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12/04/17 - NNHS Newsletter - The Mistletoe Bough
“The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love
story.
-
Emil
Ludwig |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
This is a most unusual Christmas song, which I'm sure is much more popular in Great Britain than it is here...
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDKzVpm_liw - The Mistletoe Bough - Will Noble
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ccboDG47uE -The Mistletoe Bough, A Ghostly Tale
BONUS #3 - http://www.users.dialstart.net/~2metres/poetry/mistletoebough/mistletoebough.html
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Mistletoe_Bough:
The Legend of the Mistletoe Bough is a ghost story which has
been associated with many
mansions
and
stately homes in
England. The tale tells how a new bride, playing a game of hide-and-seek during her wedding breakfast, hid in a chest in an attic and was unable to escape. She was not discovered by her family and friends, and suffocated. The body was allegedly found many years later in the locked chest. Notable claimants for the story's location, some still displaying the chest, include Bramshill House and Marwell Hall in Hampshire, Castle Horneck in Cornwall, Basildon Grotto in Berkshire, Minster Lovell Hall in Oxfordshire, Exton Hall in Rutland, Brockdish Hall in Norfolk and Bawdrip Rectory in Somerset. The tale first appeared in print in the form of a poem by Samuel Rogers entitled Ginerva, in his book 'Italy' published in 1823. In notes on this work, Rogers states ‘The story is, I believe, founded on fact; though the time and the place are uncertain. Many old houses lay claim to it.’[1] The popularity of the tale was greatly increased when it appeared as a song in the 1830s entitled 'The Mistletoe Bough' written by T.H. Bayley and Sir Henry Bishop. The song proved very popular. In 1859, its 'solemn chanting' was referred to as a 'national occurrence at Christmas'[2] in English households, and by 1862 the song was referred to as 'one of the most popular songs ever written', 'which must be known by heart by many readers'.[3] Further works inspired by the song include a play of the same name by Charles A Somerset first produced in 1835. A short story, 'Ginevra or The Old Oak Chest: A Christmas Story' by Susan E Wallace published in 1887 and another short story "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" by Henry James published in 1868. The song is also played in Thomas Hardy's A Laodicean, after the scene involving the capture of George Somerset's handkerchief from the tower. The story of the Mistletoe Bough is recounted in the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film Rope, where it is described as being the favorite tale of the main character, Brandon Shaw. Unbeknownst to the story teller, the body of his murdered son had been hidden by Shaw in the chest in front of which they are standing. |
Happy Birthday today to
William D. Dangler ('57) of VA
AND
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Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Eugene Peters ('57)
AND
Happy Birthday this week to: |
06 - Frances Scheinman Berkman ('57);
07 -
09 - Shirley Smith Langston ('57)!
10 -
John Murden ('60) of VA AND
Glen Davenport ('63) of VA;
Many Happy
Returns, One and All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
THIS DAY IN WWII
:
December 04, 1939 -
World
War II:
HMS Nelson was struck by a
mine (laid by
U-31) off the
Scottish
coast and was laid up for repairs until August 1940. December 04, 1942 - U.S. bombers attacked the Italian mainland for the first time during World War II. December 04, 1942 - Holocaust: In Warsaw, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka and Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz set up the Żegota organization. December 04, 1942 - Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ended. December 04, 1943 - In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Tito proclaimed a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile. December 04, 1943 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closed down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States. |
Monday, December 04, 1967 -
Vietnam War: U.S. and
South Vietnamese forces engaged
Viet
Cong troops in the
Mekong Delta. Monday, December 04, 1967 - Actor Bert Lahr (b. Irving Lahrheim on 13 Aug 1895 in New York City, New York) died in New York City, New York of cancer complicated by pneumonia at the age of 72. |
“Overdoing it is
especially common this time of the year for many of us. The causes for
this might include too many Christmas activities to attend, too much to
eat, too much money spent, too many expectations, and too much tension.
Often our efforts at Christmastime result in our feeling stressed out,
wrung out, and worn out during a time we should feel the simple joys of
commemorating the birth of our Savior. Finding the real joy of Christmas
comes not in the hurrying and the scurrying to get more done, nor is it
found in the purchasing of gifts. We find real joy when we make the
Savior the focus of the season.”
