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12/20/13
- NNHS Newsletter -
“This is Christmas: not the tinsel, not the
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Today's Newsletter's
theme is one of my very favorites. I memorized all three verses when I was five
years old. A couple of years later I taught myself the alto part as well.
Back in the early '80s when we and our (then) five little boys went on trips in
our 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Estate station wagon, we would sing Christmas carols
(summer OR winter!) at the top of our lungs as we drove down the highways. We
always began with this one - all three verses.
I hope you'll enjoy all seven versions I selected - my gift to you:
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiqcjFQBukM - O Come All Ye Faithful - King's College Choir, 1983
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oUAnGcT--A - O Come All Ye Faithful - Anne Murray
BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phL9rYto7wk - O Come All Ye Faithful - Libera, December 25, 2007
BONUS #4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcJYW1oN6fw - O Come All Ye Faithful - Casting Crowns, 2008
BONUS #5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45VGDNHJ4Zo - O Come All Ye Faithful - Celtic Woman, 2009
BONUS #6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWIeFbuapAY - O Come All Ye Faithful - Josh Groban, 2010 (no video, just that gorgeous baritone voice)
BONUS #7 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPRtLZ-amc - O Come All Ye Faithful - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra, 2012
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adeste_Fideles:
| "Adeste Fideles" is a Christmas carol
which for some time has been attributed to
John Francis Wade in the English-speaking world.[1]
However, many other possible authors exist. The original four verses of the hymn were extended to a total of eight, and these have been translated into many languages. The English translation of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" by the English Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley is widespread in most English speaking countries.[2] Besides John Francis Wade, the tune has been purported to be written by several musicians, from John Reading and his son to Handel and even Gluck, including the Portuguese composers Marcos Portugal or the king John IV of Portugal himself. Thomas Arne, whom Wade knew, is another possible composer.[3] There are several similar musical themes written around that time, though it can be hard to determine whether these were written in imitation of the hymn, the hymn was based on them, or they are totally unconnected. The earliest existing manuscript shows both words and tune. John Francis Wade included it in his own publication of Cantus Diversi (1751). It was published again in the 1760 edition of Evening Offices of the Church. It also appeared in Samuel Webbe's An Essay on the Church Plain Chant (1782). |
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy 70th Birthday today to
Ellen Carney Manson ('63) of SC!
Happy Birthday this week to:
22 -
Kitty Norman Haskins ('57) of VA
AND Elliot Schlosser ('63)
AND
Dottie Pegram Daniels (NNHS /
George
Washington HS - '64) of WV
AND
Harry Barritt ('64) of VA AND
Dale Mueller ('64) of VA
AND
Bill Rash ('67) of VA;
23 -
Tom Flax ('64) of VA AND
Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA
AND
Holly Hill Campbell (Hampton Roads Academy - '72)
of VA;
24 -
James Gay ('57)
AND
Ann W. Hutcheson ('57) AND
Malcolm Davis ('65)
of VA
AND
Sandye Jordan
Frost ('67) of NC;
25 -
Patsy Bloxom Meider ('57) of NC
AND
Doug Dickinson ('69) of VA!
27 -
Anita Morgan
Becker ('66) of VA!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
PAGE
HITS:
Hit # 132,000 and # 132,500 were made sometime in December 2013 by unknown users while I was while I was busy, so I missed it completely.
http://nnhs65.com/page-hits.html
THIS DAY IN WWII:
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December 20, 1941 - First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China. December 20, 1942 - Japanese air forces bombed Calcutta, India. |
THIS DAY IN 1963:
Friday, December 20, 1963 - Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, was born in Madrid, Spain. Friday, December 20, 1963 - Actor Joel Gretsch was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Husband of Melanie Shatner, he is the son-in-law of William Shatner. Friday, December 20, 1963 - Actor Iqbal Theba was born in Karachi, Pakistan. |
GREMLINS AT WORK:
| On Wednesday I
sent my sister a semi-important text message. She did not receive
it. Later that day my phone suddenly displayed a draft of a test message I was supposedly writing to my son. I was doing no such thing. Yesterday morning the following note appeared in my email - dated 02/08/11! |
From Bill Bost ('61) of NC -
02/08/11,
9:50 AM - "Class of 1961":
| Hello,
I am Bill Bost. Love, love the website you have developed. So much time and thought put into this effort. You make it look so easy and fun!!! I have never attended a class reunion, and have had no luck following thru with the connections shown. Could you get me a connection to someone who is working with this? It would be the 50-year; would love to attend this one. Thank you so much, Bill Bost in NC.
A VERY belated thank YOU,
Bill!
This note should have appeared in one of these three Newsletters, but I do not see it at all: http://www.nnhs65.com/02-08-11-NNHS-Long-Long-Long.html http://www.nnhs65.com/02-09-11-NNHS-Its-All-in-the-Game.html http://www.nnhs65.com/02-10-11-NNHS-Rocky-Raccoon.html I sincerely hope you found answers and were able to attend your reunion, Bill! I'm so very sorry this happened! I would have answered and posted your note had I ever received it! I wonder where in cyber-space it's been for lo, these many months?!? |
From My
Daughter, Adrienne Harty
(Hillsboro HS,
IL / American School, IL) of NC
- 12/17/13 - "Christmas Mission":
| I really enjoyed this
video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNDmfGaezIY - Christmas Mission (1999) It's a little slow at
first, but it has a powerful message... Also, I'm a little excited
that I actually caught and understood a majority of the sign
language that was used. I'm trying to learn ASL.
