“Then why should we on earth be sad?”
Carol: On Christmas Night All Christians Sing – English Carol
Tune: SUSSEX CAROL
As soon as those silver tinsel trees were available, the Huffs got one! It was four feet tall and sat on a table in front of the picture window with the curtains pulled all the way back and the Venetian blinds pulled all the way up. We had to rearrange the entire living room to make way for the Sears-purchased altarpiece, but it was THAT important – the displaying to the neighborhood that we were “with it”!
Prior to this, our tree had come from the woods just above our house, chopped down and dragged down the hill… somewhat whopperjawwed (that’s east Tennessee for misshapen!).
But the piece de resistance was the revolving color wheel with 60-watt indoor flood light! What an invention! To a ten-year-old with a creative leaning, it was more than I could handle. I would sit for hours across the room on the displaced gold and white brocade sofa and watch the primary colors plus one spin slowly, changing not only the color of the tinsel tree but of the entire room. Shadows moved and morphed. I was enthralled.
It’s Christmas, y’all! Be fascinated by something! Why on earth should we be sad? If there’s one time we ought – all of us – to be overjoyed, it’s right now. The world may not fully realize it, but they are with great energy celebrating the birthday of our Redeemer! Why would we mope around and act un-glad about that!
I saw one of those revolving color wheels in an antique store a few months ago; it had the box with it, and attached was a sticky-note that said “still works”. I think it was the same brand we had. It made me smile. I wish I had brought it home, hooked it up, sat on the grey denim sofa and watched the colors move around this living room. Even if I were sad, I think it would have made me happy.
Elaine Hagenberg’s Arrangement of This Carol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0XfVqSiPDo
Carol: On Christmas Night All Christians Sing – English Carol
Tune: SUSSEX CAROL
As soon as those silver tinsel trees were available, the Huffs got one! It was four feet tall and sat on a table in front of the picture window with the curtains pulled all the way back and the Venetian blinds pulled all the way up. We had to rearrange the entire living room to make way for the Sears-purchased altarpiece, but it was THAT important – the displaying to the neighborhood that we were “with it”!
Prior to this, our tree had come from the woods just above our house, chopped down and dragged down the hill… somewhat whopperjawwed (that’s east Tennessee for misshapen!).
But the piece de resistance was the revolving color wheel with 60-watt indoor flood light! What an invention! To a ten-year-old with a creative leaning, it was more than I could handle. I would sit for hours across the room on the displaced gold and white brocade sofa and watch the primary colors plus one spin slowly, changing not only the color of the tinsel tree but of the entire room. Shadows moved and morphed. I was enthralled.
It’s Christmas, y’all! Be fascinated by something! Why on earth should we be sad? If there’s one time we ought – all of us – to be overjoyed, it’s right now. The world may not fully realize it, but they are with great energy celebrating the birthday of our Redeemer! Why would we mope around and act un-glad about that!
I saw one of those revolving color wheels in an antique store a few months ago; it had the box with it, and attached was a sticky-note that said “still works”. I think it was the same brand we had. It made me smile. I wish I had brought it home, hooked it up, sat on the grey denim sofa and watched the colors move around this living room. Even if I were sad, I think it would have made me happy.
Elaine Hagenberg’s Arrangement of This Carol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0XfVqSiPDo
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