{"id":62,"date":"2020-12-22T15:05:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T21:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lastfrontierinbandera.com\/?p=62"},"modified":"2022-02-05T21:02:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T03:02:36","slug":"the-coming-nativity-of-our-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastfrontierinbandera.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/22\/the-coming-nativity-of-our-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"The coming Nativity of Our Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"855\" class=\"wp-image-63\" style=\"width: 638px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lastfrontierinbandera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GreatConjunction2020_edit.jpg\" alt=\"Great Conjunction of 2020 taken in Virginia, USA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lastfrontierinbandera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GreatConjunction2020_edit.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.lastfrontierinbandera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GreatConjunction2020_edit-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord is almost upon us. Last night was the Great Conjunction of 2020. A friend&#8217;s niece who lives in Virginia took the picture above.  I don&#8217;t know if she added the lens flair or it just came out that way.  It does make a statement for this time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have seen on some of the other folks I read, links to Advent and Christmas music.  I thought that I would add to this. First is my favorite Advent hymn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carols from King&#039;s 2016 | #7 &quot;O Come, O Come, Emmanuel&quot; | The Choir of King&#039;s College, Cambridge\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qcIIZpnZPgo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The next I heard over at Chant du D\u00e9part.  It was the version by Sting.  Having a bent more towards the &#8220;classical&#8221; sounds, I give you this rendering of the Basque carol:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The King&#039;s Singers - The Angel Gabriel (arr. Pettman)\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y28Bv0Wjwh4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you want a more authentic version here it is in Basque:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elgarrekin Basque Choir sings \u201cGabriel\u2019s Message\u201d - a Basque Christmas folk carol\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BOUaAKodAhA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> And finally for your joy and appreciation, the Irish Wexford Carol.  The first is by Alison Kruass.  When she sings some things, I think she has the voice of the Angels; this is one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-16-9\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yo-Yo Ma, Alison Krauss - The Wexford Carol (Video)\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yxDZjg_Igoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a more traditional rendition by The Palestrina Choir of St Mary&#8217;s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wexford Carol   :   The Palestrina Choir (St Mary&#039;s, Dublin)\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3szyPMwuDC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in such dark times as we may be entering, this music brings joy to me and maybe also to anyone who stops by and listens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A very Merry and Blessed Christmas to all. The Light came into  this world to push back the Darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BillB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord is almost upon us. Last night was the Great Conjunction of 2020. A friend&#8217;s niece who lives in Virginia took the picture above. 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