It’s December and starting to feel like the holidays; I am behind on presents, and the tree we’ve had up since before Covid is finally seasonal again, so situation normal. I’m also planning my end-of-year donations, to food banks, animal welfare groups, medical and other help for those who need it, and more.
We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light a candle that can guide us through the darkness to a safe and sure future.
— John F. Kennedy
This video of the Children’s Choir of Ukraine is helping me get into the holiday spirit.
They also gave another performance in Grand Central: Ambassador Bridget A. Brink on Twitter: “Light amid darkness…
For more on the choir and the Ukrainian origins of the song itself, check out this article.
100 years ago, ‘Carol of the Bells’ came to America — from Ukraine : NPR
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J.R. Johnson 
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