The Red Shoes


  "The Red Shoes" By Hans Christian Andersen (1845) (Source: http://hca.gilead.org.il/red_shoe.html) ONCE upon a time there was little girl, pretty and dainty. But in summer time she was obliged to go barefooted because she was poor, and in winter she had to wear large wooden shoes, so that her little instep grew quite red. In the …

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Just Another New Day; Just Another New Year


“Happy New Year” – Abba No more champagne And the fireworks are through Here we are, me and you Feeling lost and feeling blue It's the end of the party And the morning seems so grey So unlike yesterday Now's the time for us to say... Happy new year Happy new year May we all …

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!


"It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" – Josh Groban It came upon a midnight clear That glorious song of old From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold Still through the cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled And still the heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world Peace …

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Thomas Kinkade – “The Painter of Light” – Part 1


Thomas Kinkade From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia     Thomas Kinkade (January 19, 1958 – April 6, 2012) was an American painter of popular realistic, bucolic, and idyllic subjects. He is notable for the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products via The Thomas Kinkade Company. He characterized himself as "Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light," a phrase he protected through trademark but …

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