- Thomas S. Monson(b. 21 Aug 1927) |
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Thank
you, Joan!
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From
My Niece, Shari, of VA -
12/01/17 - "Christmas Send":
Wishing you all a joyous Christmas season!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCWN5pJGIE Mary Did You Know - Pentatonix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17kiIIxSdC0 Josh Groban - Oh Holy Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WAJd3Do0Q8 Celine Dion - O Come All Ye Faithful @ Disney Parks - Christmas Day Parade 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_MGWio-vc |
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From My Friend, April, of NC - 12/03/17:
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“I was such an ugly
kid. When I played in the sandbox the cat kept trying to cover me up.”
-
Rodney
Dangerfield |
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From My Friend, Tammy, of UT - 12/04/14 - "Daily Christmas Story (#4 in a Series of 24)":
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As a father I have recently begun to think more
often of Joseph, that strong, silent, almost unknown man who must have
been more worthy than any other mortal man to be the guiding foster
father of the living Son of God. It was Joseph selected from among all
men who would teach Jesus to work. It was Joseph who taught him the
books of the law. It was Joseph who, in the seclusion of the shop,
helped him begin to understand who he was and ultimately what he was to
become. I was a student ... just finishing my first year of graduate work when our first child, a son, was born. We were very poor, though not so poor as Joseph and Mary. My wife and I were both going to school, both holding jobs, and in addition worked as head residents in an off-campus apartment complex to help defray our rent. We drove a little Volkswagen which had a half-dead battery because we couldn’t afford a new one (Volkswagen or battery). Nevertheless, when I realized that our own night of nights was coming, I believe I would have done any honorable thing in this world, and mortgaged any future I had, to make sure my wife had the clean sheets, the sterile utensils, the attentive nurses, and the skilled doctors who brought forth our firstborn son. If she or that child had needed special care at the Mayo Clinic, I believe I would have ransomed my very life to get it. I compare those feelings (which I have had with each succeeding child) with what Joseph must have felt as he moved through the streets of a city not his own, with not a friend or kinsman in sight, nor anyone willing to extend a helping hand. In these very last and most painful hours of her “confinement,” Mary had ridden or walked approximately 100 miles from Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem in Judea. Surely Joseph must have wept at her silent courage. Now, alone and unnoticed, they had to descend from human company to a stable, a grotto full of animals, there to bring forth the Son of God. I wonder what emotions Joseph might have had as he cleared away the dung and debris. I wonder if he felt the sting of tears as he hurriedly tried to find the cleanest straw and hold the animals back. I wonder if he wondered: “Could there be a more unhealthy, a more disease-ridden, a more despicable circumstance in which a child could be born? Is this a place fit for a king? Should the mother of the Son of God be asked to enter the valley of the shadow of death in such a foul and unfamiliar place as this? Is it wrong to wish her some comfort? Is it right He should be born here?” But I am certain Joseph did not mutter and Mary did not wail. They knew a great deal and did the best they could. Perhaps these parents knew even then that in the beginning of His mortal life, as well as in the end, this baby son born to them would have to descend beneath every human pain and disappointment. He would do so to help those who also felt they had been born without advantage. |
Thank you so
very much, Tammy!
BONUS CHRISTMAS
CRAFT PATTERNS
http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/mr-mrs-frosty -
Tammy C. Hildebrand's Mr. and Mrs. Frosty
http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/holly-table-runner
-
Holly Table Runner
http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/crochet-holly-stocking-0
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Marilyn Coleman's Holly Stocking
http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/country-christmas
-
Country Christmas Placemat and Coaster
http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/pinwheels-table-tree
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Mary Jane Protus' Pinwheels for Table & Tree
BONUS CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES:
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/chewy-coconut-macaroons/Detail.aspx -
Chewy Coconut Macaroons - "So easy to make,
and so versatile - you'll want to try all the variations included with
this recipe!" http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chewy-coconut-cookies/ - Chewy Coconut Cookies - "Lots of coconut and sugar make these cookies chewy and delicious." http://allrecipes.com/recipe/coconut-macaroons-iii/ - Coconut Macaroons III - "This recipe has won many 1st place ribbons at my state fair. They are very simple to make." |
This cookie - candy recipe is soooo yummy - and great for taking caroling to your friends!
