Happy Christmas all! It has become a Christmas Day ‘festive tradition’ at Observation Blogger to present the story called The Small One. It is about a young boy living in ancient Israel who must part with his beloved, ageing donkey,…
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Oh Come, All Ye Faithful – Christmas Countdown No. 8
Ever since I was a wee boy, I was enamoured with the traditional religious carol – Oh Come, All Ye Faithful. One of my earliest memories is hearing Bing Crosby’s version which closed his The Small One narration. The other…
Tagged with: bing crosby, Christmas Carols, David Hobson, Marina Prior, Oh Come All Ye Faithful
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Posted in Music
I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Alex and Jo Music) – Christmas Countdown No. 9
The Serbian twins Alex and Jo are back again, this time serenading us with their beautiful version of the Christmas classic ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas‘. This is their fifth song cover to be presented here after there previous entry…
Tagged with: Alex and Jo Music, bing crosby, I'll Be Home For Christmas, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent
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Posted in Music
The Small One – A Christmas Story (Bing Crosby)
Happy Christmas all! Here it has become a ‘festive tradition’ to present on Christmas Day Bing Crosby’s moving Christmas story called The Small One. I loved listening to this as a child around Christmas time. It was on the same…
The Small One – A Christmas Story (Bing Crosby)
Happy Christmas all! To celebrate this year’s Christmas festivities, I would like to present a narration by Bing Crosby of a moving Christmas story called The Small One like I did the last 2 years and will continue doing on…
The Small One – A Christmas Story (Bing Crosby)
Happy Christmas all! To celebrate this year’s Christmas festivities I would like to present a narration by Bing Crosby of a moving Christmas story called The Small One like I did last year and will continue doing on the 25th.…
The Top 5 Observation Blogger Posts celebrating Christmas
Let’s be honest, it has been a wretched year for most. I admit I am ordinarily a Scrooge come XMAS, but this year more than any other I truly, madly deeply want to celebrate this Christmas in all its glory.…
Tagged with: bing crosby, Bob Dylan, Christmas, David Hobson, Jordan Peterson, The small one
Posted in Music, Reflections
Posted in Music, Reflections
The Small One – A Christmas Story (Bing Crosby)
Happy Christmas all! To celebrate this year’s Christmas festivities I would like to present a narration by Bing Crosby of a moving Christmas story called The Small One. I loved listening to this as a child around Christmas time. It…
The Happy Prince – Oscar Wilde (adapted and directed by Orson Welles)
When I was a child, I used to play this record incessantly. (Part 1 & 2 of the audio below). Today, as a 45 year old man, it still brings a tear to my eye! It remains the most beautiful…
Tagged with: bing crosby, Citizen kane, orson welles, oscar wilde, the happy prince
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Posted in Reading, Reflections
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