagan! Christmas time is here again, Decorations everywhere. Christmas carols ringing out, Gentle pagans, we don't care. Modern folks all celebrate What they learned in Sunday School. In December, they don't know They are celebrating Yule! Let them have their Christmas trees, Decked in red and green and blue. We rejoice at every one! Christmas trees are pagan, too. Bowls of bubbly Christmas cheer, Fill your cup and quench your thirst. They think the tradition's theirs. Wassail bowls were pagan, first. Every door and window bears Wreaths of holly, wreaths of pine. Circles represent the Sun. Every wreath is yours and mine. Christmas lights on Christmas trees, Candle flames burn higher and higher, Let us cheer along, my friends, As they light their Yuletide fire. There's a possibility That this song is yours and mine 'Cause the tune was known to all Back in A.D. one-two-nine. Blessed Be and Happy Yule!!! Why won't LJ let me type a message in the Rich text format? I AM A NEW YORKER
I am a New Yorker I do not live in the five boroughs or on the Island or Upstate I may live hundreds or thousands of miles away Or I may live just over the GW Bridge But I am a New Yorker I am a New Yorker Whatever took me out of New York: Business, family or hating the cold did not take New York out of me. My accent may have faded and my pace may have slowed But I am a New Yorker I am a New Yorker I was raised on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Rockefeller Plaza, The Yankees or the Mets (Giants or Dodgers) Jones Beach or Rye Beach or one of the beaches on the sound (Orchard Beach) I know that "THE END" means Montauk. Because I am a New Yorker I am a New Yorker When I go on vacation, I never look up Skyscrapers are something I take for granted The Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty are part of me Taxis and noise and subways and "get outa heah" don't rattle me Because I am a New Yorker I am a New Yorker I was raised on cultural diversity before it was politically correct I eat Greek food and Italian food, Jewish and Middle Eastern food and Chinese food Because they are all American food to me. I don't get mad when people speak other languages in my presence Because my relatives got to this country via Ellis Island and chose to stay They were New Yorkers I am a New Yorker People who have never been to New York have misunderstood me My friends and family work in the industries, professions and businesses that benefit all Americans. My firefighters died trying to save New Yorkers and non-New Yorkers They died trying to save Americans and non-Americans Because they were New Yorkers. I am a New Yorker I feel the pain of my fellow New Yorkers I mourn the loss of my beautiful city I feel and dread that New York will never be the same But then I remember: I am a New Yorker. And New Yorkers have: Tenacity, strength and courage way above the norm Compassion and caring for our fellow citizens Love and pride in our city, in our state, in our country Intelligence, experience and education par excellence Ability, dedication and energy above and beyond Faith--no matter what religion we practice Terrorists hit America in its heart But America's heart still beats strong Demolish the steel in our buildings, but it doesn't touch the steel in our souls Hit us in the pocketbook; but we'll parlay what we have left into a fortune End innocent lives leaving widows and orphans, but we'll take care of them Because they are New Yorkers Wherever we live, whatever we do, whoever we are There are New Yorkers in every state and every city of this nation We will not abandon our city We will not abandon our brothers and sisters We will not abandon the beauty, creativity and diversity that New York represents Because we are New Yorkers And we are proud to be New Yorkers --Unknown The following is the email I just received from my friend Amanda. She is in her 20's. She has two children, a son just a week older than Squeaker and a daughter who is 6 months old. Her mother died a few years ago (while she was in college) from cancer. She finally got a referral from her doctor and just had a visit with an oncologist to check out why her lymph node has been swollen for a few months. "The doctor wants to remove the lymph node as soon as possible. I should be getting a call tomorrow on when my surgery will be. He is thinking that it is going to come back cancerous and is hoping that it will be the Hodgkin's lymphoma versus the non-hodgkin's lymphoma. But due to my age and symptoms he believes it would be the Hodgkin's type. If this is the case, I'll have to have a PET scan done to see where the cancer is located. Then they will do chemotherapy AND radiation after that. They will decide if I have to do the long session of chemo (6 weeks) or a shorten session based on the stage of the cancer. So now it's just a waiting game again until I can have it removed. And then it's another 3-5 business days before I get any results back again. I will have a follow up appointment with the doctor 1 week after surgery. I will keep you ladies posted on when and what happens next." This would be a scary situation for anyone.Doubly so for a mother of young children. I know she and her husband are freaking out even more because this is what her mother died from. Please send all the energy and prayers you can her way. She and her family could use any good Karma they can get. Thanks. Current mood:  worried.
My wallet has gone AWOL! Eeep I need to find that. If I don't have my ID and my insurance card handy when I go into labor that would be very very bad! OK, so I know it shouldn't surprise me that fishermen go into mourning over a fish they can't catch. It's just that they're in mourning over a fish that's been caught 60 times in the last 25 years. I don't understand catch and release fishing. If you're fishing why wouldn't you want to take your catch home and eat it. It's like hunting. If it's for food I can accept that but why would you go out to intentionally wound a creature and then just let it go? It's just wierd and a bit sick to my way of thinking. Anyhow this article made me do a double take Then I realized, they're British, it doesn't have to make sense to me. http://news.aol.com/article/benson-the-g Ok so this article intrigued me. It shows how scientists have determined that the average dog has the language skills of a 2 year old, the mathematics skills of a 3-4 year old and the social smarts of a teenager. It then lists the Most and least intelligent breeds. Apparently beagles are "dumb blondes". here's the link http://news.aol.com/article/dogs-as-smar I'm just too amused by this. http://news.aol.com/article/keith-griffi Ok so I guess if you're a heavy drinker or just going to the occassional party and letting your hair down this could be a useful product for a breastfeeding mom but... all I can think of is the article that was in the news recently about the woman who got arrested for child endangerment in part because when she answered the door the officers could see that she was breastfeeding while intoxicated. I'm envisioning a new system where police officers and child welfare workers instruct moms of questionable sobriety to "squirt it here" and then get held accountable not on blood alcohol levels but rather on milk alcohol levels! http://www.target.com/Upspring-Baby-Milk Getting ready to go to my baby shower. I put together (what I think is) a nice thank you gift for the woman throwing the shower. What do you think of it? I took a hatbox and filled it with a soap and moisturizer from WilliamSonoma, some bath salts, a bath pillow, hair wrap and face cloth, votive candle holder and candles, scented "soap petals", and two miniature mums (yes live plants). Then I added shred to fill the gaps and raise things to pretty heights in the box and wrapped the whole thing up with a clear "basket bag" and a bow. And of course there's a thank you card attached. The other woman who had promised to help with the shower backed out (and severed all ties with all of us in the playgroup). She therefore ended up doing the whole thing herself. I know how expensive in both time, money and energy throwing a shower can be so I thought she deserved some recognition. Does this sound like an appropriate gift to give her? I was originally going to just give a smaller thank you gift to each of them but with Autumn pulling out like that I just put what I would have spent all into Barbara's gift. |
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