Sleigh Ride
“Those merry sleigh-bells, our hearts keep
time
Responsive to their fairy chime.
Ding-dong, ding-dong, o'er vale and hill,
Their welcome notes are trembling still.”
- Susanna Strickland Moodie
(06 Dec 1803 - 08 Apr 1885)
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12/03/14 - NNHS Newsletter - Sleigh Ride
“Those merry sleigh-bells, our hearts keep
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- Susanna Strickland Moodie |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
What a happy
holiday favorite we have for today's Newsletter theme song!
BONUS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwHEqx_3BYE - Sleigh Ride
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleigh_Ride:
"Sleigh Ride" is a popular light orchestral piece composed by Leroy Anderson. The composer had the original idea for the piece during a heat wave in July 1946; he finished the work in February 1948. The lyrics, about a person who would like to ride in a sleigh on a winter's day with another person, were written by Mitchell Parish in 1950. The orchestral version was first recorded in 1949 by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra. The song was a hit record on RCA Victor Red Seal 49-0515 (45 rpm) / 10-1484 (78 rpm), and has become the equivalent of a signature song for the orchestra. The 45 rpm version was originally issued on red vinyl. The Pops has also recorded the song with John Williams, their conductor from 1979 to 1995, and Keith Lockhart, their current conductor. Over the years, the song has become a Christmas standard
...Although "Sleigh Ride" is often associated with Christmas, and often appears on Christmas compilation albums, the song's lyrics never specifically mention any holiday or religion (apart from certain recordings, such as those by the Carpenters, Walter Schumann and Air Supply, that substitute "Christmas party" for "birthday party" in the song's bridge). In fact, the mention of "pumpkin pie" in the last verse might suggest an association with Thanksgiving rather than Christmas...
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to
Barbara Woods Spiers ('61) of
VA AND
The late
Barbara Nell Howard Floyd ('67)
(deceased 10/01/88)!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
William D. Dangler ('57) of VA AND
Howard
Williamson (Hampton HS - '63) of VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
05
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Eugene Peters ('57)
AND the late
Gene Peters ('57)
(deceased - 07/24/09)
AND
Melody Clendenin DeBerry
(Warwick HS - '66) of VA;
06 - Frances Scheinman Berkman ('57);
07 -
Jay Styles ('68) of VA
AND
Janice Pratt McGrew (Hampton HS - '67) of VA
AND
Tim Parsons ('73) of VA;
09 - Shirley Smith Langston ('57) AND Joan Gardner ('63);
10 -
John Murden ('60) of VA AND
Glen Davenport ('63) of VA!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
Many Happy
Returns, One and All!
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December 03, 1944 - Greek Civil War: Fighting broke out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army. |
THIS DAY IN 1964:
| Thursday, December 03, 1964 - Free Speech Movement: Police arrested over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest of the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property. |
From John DiGiacomo ('69) of VA - 12/02/14 - "RE:
11/30/14 - If We
Make It Through December":
| If Merle Haggard's 1974
rendition of "If We Make It Through December" doesn't bring a tear to
your eye you don't have any feelings.
Thank you so much, John!
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From
Terry Seay
('67) of TN - 12/01/14 - "A Cancer Benefit to Celebrate 5 Years & 100 House
Concerts on Dec 6th - Jimbeau Hinson - Marc Alan Barnette - Danny Well...":
| Terry G. Seay Songwriter House Concerts Since 2009 www.itsallaboutZmusic.com Mobile # 703.628.4657 RSVP to me at Terry.Seay@itsallaboutZmusic.com |
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WOWZERS! Thanks so much, Terry! 
Y'all make it a good one! |
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From George Konstant ('65)
of VA - 12/02/14 - "RE: ♫♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! ♫♪":
| Thanks, Carol,
Hard to believe another year has passed; hope you are doing well. Let's keep our fingers crossed that we have a good response for our reunion. You do a wonderful job with our web page!!
Thank you,
George!
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From George Helliesen
('61) of MI - 12/02/14 - "Here is, old age at its best !":
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Here is, old age at its best.
