A Conversation for Christmas in Apex
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FWR Posted Oct 21, 2019
Always thought Do you hear what I hear was a bit spooky, now you've added Mary's Boychild to the list! Have to be Boney M version from now on!
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Oct 21, 2019
Glad you liked it. 
'Do You Hear What I Hear?' IS spooky. It's really about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Here's the backstory - sorry, told by a pious Catholic, but you can read around the religious bits:
http://www.franciscanmedia.org/do-you-hear-what-i-hear-the-story-behind-the-song/
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FWR Posted Oct 21, 2019
Fascinating stuff...a link that's actually relevant too!
Maybe it was just Johnny Mathis who creeped me out?
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Oct 21, 2019
I never liked the Bing Crosby version, either. But we sang it in school, so I got up close and personal with the music, since I had to play it.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Oct 22, 2019
An interesting ghost story. It puts me in mind of Joyce's "The Dead."
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Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Oct 25, 2019
About halfway, I got a nagging feeling about where this was going to go.
The sock ritual creates a smooth finish.
Loved to read it.
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