Archives for December 22, 2010

The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, sings Peter Warlock’s “Balulalow”:

(This is the latest in a weekly series of arts-related videos that appear in this space each Wednesday.)

“I hear that in many places something has happened to Christmas; that it is changing from a time of merriment and carefree gaiety to a holiday which is filled with tedium; that many people dread the day and the obligation to give Christmas presents is a nightmare to weary, bored souls; that the children of enlightened parents no longer believe in Santa Claus; that all in all, the effort to be happy and have pleasure makes many honest hearts grow dark with despair instead of beaming with good will and cheerfulness.”
Julia Peterkin, A Plantation Christmas