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FINALLY:
From
www.ajokeaday.com
- 12/03/17:
At the bar, Tom and Bill were talking. “My uncle tried to make a new
kind of car. He took the wheels from a Cadillac, the radiator from a
Lexus, and tires from a Ford," said Tom. “What did he get?" asked Bill. “Two years,” said Tom. |
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1. Every Tuesday, 7:30 AM - Male grads meet at Angelo's Restaurant on J. Clyde
Morris Boulevard for breakfast and camaraderie. 2. Wednesday, January 10, 2018 -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. |
PRAYER
ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 06/10/17 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
Love to all, Carol |
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Music by Sir Henry Bishop (18 Nov 1786 – 30 April 1855)
Lyrics by Thomas Haynes Bayly (13 Oct 1797 – 22 Apr 1839), 1830
The mistletoe hung in the castle hall,
The holly branch shone on the old oak wall;
And the baron's retainers were blithe and gay,
And keeping their Christmas holiday.
The baron beheld with a father's pride
His beautiful child, young Lovell's bride;
While she with her bright eyes seemed to be
The star of the goodly company.
Oh, the mistletoe bough.
Oh, the mistletoe bough.
"I'm weary of dancing now," she cried;
"Here, tarry a moment — I'll hide, I'll hide!
And, Lovell, be sure thou'rt first to trace
The clew to my secret lurking-place."
Away she ran — and her friends began
Each tower to search, and each nook to scan;
And young Lovell cried, "O, where dost thou hide?
I'm lonesome without thee, my own dear bride."
Oh, the mistletoe bough.
Oh, the mistletoe bough.
They sought her that night, and they sought her next day,
And they sought her in vain while a week passed away;
In the highest, the lowest, the loneliest spot,
Young Lovell sought wildly — but found her not.
And years flew by, and their grief at last
Was told as a sorrowful tale long past;
And when Lovell appeared the children cried,
"See! the old man weeps for his fairy bride."
Oh, the mistletoe bough.
Oh, the mistletoe bough.
At length an oak chest, that had long lain hid,
Was found in the castle — they raised the lid,
And a skeleton form lay mouldering there
In the bridal wreath of that lady fair!
O, sad was her fate! — in sportive jest
She hid from her lord in the old oak chest.
It closed with a spring! — and, dreadful doom,
The bride lay clasped in her living tomb!
Oh, the mistletoe bough.
Oh, the mistletoe bough.
"The Mistletoe Bough" midi
courtesy of
http://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=2679 - 12/03/12
"The Mistletoe Bough" lyrics courtesy of
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/classics/a/The-Mistletoe-Bough.htm -
12/03/12
Image of Mistletoe courtesy of
http://www.123rf.com/photo_7881905_bunch-of-hanging-mistletoe-with-ribbon-isolated-on-white.html
- 12/03/12
"Holiday Heading" Pine Divider Line clip art, posted by ChrisMac, courtesy
of
http://groups.msn.com/TheClipArtPalace/christmas.msnw - 12/16/04
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
Replaced courtesy of
http://www.hamptonhigh1964.com - 02/17/09
Animated USMC Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03
Animated Dancing Teddy courtesy of Sandi Bateman Chestnut ('65) of VA - 03/08/11
Thanks, Sandi!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Animated
Dancing Snoopy courtesy of Billy Turner ('65) of TX - 11/26/08
Thanks, Billy Turner!
Animated Ringing
Christmas Bell clip art (designed by Art Holden) courtesy of
http://www.animationfactory.com -
12/08/05
Animated BOO-HOO
courtesy of Glenn Dye ('60) of TX - 08/28/09
Thanks, Glenn!
Jeffrey Holman's Image "A Drop in the Bucket" courtesy of https://tearsfromalonelygod.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/a-drop-in-the-bucket/ - 05/23/16
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