Have a Merry, Musical Christmas

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☦️ Hymn History: Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart
“Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart” was the middle hymn at Pender's 9:00 am Traditional Service on October 15, 2023. It was sung by Pender's Sanctuary choir, congregation, directed by Patrick King and accompanied on piano by Heidi Jacobs.
🎄 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, an iconic symbol of holiday cheer, stands majestically in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, casting a festive glow over New York City and capturing the imagination of people across the United States. Nestled between the bustling streets of West 49th and 50th, and Fifth and Sixth avenues, this towering tree […]
🎵 Grooves, Vibes, and Tales, Today
The Mason Bands invite our dedicated audience to enjoy the final concert of the Mason Symphonic Band under the direction of Dr. William L. Lake, Jr., Director of Concert Band, and Derik J. Wright, Graduate Conductor titled, “Grooves, Vibes, and Tales.” This concert features works inspired by popular music instrumental ensembles, picturesque scenes in nature, […]
🧑🏼‍🎄 Local Event - Gingerbread Cookies and St. Nick - December 2
Your little ones are invited to a delightful gingerbread cookie and ornament decorating extravaganza! We’ll provide all the supplies needed for them to craft their own holiday masterpieces. After the artistic adventure, we’ll settle in for a heartwarming holiday movie screening. A fun family event, including a photo with St. Nick himself.
⛳️ Local Events: Monster Mini Golf Night for Young Adults!, December 2
⛳👾 Monster Mini Golf Night for Young Adults! 🌟🏌️‍♂️ Light up your Friday night with a round of mini-golf like you’ve never seen before – it's mini-golf with a monster twist! Whether you’re the king of the course or just in it for the laughs, grab your friends and join us for an evening where […]
🧑🏼‍🎄 Local Event - Elf Scramble 5K - December 3
Your little ones are invited to a delightful gingerbread cookie and ornament decorating extravaganza! We’ll provide all the supplies needed for them to craft their own holiday masterpieces. After the artistic adventure, we’ll settle in for a heartwarming holiday movie screening. A fun family event, including a photo with St. Nick himself.
🎄 Local Events: Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights, Today-January 7
Meadowlark’s Winter Walk of Lights is an elegant garden trail aglow with countless sparkling lights. Take an evening walk through the enchanting Meadowlark Botanical Gardens adorned with lighted trees and displays featuring nature, winter, and holiday themes. Our half-mile Winter Walk paved trail is wheelchair and stroller accessible. Sip on a cozy, hot beverage (with […]
🎄 Local Events: Ice and Lights, Now through January 1
NOVA Parks is proud to offer Ice & Lights-The Winter Village at Cameron Run for the winter season. Cameron Run Regional Park offers holiday cheer for the entire family! Ice & Lights provides a fun, outdoor family experience to see unique light displays, take family pictures or selfies with a variety of light displays, enjoy […]
🎄 Local Events: Merry and Bright Tree Lighting, December 1
A fun-filled, family-friendly night to welcome the arrival of the holiday season with a Merry and Bright Tree Lighting. Visitors will also be able to pose for a free photo with Santa, meet holiday characters, enjoy live performances, hot cocoa, games, and more!
🎵 Family Concert - December 2
What do you get when you mix a boy, a duck, a cat, a wolf — and an orchestra? You get Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev’s beloved symphonic fairytale that uses the playful story of a wolf on the prowl to introduce young listeners to the instruments of the orchestra.
🎄 Local Events: Bull Run Festival of Lights, Today-January 7
Welcome to the Bull Run Festival of Lights, a 2.5 mile drive-through of festive light displays, walk-through Christmas Village and Carnival. The show is open starting November 10-12 and then nightly from November 17, 2023 through January 7, 2024
🎄 Local Events: Church Street Holiday Stroll
Enjoy live holiday music from local groups, a tree lighting lead by Mayor Linda Colbert and great deals from local Church Street Businesses! Come and join the Jubil-Aires and many other groups usher in the holidays at the Annual Church Street Holiday Stroll. Visit historic sites such as the Freeman Store and Museum, Little Library, […]
🎵 Folding Music Stand Light
This was on sale for $21.23 as part of Black Friday/Cyber Monday. This stand lamp is 11oz only. The extra bag is easy for your to storage and carry around. The clamp opens about 2.1in and clips on music stand/piano/desk tightly. The clip can be opened wide enough to be fixed in various objects. The […]
☦️ Hymn History: Count Your Blessings
This simple mandate for cultivating gratitude and thanksgiving is the opening line in the catchy chorus of “Count Your Blessings,” a church music staple first published more than a century ago. All these years later, the four verses and chorus can be summed up this way: Counting your blessings may be the antidote to feeling […]
🎼 Pender Music: Badinerie
For Pender's offertory on June 18, 2023 Brian Stevenson, Director of Music Ministries, played Badinerie BWV 1067 from "Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b minor" by J.S. Bach (1685-1750) on his flute. He was accompanied by Heidi Jacobs on the piano.
🖍️ Christmas Listening and Coloring Pages
The Shades of Sound Listening and Coloring Books are a great way to encourage students to listen to great piano and orchestral repertoire. Students of all ages will love coloring the fun pictures while listening to and learning from the music of the great composers.
🦃 Over the River and Through the Woods
“The New-England Boy’s Song about Thanksgiving Day”, also known as “Over the River and Through the Wood”, is a Thanksgiving poem by Lydia Maria Child originally published in Flowers for Children, Volume 2. Although many people sing “to grandmother’s house we go,” the original edition shows that the author’s words were “to grandfather’s house.”
☦️ Hymn History: Come Ye Thankful People, Come
The Pender UMC Traditional Service Opening Hymn “Come Ye Thankful People, Come” on Thanksgiving Sunday November 20, 2022 was played by Liz Eunji Moon on piano, Teresa Rothschild on clarinet, Brian Stevenson on flute and sung the Pender Sanctuary Choir and congregation.
🥸 Thanksgiving-ish
I’ve been using ChatGPT to do a lot of things lately, including many of the “Featured Images” on this blog. The one on this post was a second attempt. At first glance, I really liked this first attempt. The friendly chat window told me “Here’s your 16:9 Happy Thanksgiving image. It depicts a warm and […]
꩜ Happy Fibonacci Day
November 23 is celebrated as Fibonacci day because when the date is written in the mm/dd format (11/23), the digits in the date form a Fibonacci sequence: 1,1,2,3. A Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers where a number is the sum of the two numbers before it. For example: 1, 1, 2, 3…is a […]

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