Mitch Miller, the conductor that led so many of us to sing along, is dead. He was 99 years old.
I saw Mitch Miller in 1997, shortly after I met my wife. My wife was a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus and Mitch Miller appeared as part of the Pops series to lead [...]
Meanwhile, cooking the Christmas goose in Washington D.C., President Obama announced the next bailout,
The Obama administration pledged Thursday to provide unlimited financial assistance to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, an eleventh-hour move that allows the government to exceed the current $400 billion cap on emergency aid without seeking permission from a bailout-weary Congress. [...]
Twas the Night Before Christmas
A Visit from St. Nicholas
By Clement C. Moore
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in [...]
(Stave one was posted Sunday at 5:00 PM. Stave two was posted Monday. Stave three was posted Tuesday. Stave 4 was posted yesterday.)
STAVE FIVE
THE END OF IT
Yes! and the bedpost was his own. The bed was his own, the room was his
own. Best and happiest of all, the Time before him was [...]
Publication: Waukesha Freeman (Conley); Date:2009 Dec 24; Section:Opinion; Page Number: 10A
The joy of Christmas
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
Christmas is an exciting time for the Wigderson household. As some of our neighbors have even observed, it’s a time that we enjoy [...]
Note: One of my favorite organizations, the First Freedoms Foundation, passed along this happy Christmas story that I thought I would share with you. Merry Christmas everyone!
County Exec Doesn’t Repeat Innkeeper’s Mistake
Thanks to Patrick and Jackie Malone and quick action by First Freedoms Foundation and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, Christmas will get its [...]
(Stave one was posted Sunday at 5:00 PM. Stave two was posted Monday. Stave three was posted yesterday. Stave 5 will be posted at 5:00 PM tomorrow.)
STAVE FOUR
THE LAST OF THE SPIRITS
The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. When it came near him,
Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air [...]
Before you let your child play on the Build-A-Bear website, you need to be aware the company would like to ruin Christmas. One part of the site lets your child take a journey to the North Pole. There your child will learn that Christmas is about to be cancelled due to global warming.
Girl [...]
STAVE THREE (Stave one was posted Sunday at 5:00 PM. Stave two was posted last night. Staves 4-5 will be posted at 5:00 PM tomorrow and Thursday.)
THE SECOND OF THE THREE SPIRITS
Awaking in the middle of a prodigiously tough snore, and sitting up in
bed to get his thoughts together, Scrooge had no [...]
