Sunday, December 15, 2024

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CHRISTMAS, A JEWISH HOLIDAY? "It's the most lucrative time of the year. It's okay, keep on spending your wages aplenty"

CHRISTIAN COMPOSERS OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC

1751, "O Come, All Ye Faithful," also known as "Adeste Fideles", is a Christmas carol that has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade (1711–1786), John Reading (1645–1692), King John IV of Portugal (1604–1656), and anonymous Cistercian  monks.  The earliest printed version is in a book published by Wade. A manuscript by Wade, dating to 1751, is held by Stonyhurst College in Lancashire.

1818, "Silent Night," Joseph Mohr, Austrian.

1843, "O Holy Night," written in 1843 by poet Placide Cappeau, was set to music by composer Adolphe Adam. The English version, with small changes to the initial melody, is by John Sullivan Dwight.

1849, "It Came Upon the Midnight Clearis an 1849 poem and Christmas carol written by Edmund Sears, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Wayland,  Massachusetts.  In 1850, Sears' lyrics were set to "Carol", a tune written for the poem the same year at his request, by Richard Storrs Willis. This pairing remains the most popular in the United States, while in Commonwealth countries, the lyrics are set to "Noel", a later adaptation by Arthur Sullivan from an English melody.

1857, "Jingle Bells," written by James Lord Pierpont.

1861, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,"  "O come, O come, Emmanuel" (Latin: "Veni, veni, Emmanuel") is a Christian hymn for Advent, which is also often published in books of Christmas carols. The text was originally written in Latin. It is a metrical paraphrase of the O Antiphons, a series  of plainchant antiphons  attached to the Magnificat at Vespers over the final days before Christmas. The hymn has its origins over 1,200 years ago in monastic life in the 8th or 9th century. Seven days before Christmas Eve monasteries would sing the “O antiphons” in anticipation of Christmas Eve when the eighth antiphon, “O Virgo virginum” (“O Virgin of virgins”) would be sung before and after Mary's canticle, the Magnificat (Luke 1:46b–55). The Latin metrical form of the hymn was composed as early as the 12th century.

1868, "O, Little Town of Bethlehem," Phillips Brooks.  

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JEWISH COMPOSERS OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC

John David Marks, 1909-1985, was an American songwriter, who specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including . . .

1942, "White Christmas" written by Irving Berlin, 1942, for the movie Holiday Inn.

1945, "The Christmas Song," Mel Torme and Robert Wells.  

1948, "Sleigh Ride."

1949, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others);

1950, "Silver Bells," debuted in the motion picture The Lemon Drop Kid (1951), where it was started by William Frawley, then sung in the generally known version immediately thereafter by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell.

1953, "Santa Baby."

1956, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day", was written in 1863 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and composed for music by John Marks in 1956 (introduced by Bing Crosby).

1958, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958. 

1964, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a hit for Brenda Lee);

1964, "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives);

1964, "Silver and Gold"(for Burl Ives).


00:00.  There are three things to you need to know if you have a manipulator in your life right now.  It's an acronym called called FOG, fog.  Manipulators will use one of these three methods.  Let's talk about what the acronym means.  F is fear.  O is obligation.  G is guilt.  So now you will be able to categorize them when you hear manipulators speak to you.  Next, one more thing you will be able to determine is what the manipulator is seeking.  You'll always be able to spot one of the four CAVA signs, CAVA.  This is about what they are trying to gain, and this is: CONTROL,  APPROVAL, VALIDATION, and ATTENTION.  

Now that you know this, here is how to deal with these people in your life.  The first thing is mirror there intentions not their actions.  So instead of reacting to their manipulation, reflect back their underlying intent.  If they're being passive aggressive, recognize the insecurity behind it and respond to their need for validation without validating the manipulation itself.  And I promise we are going to go into this so here is some practical application tips here.  1) Identify the core intention behind their manipulative behavior.  

15:05  PsyOps all the time dominate the news cycle and they drown out other stories.  Real news coexists with other reports.  Say it again, real news coexists with other reports about stuff that's going on.  If one topic is everywhere while major global events get completely ignored, you're in the middle of a psyop.

LOOK FOR FOLLOW-UPS
15:35  This is it.  Real news evolves with updates.  Real news evolves with new updates.  PsyOps fade once they've served their purpose.  PsyOps will fade away once they've served their purpose.  For example, if you see some inflated, sensational story that just vanishes after a week with no follow-up, that is called a distraction.  It's called a distraction.  

TRUST YOUR GUT.  DOES IT FEEL SCRIPTED?
16:19  So finally, trust your gut.  Does it feel scripted? Sometimes things just feel off, and I want you to trust your instincts.  Back them up with research if you want to.  So what can you do?  Like what the hell can you do about all of this?  The most important thing that I can give you, and I had no idea that I was going to really be talking about any of this, but the most important thing is to cultivate critical thinking skills.  Learn to spot the propaganda.  Go back through what I just talked about, the recording . . . look for patterns in how the media or the government communicates about things, maybe UFOs.  Do they spot, or do they focus on fear, or are they offering solutions that involve giving up freedom or increasing government power?  Try to diversify all the places that you're getting news from.  Try to block every single news provider that you can possibly think of and use AI to get your news.  [wow, this surprises me.]  and tell AI to be concise and apolitical in its answer.  It's the best way to do it. 

Memorize these 3 questions if you're taking notes: 
1)  Who benefits from this narrative? 
2)  What evidence is being shown and is it verifiable? 
3)  Why now?  Why is it happening right now?  

17:55  Strengthen your psychological state.