It stars Corbin Allred; some of you might recognize him from ABC's Teen Angel (1997-8), Saints and Soldiers (2003), or other films.
I was rather horrified by the rude treatment (the woman hit them
with her broom?!?) the missionaries encountered - especially during
the last days of the Christmas season - and even more horrified when
you told me what you had endured during those 18 months you were
serving. Thank you for your dedication,
Baby Girl!
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From My
#6 Son, Dale Harty,
(Hillsboro HS, IL / American School, IL
- '02) of NC - 12/19/13 - "Captain Picard sings 'Make it So!' OR 'Shut Up,
Wesley!' ":
| Here's one for your
Newsletter. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mBZFlteYRE - Make it So! - Parody of Let it Snow by Captain Picard
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From My Daughter-in-Law,
Diana Lyons Harty (Portsmouth
HS, NH / Eastlake
HS, CA - '05)
of NC - 12/17/13:
| Dale: Claire, come here,
it's time for bed. Claire: But DAD. I beat every single monster I've come up against... I'm, I'm [gasp] I'm an action figure!
Actually, she's a HOOT!
Thanks, Diana!
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From
Me
('65) of NC - 12/19/13 - "The Twelve Doctors of Christmas":
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Just remember: There are two types of
people in the world - those who love Doctor Who and those who haven't
yet seen Doctor Who.
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BONUS
CHRISTMAS CROCHET PATTERN:
| http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/crochet-snowflake-garland - Crochet Snowflake Garland Crochet Pattern |
BONUS
CHRISTMAS RECIPE:
| FINALLY: |
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
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1.
Thursday, January 2, 2014 -
The NNHS Class of 1955 holds Lunch Bunch gatherings on the
first Thursday of every month at Steve & John's Steak House
on Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport
News at 11:00 AM. The luncheon is not limited to just the
Class of '55; if you have friends in that year, go visit
with them.
2. Wednesday, February 12, 2013 - 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 12/16/13 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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Carol Buckley Harty 7020 Lure Court Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309 915-780-3048 |
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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
3.
Just mail it directly to my home. Thanks!
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"The Englishman,
John Francis Wade, wrote both the words and the music, Adeste Fideles. The
Musical
score was first published in 1782 in Samuel Webbe's An Essay on the Church Plain
Chant in 1782.
John Francis Wade first included it in his own 1751 publication of Cantus
Diversi. The lyrics were first
published in 1760. We have seen it listed in some pamphlets and on the net as an
ancient Latin hymn.
Hogwash! The authors of those pages did not do their homework! You may also find
it on the net
called the Portuguese Hymn. However, it is not Portuguese. It is definitely
English, despite the
original Latin verses. The major reason O Come All Ye Faithful has been called
the Portuguese Hymn
is because it was sung in the Portuguese Embassy in London where the famous
Vincent Novello
was organist. He ascribed the melody to John Redding. He called it 'Air by
Redding, 1860'.
I have seen some Christmas pamphlets with Redding's name given as composer.
However since
he lived a century after the original manuscripts, and since I do not believe in
reincarnation, I leave
credit to John Francis Wade! Though he was English, he never translated the song
into his
native language. That was left for Frederick Oakely to do a century later. The
version that we
sing today has actually been worked over by several translators."
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Adeste Fideles
Adeste
Fideles
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O Come All Ye Faithful
O Come All
Ye Faithful |
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" midi
courtesy of
http://wilstar.com/xmas/xmasjuke.htm - 12/03/05
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" History courtesy of
http://www.cvc.org/christmas/hymns/hymn.htm - 12/19/05
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.carols.org.uk/o_come_all_ye_faithful.htm - 12/19/05
"Adeste Fideles" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.always-safe.com/adeste.html - 12/19/05
Image of Christmas Candles and
White Poinsettias courtesy of My Niece, Shari, of VA - 12/19/10
Thanks, Shari!
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Hillsboro High School's Topper (Band Version) clip art courtesy of
http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/activities/music2/Band/bio.html
- 06/07/08
Thanks, Mark!
American School Logo courtesy of http://www.americanschoolofcorr.com/grads.asp - 09/05/06
Animated BOO-HOO
courtesy of Glenn Dye ('60) of TX - 08/28/09
Thanks, Glenn!
Animated Laughing Elephant courtesy of Frank Blechman ('65) of Northern VA -
10/29/10
Thanks, Frank!
Animated Big Hugs Smiley clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA
- 06/19/09
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Animated Kissing Smiley clip art courtesy of
Al Farber ('64) of GA
- 11/07/07
Thanks, Al!
Eastlake High School Logo courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/ehslearningcenter/ - 10/17/07
Animated Ringing Christmas Bell clip art (designed by Art Holden) courtesy
of
http://www.animationfactory.com -
12/08/05
