Thursday, December 19, 2013

Meeting some old friends at Nalini's house.











People to be identified:- Sujaee Tinto (nee Athulathmudali), Lucky Weerasinghe (nee Wanigaratne), Chandra Pitigala (nee Ranasinghe), Sujeeva Ratnaike (nee Ratnatunge), Nalini Rodrigo (nee Ratnaike), Ramya Veerasingam, Mr. Pitigala, Mr. Weerasinghe, Dr Daya Rodrigo, Dr. Ratnaike. 

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

"Joy to the World" a popular Christmas carol.

The music was adapted and arranged to Watts' lyrics by Lowell Mason in 1839 from an older melody which was then believed to have originated fromHandel, not least because the theme of the refrain (And heaven and nature sing...) appears in the orchestra opening and accompaniment of therecitative Comfort ye from Handel's Messiah, and the first four notes match the beginning of the choruses Lift up your heads and Glory to God from the same oratorio. However, Handel did not compose the entire tune.[4] The name "Antioch" is generally used for the tune.The words are by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection; The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship. Watts wrote the words of "Joy to the World" as a hymn glorifying Christ's triumphant return at the end of the age,[2] rather than a song celebrating His first coming. Only the second half of Watts' lyrics are still used today.[3]
As of the late 20th century, "Joy to the World" was the most-published Christmas hymn in North America.[1]

Click on each of the web-links below:-

http://youtu.be/MpgaWm2pnNs

Muppets

Dolly Parton

John Rutter and the Cambridge singers

G string Rally at Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka.



I am sending this to all the ladies-
and a few a few males!
jksw
 





All in the tradition of W.Dahanayake 

The AMUD~E


Members of the All Ceylon Peasants’ Federation held a protest rally at Fort today.

They distributed handbills accusing the Government of ignoring their plight and not fulfilling the promises it had made before the budget.

The protesters are seen clad in the traditional loin cloth. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
 
Next farmers of the gentler sex will be in the streets .







Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Silent night


Lyrics

The song was first performed on Christmas Eve 1818 at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, a village on theSalzach river. The young priest, Father Joseph Mohr, had come to Oberndorf the year before. He had already written the lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" in 1816 at Mariapfarr, the hometown of his father in the Salzburg Lungauregion, where Joseph had worked as a coadjutor.
The melody was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber, schoolmaster and organist in the nearby village of Arnsdorf. Before Christmas Eve, Mohr brought the words to Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for the church service.[1] Both performed the carol during the mass on the night of December 24.
The original manuscript has been lost. However a manuscript was discovered in 1995 in Mohr's handwriting and dated by researchers at ca. 1820. It shows that Mohr wrote the words in 1816 when he was assigned to a pilgrim church in Mariapfarr, Austria, and shows that the music was composed by Gruber in 1818. This is the earliest manuscript that exists and the only one in Mohr's handwriting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night





Booze - email from jksw



Quotes ...

Booze


For all you booze loving guys...
Enjoy these quotes:-
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It takes only one drink to get me drunk.
The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth
- George Burns
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I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on
~Oscar Levant


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I only take a drink on two occasions - when I'm thirsty and when I'm not
~Brendan Behan



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Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the Bible says love your enemy!
~Frank Sinatra



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I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me
~Winston Churchill


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Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
-Kinky Friedman



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Dear Alcohol, we had a deal, you were going to make me funnier, sexier, more intelligent and a better dancer. I saw the video, we need to talk
-Anonymous



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I used to think drinking was bad for me. So I gave up thinking.
-Anonymous



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I would date you, but my heart already belongs to Johnny Walker
-Anonymous



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Sometimes I drink water to surprise my liver
-Anonymous



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You look like I need another drink!
-Anonymous



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I say NO to alcohol, but it just doesn't listen!!
-Anonymous


Cheers!!!
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'Going Green' - A Power-point presentation.

Click on web-link below:-

http://youtu.be/3LiPSP2VshQ


Monday, December 16, 2013

Songs of Christmas

Watch "[Lyrics] - Feliz Navidad" on YouTube
"Feliz Navidad" is a Christmas song written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano.[1] With its simple Spanish chorus (the traditional Christmas/New Year greeting, "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad" meaning "Merry Christmas, a prosperous year and happiness") and equally simple Englishverse "I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart", it has become a classic Christmas pop song in the United States, throughout the Spanish-speaking world and internationally.
Feliciano's version of "Feliz Navidad" (in which he plays both an acoustic guitar and a Puerto Rican cuatro) is one of the most downloaded and aired Christmas songs in the United States and Canada. The addition of the horns as a final touch was the idea of producer Rick Jarrard. It was also recognized by ASCAP as one of the top 25 most played and recorded Christmas songs around the world.


Watch "Josephine Atanga - Wish You A Merry Christmas New African Gospel music 2012 Ugrecords1" on YouTube
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular sixteenth-century English carol from the West Country of England.[1] The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English tradition wherein wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the carolers on Christmas Eve, such as figgy puddings that were very much like modern day Christmas puddings.[2][3] It is one of the few English traditional carols that makes mention of the New Year celebration and is often the last song carolers sing, wishing all good tidings and happy spirits at Christmastime.


 "We wish you a merry Christmas.mpg" on YouTube