“God bless us, every one!”

 

¹³ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest,
        and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”

—The words of the Apostle Luke from Luke 2:13-14

 

May God grant each one of you a most blessed, peaceful, grace-filled celebration of Christmas 2012.

Please allow me to share with you a spectacular version of the “Carol of the Bells” from the University of Mobile Orchestra, directed by Mr. Steve Dun. The song begins with the Chamber Singers playing handbells and singing the opening section of the piece. Then, to step it up several notches, the orchestra and two guitarists take the spotlight. A drumline takes the piece to its final plateau. Please click here to watch this video.

For over 55 years, I have had an intense interest in multitrack recording. When I was twelve years old, my father saved a little bit of money each week for over a year until he had accumulated enough money to buy me a stereo reel-to-reel tape recorder. I used that recorder until it wore out, producing multitrack recordings of my own. Part of the reason that I became such a dedicated fan of The Carpenters stemmed from their elegant use of multitrack recording techniques, where Karen and Richard supplied all the various vocal parts for their numerous recordings.

With today’s technology, this production technique has become so much easier. Here’s an absolutely delightful Christmas carol that demonstrates the use of multitrack technique. Each of the vocalists was recorded independently while listening to the principal track laid down by the lead singer. Please click here to watch this unique a capella arrangement.

Merry Christmas!

Will you please pray with me?

Thank You, God, for loving us. Thank You for sending Jesus to be our Savior. Thank You for sending us Your Holy Spirit to dwell within us.

Precious Father, we ask for Your special blessing on this Christmas Day. May You grant us an abundant outpouring of Your loving kindness and tender mercies. May You cause us to celebrate with great joy the birth of Your Son, our Savior. May we also look with eager anticipation to the return of our Great King Jesus.

We praise You, O God, for we acknowledge that everything we are and everything we have comes as a precious gift from You. We bow in humble thanksgiving before You. And, we thank You for hearing our prayer in and through the precious Name of Your Son, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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