Larry and Bob, two friends, met in the park every day to feed the
pigeons, watch the squirrels and discuss world problems. |
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A month
had passed, and Bob figured he had seen the last of Larry, but one day,
Bob approached the park and -- lo and behold -- there sat Larry! Bob was
very excited and happy to see him and told him so. Then he said, ‘For
crying out loud Larry, what in the world happened to you? Larry replied, 'I have been in jail.' 'Jail!' cried Bob. What in the world for?' 'Well,' Larry said, 'you know Jane, that cute little blonde waitress at the coffee shop where I sometimes go?' 'Yeah,' said Bob, 'I remember her. What about her? 'Well, one day she filed rape charges against me; and, at 89 years old, I was so proud that when I got into court, I pleaded 'guilty'. 'The damn judge gave me 30 days for perjury’. |
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Thanks for the
snicker, George!
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From Jimmy Smith ('62 / '63) of VA -
12/02/14 - "Some Retirement Options...":
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Some Retirement Options
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From Buster Vest ('63) of VA -
12/02/14 - "Many Memories of Virginia":|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_huqoRUIcI
Thank you so much, Buster!
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From Wayne Agee
('58) of FL -
12/02/14 - "Memory
Lane":
| Seen this one before but
always nice to revisit..... :) |
| Have yourself a neat little
stroll down memory lane. A nostalgic trip for me! Have yourself a neat little stroll down memory lane Sorry for all of you who missed it! http://safeshare.tv/w/FEDEwZHZXu
WOWZERS!
MORE old memories! Thanks, Wayne!
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From Mayim Bialik (North
Hollywood High School,
CA - '93) of CA - 12/02/14 - "The Top 7 Perks of Being Jewish in December":
| I didn't write this @kveller
piece, but I might as well have! Mine would have been more scrooge-y but
here are this writer's Top 7 Perks of NOT Celebrating Christmas (it's
not anti-Christmas, it's just a new perspective!) The Top 7 Perks of Being Jewish in December That @kveller post is not meant to cause ire..... Being Jewish is not "better" or "easier." It's simply a different perspective by one writer about being grateful to not have to do certain things, not because they are bad. Oy, lighten up. it's the holiday season!?..
Thank you, Mayim!
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From My Cousin,
Jean Atkinson Mallory (Warsaw
HS / Rappahannock HS / John Marshall HS - '65)
of VA -
12/01/14:
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Thanks, Jean!
That it is!
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From Catherine Slusser Hudson ('64) of VA -
12/02/14 - "Honey and Cinnamon to Cure Colds":
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Thank you, Catherine!
I'm sure there's some perfectly good reason why I always need to be
reminded of this...
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From Paul's Niece, Celesta, of NC - 12/02/14 - "Medical Test":
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Heh. Wish that was really a test. Even then some people wouldn't listen.
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From My Friend, Tina, of SC - 12/02/14 - "31 Christmas Hacks To Simplify This Holiday Season":
| Get organized with the
decorations. 31 Christmas Hacks To Simplify This Holiday Season
Thanks so much, Tina!
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From Barbara Woods Spiers ('61) of VA -
12/02/14 - "BISCUIT BREAKFAST BAKE":
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WOW ALERT!! This would
make an amazing Christmas morning Breakfast for the family and also if
you're having overnight guests (make 2!!)
BISCUIT BREAKFAST BAKE 5 eggs |
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Directions: Use an 11" ×17" pan, sprayed with cooking spray (Note: I think a 9" ×13" works better, but it might need to bake a little longer) 1. Mix the eggs and milk in a large bowl. Cut each biscuit (I’m all about scissors in the kitchen) into fours and add it to the bowl. I like to do this before I cook the bacon or cut up the scallions – give the biscuits some time to really soak in the eggs. 2. Cut up the scallions, shred the cheese, cook and break up the bacon (or sausage). Add everything to the bowl. 3. Mix it all up and pour into the pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes (make sure it isn’t runny – mine this morning took 28 minutes).
OOH,
WOW!
Thank you,
Barbara!
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From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of
NC - 11/22/14 - "FAMILY PORTRAITS (#9 in a series of 18)":
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AWW!
Thanks, Dools!
