Christmas

[bt01]

I wish to all a very Merry Christmas and a outstanding 2005! I hope that next year is better.

[bluegoose]

I heard the bells on Christmas Day

Their old, familiar carols play,

And wild and sweet

The words repeat

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

 

And thought how, as the day had come,

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along

The unbroken song

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

 

Till ringing, singing on its way,

The world revolved from night to day,

A voice, a chime,

A chant sublime

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

 

Then from each black, accursed mouth

The cannon thundered in the South,

And with the sound

The carols drowned

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

 

It was as if an earthquake rent

The hearth-stones of a continent,

And made forlorn

The households born

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

 

And in despair I bowed my head;

"There is no peace on earth," I said;

"For hate is strong,

And mocks the song

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"

 

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:

"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;

The Wrong shall fail,

The Right prevail,

With peace on earth, good-will to men."

 

~H.W. Longfellow

 

I think these words speak for themselves. May you all have a safe holiday, and a happy new year.

 

~peace always

[OneHour]

Let there be peace on earth,

and let it begin with me.

Let there be peace on Earth,

the peace that was meant to be.

 

With God as our Father,

brothers all are we,

Let me walk with my brother,

in perfect harmony.

 

Let peace begin with me,

let this be the moment now.

With every step I take,

let this be my solemn vow,

 

To take each moment and live each moment

in peace, eternally.

Let there be Peace on Earth,

and let it begin with me.

 

 

Words and Music by Jill Jackson and Sy Miller, Circa 1955

 

 

 

 

Wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas and happy New Scouting Year.(This message has been edited by OneHour)

[NWScouter]

Jeg er s glad hver julekveld,

for da ble Jesus fdt;

da lyste stjernen som en sol,

og engler sang s stt.

 

Det lille barn i Betlehem,

han var en konge stor

som kom fra himlens hye slott

ned til vr arme jord.

 

N bor han hyt i himmerik,

han er Guds egen snn,

men husker alltid p de sm

og hrer deres bnn.

 

Jeg er s glad hver julekveld,

da synger vi hans pris;

da pner han for alle sm

sitt ste paradis.

 

Da tenner moder alle lys,

s ingen krok er mrk;

hun sier stjernen lyste s

i hele verdens rk.

 

Hun sier at den lyser enn

og slukkes aldri ut,

og hvis den skinner p min vei,

da kommer jeg til Gud.

 

Hun sier at de engler sm,

de synger og i dag

om fred og fryd p jorderik

og om Guds velbehag.

 

, gid jeg kunne synge s,

da ble visst Jesus glad;

for jeg jo ogs ble Guds barn

engang i dpens bad.

 

Jeg holder av vr julekveld

og av den Herre Krist,

og at han elsker meg igjen,

det vet jeg ganske visst.

 

 

[NWScouter]

Part 2

Or for you that linguistically challenged in English rather than Norsk

I am so glad each Christmas Eve,

The night of Jesus birth!

Then like the sun the Star shone forth,

And angels sang on earth.

The little Child in Bethlehem,

He was a King indeed!

For He came down from Heaven above

To help a world in need.

He dwells again in heavens realm,

The Son of God today;

And still He loves His little ones

And hears them when they pray.

I am so glad on Christmas Eve!

His praises then I sing;

He opens then for every child

The palace of the King.

When mother trims the Christmas tree

Which fills the room with light,

She tells me of the wondrous Star

That made the dark world bright.

She says the Star is shining still,

And never will grow dim;

And if it shines upon my way,

It leads me up to Him.

And so I love each Christmas Eve

And I love Jesus, too;

And that He loves me every day

I know so well is true.

 

God Jul Merry Christmas

 

[eagle90]

Being musically challenged:

 

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year!

 

A blessed holiday season to all my Scouting friends!

 

DALE

[evmori]

Joy to the world

The Lord is come

Let earth receive her King

Let every heart

Prepare Him room

And heaven and nature sing

And heaven and nature sing

And heaven and heaven and nature sing

 

A blessed Christmas to all!

 

Ed

[Fuzzy Bear]

 

 

Adeste Fideles

Laeti triumphantes

Venite, venite in Bethlehem

Natum videte

Regem angelorum

Venite adoremus

Dominum

Cantet nunc io

Chorus angelorum

Cantet nunc aula caelestium

Gloria, gloria

In excelsis Deo

Venite adoremus

Dominum

Ergo qui natus

Die hodierna

Jesu, tibi sit gloria

Patris aeterni

Verbum caro factus

Venite adoremus

Dominum

 

FB(This message has been edited by Fuzzy Bear)

[Fuzzy Bear]

Merry Christmas

FB

[evmori]

Fuzzy,

Thanks for that. It brought back memories of grade school learning that song in Latin.

 

A blessed Christmas to all!

 

Ed

[purcelce]

Merry Christmas to all my Scouting buddies in cyberland. Hope you and your families are blessed by this great and joyous season.

 

Cary P

[SemperParatus]

May your celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior be joyous!!

 

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.

 

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.

 

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.

 

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

 

 

[scoutingagain]

I will simply say a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all and thanks for a great year of scouter education.

 

SA

 

[WAKWIB]

God rest ye merry gentlemen

Let nothing you dismay

Remember Christ Our Saviour

Was born on Christmas Day

To save us all from Satan's power

When we were gone astray

Oh tidings of comfort and joy!!!!

 

Thanks to all for another year around the internet campfire!!

 

Merry Christmas,

WAKWIB

 

and to Mr. Merlyn LeRoy and his pals at the ACLU a special MIC-O-SAY blessing

"May the Great Spirit work sunrise in your heart!!"

 

[Spiney Norman]

So this is Xmas

And what have you done

Another year over

And a new one just begun

And so this is Xmas

I hope you have fun

The near and the dear one

The old and the young

 

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any fear

 

And so this is Xmas

For weak and for strong

For rich and the poor ones

The world is so wrong

And so happy Xmas

For black and for white

For yellow and red ones

Let's stop all the fight

 

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any fear

 

And so this is Xmas

And what have we done

Another year over

A new one just begun

And so happy Xmas

We hope you have fun

The near and the dear one

The old and the young

 

A very Merry Xmas

And a happy New Year

Let's hope it's a good one

Without any fear

War is over, if you want it

War is over now

 

Happy Xmas

 

Words and music by lennon/ono

 

 

Merry Christmas,

Ken