As always since the beginning of this blog in 2007, Around the Grid presents our holiday tradition, our plea and hope for peace in this world for all creatures and things. The 1977 video, embraced by thousands in the years since, was from Bing Crosby’s final Christmas special, and the only one I know of that David Bowie ever did for the season.
May you and yours find the peace, blessings and joy of the Divine as you perceive it, tonight, tomorrow, and all through the year.
Amen.
Moonlight becomes you
It goes with your hair
You certainly know
The right thing to wear
Moonlight becomes you
And I’m thrilled at the sight
And we could get
So romantic tonight
As always on this night, we of Around the Grid bring you our joint wishes for the future, as voiced by Bing Crosby and David Bowie —
From Conan, Jem, Diana, Morgan and myself, may the day of peace eternal come to this troubled world for us, for you … for us all. And remember that all of us — every son and daughter of the Divine, however you see the Divine — are the parents and nurturers of that peace. It is up to us to bring it, somehow.
While checking around for goodies on YouTube, I ran across this piece done by Michael Bublé on the Global Network in his native Canada. Enjoy a special video, everyone.
An old tradition here at Around the Grid, Bing Crosby and David Bowie in a duet from Bing’s last Christmas special
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…The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The LORD is our righteousness.”
An old tradition here at Around the Grid, Bing Crosby and David Bowie in a duet from Bing’s last Christmas special
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…But thou, Bethlehem-Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting….
An old tradition here at Around the Grid, Bing Crosby and David Bowie from Crosby’s last Christmas special
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…The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”….
An old tradition here at Around the Grid, Bing Crosby and David Bowie from his last Christmas special
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And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth….
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