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BONUS CHRISTMAS STORY:
From My Friend, Tammy, of NC - 12/03/14 - "Daily Christmas Story (#3 in a Series of 24)":
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share some of my favorite Christmas stories and quotes. It is a
tradition in our family to read a Christmas story every night in
December culminating with the Nativity on the 24th.
Christmas Story Day 3, Our
Christmas Came Back by Ronald R. Grimes |
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our family. I found myself working long hours to pay our bills on my
meager salary. I was near exhaustion. My wife and I prayed each night that our financial burdens would somehow be lifted and that our children would not be negatively affected by my absence and our constant denials of their requests for things that their friends had. Less than a week before Christmas, I managed to resurrect an old plastic Christmas tree. We purchased two inexpensive gifts for each of our children. My eight-year-old son had been longing to own his own basketball, and his excitement over one box measuring approximately nine inches square nearly consumed him. Then something happened in our lives that would change each one of us forever. Ronald and his oldest sister, Heather, had become good friends with a family up the street who had children their same ages. Eyes wide with concern, our little children told us of the family’s situation: There wasn’t a Christmas tree or presents in their friends’ home. The family wasn’t going to celebrate Christmas this year because the father was out of work. I discussed the matter with our bishop, who said he would look into the matter personally. At first I felt relieved, but I returned home feeling there was more to be done, but not knowing what it should be. We already had spent all of our tiny budget. After supper, we started our family home evening and shared our feelings. We decided to offer a special prayer for our neighbors and asked Heavenly Father to let us know what we could do to help them. When we arose from our prayers, two little faces bore a determined excitement as they simultaneously suggested the obvious solution to our problem: why not share our Christmas with our neighbors? There was precious little to share, but as our eyes met, we each felt a surge of excitement at the suggestion. We took a box of candy we had been given and a pumpkin pie my wife had baked earlier and met at the Christmas tree. Then it happened! We each began to select one of our gifts to take with us. My eyes fell immediately upon my son. He sat before his gifts as if in shock. It was obvious that he was having difficulty deciding which gift he would take: the large box or the soft little package. In silence his eyes passed back and forth between the two. He looked up at his mother and then over to me. Then he looked back at the presents. He passed from one to another for a few more moments and then, quite abruptly, picked up the large box and said, “I think Jimmy would like this one best.” With full hearts we gathered the gifts and treats and headed for the door. I stepped out first and almost stumbled over a tiny tree someone had left for us. We brought the tree inside, and Mother and the children removed some of the lights and trimming from our plastic tree while I went to the garage to make a tree stand. We hurried up the block with our bounty. We left the decorated tree and gifts with our friends and bid them a Merry Christmas. The next evening a surprising thing happened. The bishop called and said, “I have some packages that need delivering to some of the families in the ward and wondered if you could use your station wagon to help us deliver them.” I agreed to meet the bishop at his office as soon as possible and hung up the phone. The car was out of gas and I could find no money for gas. I remembered seeing a few dusty pop bottles in the garage that could be returned to the store for the deposit, and the children had seen more in the trash down the alley. So we gathered the bottles, and I bought a gallon of gas with the proceeds, and headed for the church. When I arrived, the bishop had already carried many large boxes and bags of groceries to the curb. We loaded them all into the station wagon. They barely fit inside. When we were finished, he handed me an envelope and instructed me to deliver the packages to the names on the list. I agreed and opened the envelope. On a slip of paper was a single name—mine. My eyes filled with tears as I turned to the bishop and said, “Oh, Bishop, there are so many families that need this worse than we do.” “I know,” he acknowledged, “but we have already taken care of them, and the Lord wants your family to have this.” He embraced me, shook my hand, and sent me home. When I arrived, I called for the family to help me in with the boxes and bags. There were several brightly wrapped presents for each member of the family. At the bottom of one bag was a special gift, wrapped in a box measuring approximately nine inches square. A special warmth and glow filled our home that night. We knew that our prayers had been answered and that Christmas that year was going to be special for each member of our family. And yes, the bishop had been aware of our friends up the street—someone had visited their home, too, and left many packages of food and gifts at their door. Each year as we dismantle our little plastic Christmas tree and put it into its cardboard box, we threaten to replace it with a real tree. But each Christmas we keep putting it back up just one more time. Our little tree, which once shared its lights and ornaments and glory with another family, still captures for us the true meaning of the season. It was our best Christmas ever. |
Thank you so
very much, Tammy!
