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Thinking of writing a new carol. ... Three folks (out of eight) who answered this poll: (Pro-fun)Troll we now the Yuletide Carol suggested that I write something with the emotional tone of Oh, Holy Night, which I think of as "celebratory in a quiet, meditative, way, that is also drawing on and depicting the mood of a scene at a given moment."
Thismorning early afternoon, as I was having breakfast, I was talking back in my head to a rabbi interviewed on the radio, yesterday, who was talking about being socially sensitive toward those who happen not to celebrate Christmas, thank you very much. He said that one atheist friend of his always responded to "Merry Christmas" with "Happy winter Solstice," and the rabbi thought that that was being too sarcastic, and snippy, to someone who probably didn't know the person was an atheist, and was just trying to be friendly.
In my head, I answered back to that rabbi, and said that when I say: "Happy Solstice" to someone, I mean it, sincerely.
I went on to tell this rabbi (Who wasn't there) that the Winter Solstices are special because they're universal for every single living creature living north of the Tropic of Cancer, on December 21, and south of the Tropic of Capricorn on June 21. It happens, whether or not you believe in a god or not, or which god you believe in. It is an observable event. Even though the days ahead will grow colder, the amount of light in our lives will increase. The fact that this happens is significant for every autotroph, and every heterotroph that depends on them. And for me, it is the ultimate natural metaphor for hope, and keeping on, keeping on, in spite of all of life's trouble. What's not to be celebrate about that?
I was wondering if I could write a carol that celebrated this "tipping point, a solstice song for both summer and winter, the fact that this is a day at the brink for everyone on earth (a pull back from the longest night, in the north, and the longest day in the south).
Or should it be specific to winter (and antipodeans can just sing it in June, instead)? I mean, is the promise that we won't have eternal night more important, psychologically, than the promise that we won't have eternal day, either?
Also, are there astronomical phrases that strike you as particularly musical that you think someone should put into a song, but haven't yet? Is there an astronomical event that strikes you as particularly cool or beautiful that you wish someone would describe in a song? If so, comment!
Plz? Thnx!!
Thinking of writing a new carol. ... Three folks (out of eight) who answered this poll: (Pro-fun)Troll we now the Yuletide Carol suggested that I write something with the emotional tone of Oh, Holy Night, which I think of as "celebratory in a quiet, meditative, way, that is also drawing on and depicting the mood of a scene at a given moment."
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In my head, I answered back to that rabbi, and said that when I say: "Happy Solstice" to someone, I mean it, sincerely.
I went on to tell this rabbi (Who wasn't there) that the Winter Solstices are special because they're universal for every single living creature living north of the Tropic of Cancer, on December 21, and south of the Tropic of Capricorn on June 21. It happens, whether or not you believe in a god or not, or which god you believe in. It is an observable event. Even though the days ahead will grow colder, the amount of light in our lives will increase. The fact that this happens is significant for every autotroph, and every heterotroph that depends on them. And for me, it is the ultimate natural metaphor for hope, and keeping on, keeping on, in spite of all of life's trouble. What's not to be celebrate about that?
I was wondering if I could write a carol that celebrated this "tipping point, a solstice song for both summer and winter, the fact that this is a day at the brink for everyone on earth (a pull back from the longest night, in the north, and the longest day in the south).
Or should it be specific to winter (and antipodeans can just sing it in June, instead)? I mean, is the promise that we won't have eternal night more important, psychologically, than the promise that we won't have eternal day, either?
Also, are there astronomical phrases that strike you as particularly musical that you think someone should put into a song, but haven't yet? Is there an astronomical event that strikes you as particularly cool or beautiful that you wish someone would describe in a song? If so, comment!
Plz? Thnx!!
