Topic: THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND THE ONLY CREATURE THAT'S STIRRING IS ME STIRRING (Read 7774 times)

Jrand74 · « **Reply #120 on:** December 24, 2016, 11:27:35 AM »

Here is some church humor for Page Five:

A woman got up and realized she was late for church. She hurriedly dressed and drove quickly to the service. As she was going up the steps, she tripped and fell.

A man was coming down the steps and helped her up.

She asked: "Is Mass out yet?"

And the man replied: "No. But your hat's on crooked."

vixmom · « **Reply #121 on:** December 24, 2016, 11:27:57 AM »

Quote from: Jrand66 on December 24, 2016, 06:29:38 AM

Today all eight of my brothers & sisters (including me....well seven of us) are going to come to the house.

We have made a notebook so that each of us has printed a page of memories for our Mom....whose 85 birthday is tomorrow.

So we shall have guests throughout the day.

Tomorrow hopefully will be a quiet day. Some of us will be traveling and others of us will be enjoying a ME/US day.

That sounds lovely Jack

Jrand74 · « **Reply #122 on:** December 24, 2016, 11:28:50 AM »

It was nice DR VIXMOM....I put a photo album on BookFace if anyone wants to take a looky loo.

vixmom · « **Reply #123 on:** December 24, 2016, 11:47:58 AM »

Michael I am sorry sorry to hear about your pet problems Vibes he changes back

elmore3003 · « **Reply #124 on:** December 24, 2016, 11:55:05 AM »

DR JohnG, I liked the DeVol recording so much that I went to Amazon and ordered it! Thank you.

bk · « **Reply #125 on:** December 24, 2016, 12:09:56 PM »

I'm up, I'm up - over ten hours of sleep - very necessary. The sun is out so I'll definitely jog in about thirty minutes, then start the spaghetti sauce.

FJL · « **Reply #126 on:** December 24, 2016, 12:20:53 PM »

Quote from: Jrand66 on December 24, 2016, 11:27:35 AM

Here is some church humor for Page Five:

A woman got up and realized she was late for church. She hurriedly dressed and drove quickly to the service. As she was going up the steps, she tripped and fell.

A man was coming down the steps and helped her up.

She asked: "Is Mass out yet?"

And the man replied: "No. But your hat's on crooked."

Excellent! I'm sure that will go over big at the Chanukkah candle lighting!

FJL · « **Reply #127 on:** December 24, 2016, 12:27:26 PM »

Skip liked it, too!

George · « **Reply #128 on:** December 24, 2016, 12:38:00 PM »

Well, I'm off to run some errands, then to my parents' house for the family's Christmas Eve celebrations.

Have a good day, all!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #129 on:** December 24, 2016, 01:02:02 PM »

That just reinforces my view of your good taste DR FJL - and SKIP's, too.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #130 on:** December 24, 2016, 01:04:07 PM »

Excellent, DR Jrand66.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #131 on:** December 24, 2016, 01:06:47 PM »

Fiedler was the gold standard of pops conductors.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #132 on:** December 24, 2016, 01:08:49 PM »

I used to love his Nutcracker recording, but it's been years and I should listen to it again now. As I recall, it wasn't the complete ballet but it included way more material than the standard Suite.

His "New World" Symphony recording has been highly lauded as well.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #133 on:** December 24, 2016, 01:11:14 PM »

And of course there's his Gershwin!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #134 on:** December 24, 2016, 01:47:29 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on December 24, 2016, 01:08:49 PM

I used to love his Nutcracker recording, but it's been years and I should listen to it again now. As I recall, it wasn't the complete ballet but it included way more material than the standard Suite.

His "New World" Symphony recording has been highly lauded as well.

RCA has never released the complete Nutcracker excerpts LP onto CD: they've released selections, but the snow scene of Act One is still in limbo, and it's a fantastic recording, makes you wish he'd recorded the complete ballet.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #135 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:04:17 PM »

I am thinking of hooking up my good turntable and listening to some records tonight.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #136 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:08:41 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on December 24, 2016, 01:47:29 PM

Quote from: ChasSmith on December 24, 2016, 01:08:49 PM
I used to love his Nutcracker recording, but it's been years and I should listen to it again now. As I recall, it wasn't the complete ballet but it included way more material than the standard Suite.

His "New World" Symphony recording has been highly lauded as well.

RCA has never released the complete Nutcracker excerpts LP onto CD: they've released selections, but the snow scene of Act One is still in limbo, and it's a fantastic recording, makes you wish he'd recorded the complete ballet.

Exactly! And that precisely bears out my memories of it.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #137 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:11:32 PM »

Well, I'm up to some slicing and dicing of my own right now.

This is for sausage and peppers. One of several all-day Christmas Day snacks that's become sort of a tradition around here.

We don't do a formal Christmas dinner, just enjoy some good treats throughout the day.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #138 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:13:07 PM »

Ormandy also did a nice recording of Nutcracker excerpts.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #139 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:14:23 PM »

Oh, I don't know that Ormandy one. Thanks for the heads up on it, DR Elmore.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #140 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:15:04 PM »

For the complete ballet, my go-to recording over the years has tended to be the Ansermet -- which I have on reel-to-reel tape and it's lovely.

bk · « **Reply #141 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:18:27 PM »

Mercury has a complete Nutcracker - I think there may even be an SACD of it.

bk · « **Reply #142 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:18:34 PM »

Sauce is simmering away.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #143 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:19:20 PM »

Quote from: bk on December 24, 2016, 02:18:27 PM

Mercury has a complete Nutcracker - I think there may even be an SACD of it.

Wasn't there an old mono-era one in a great big album, followed by a Living Presence Stereo one?

bk · « **Reply #144 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:20:02 PM »

I went and picked up a couple of packages, including an SACD of Close Encounters, the original album version (as opposed to the expanded), and as I drove out of there I noticed the Gelson's parking lot - a madhouse, every spot taken, lines of cars waiting to park - are these people just insane. Literally they all could have gone there last night and had a much more pleasant time as I did.

bk · « **Reply #145 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:20:43 PM »

I just have the CD - yellow cover and a nice performance as I recall - perhaps I'll pull it out if it's where I can get to it.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #146 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:20:52 PM »

I believe I had and gave away those mono ballet albums. Probably a mistake.

bk · « **Reply #147 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:21:20 PM »

Listening to John Williams' The BFG. It's not one of his very top tier scores, but it's just so nice to hear a real movie score.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #148 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:26:15 PM »

I'm very sorry to hear about Carrie Fisher's situation, and I'm sadly waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Jeanne · « **Reply #149 on:** December 24, 2016, 02:44:41 PM »

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