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BONUS CHRISTMAS CRAFT PATTERNS:
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http://www.craftown.com/Light-Bulb-Santa.html -
Amanda Formaro's Light Bulb Santa |
BONUS RECIPE (Sorry;
not particularly theme-related):
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FINALLY:
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From
http://www.ajokeaday.com - 12/02/14: |
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
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1.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - The NNHS Class of 1962
Dinner Get Together - 6:30 PM at Angelo's on J. Clyde Morris
Boulevard. CONTACT: Fran Heath Scott at 757-813-0446 or
email:
heathbarlc66@yahoo.com.
2. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations. |
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PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 11/27/14 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
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Carol Buckley Harty 7020 Lure Court Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309 910-584-8802 |
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1. Visit the main page (http://www.nnhs65.com), scroll halfway down, and click on the Pay Pal Donate Button (nnhs65@gmail.com); 2. Go to www.PayPal.com, log in, select "Send Money (Services) to nnhs65@gmail.com; or
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Just mail it directly to my home. Thanks!
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Sleigh Ride
Music by
Leroy Anderson
(29 June 1908 – 18 May 1975), 1948
Lyrics by
Mitchell Parish
(10 July 1900 – 31 Mar 1993), 1950
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
ring ting tingling too
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling
and friends are calling "Yoo hoo,"
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
let's go, Let's look at the show,
We're riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
it's grand, Just holding your hand,
We're gliding along with a song
of a wintry fairy land.
Our cheeks are nice and rosy
and comfy cozy are we
We're snuggled up together
like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take that road before us
and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.
There's a birthday party
at the home of Farmer Gray
It'll be the perfect ending a perfect day
We'll be singing the songs
we love to sing without a single stop,
At the fireplace while we watch
the chestnuts pop. Pop! pop! pop!
There's a happy feeling
nothing in the world can buy,
When they pass around the chocolate
and the pumpkin pie
It'll nearly be like a picture print
by Currier and Ives
These wonderful things are the things
we remember all through our lives!
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
ring ting tingling too
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling
and friends are calling "Yoo hoo,"
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
let's go, Let's look at the show,
We're riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
it's grand, Just holding your hand,
We're gliding along with a song
of a wintry fairy land
Our cheeks are nice and rosy
and comfy cozy are we
We're snuggled up together
like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take that road before us
and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.
"Sleigh Ride" midi courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/kerstmis_site/midi.html
- 12/03/03
"Sleigh Ride" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.nevada.edu/~blake/Christmas.songs.html - 12/02/04
Image of Victorian Sleigh Ride courtesy of
http://jeh.5u.com/christmas/victoria.htm - 12/02/07
Animated Blue Snowflake Divider Line clip art courtesy of
http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/christ-htm/lines-christ23.htm -
12/02/07
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Marine Corps Seal clip art courtesy of the late Herbert Hice of MI Famous Marines
who served in the South Pacific during WWII.Animated
Laughing Frog courtesy of
Wayne
Stokes
('65) of VA - 07/16/08
Thanks, Wayne!
Animated Rolling on the Floor
Laughing Smiley clip art courtesy of Jerry ('65) and Judy Phillips ('66) Allen
of VA - 08/13/10
Thanks, Sweetie-Pies!
Coast Guard Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/SealsEmblems/USCG.htm - 10/03/07
John Marshall High School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of
Cheryl White Wilson (JMHS - '64) of VA - 10/13/05 (replaced 02/23/09)
Thanks, Cheryl!
Animated
Laughing Jerry courtesy of Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA - 06/14/06
Thanks, Cookie!
Animated Laughing Cat courtesy
of Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 07/29/08
Thanks, Joyce!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Animated BOO-HOO
courtesy of Glenn Dye ('60) of TX - 08/28/09
Thanks, Glenn!
