Happy Christmas to all!
It's been a lovely day. I got lots of nice presents and everyone seemed happy and in good humor today.
Midnight Mass went well last night. The music was not terribly original, but at least it was acceptable. The choral prelude included "Of the Father's Love Begotten" with handbells, an instrumental piece with string ensemble and oboe called "Gabriel's Oboe" by Ennio Moricone, Franz Biebl's "Ave Maria," the Harold Darke version of "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" (I prefer Gustav Holst's version), and Leontovich's "Carol of the Bells." During Mass we did Vittoria's "O Magnum Mysterium" for the offertory and John Rutter's "What Sweeter Music" for communion. One of the nicest things about not being Southern Baptist is that one of the priests gave me a bottle of champagne last night after Mass. Above is a picture of the church last night from the organ loft.
This morning I got to sleep in, since I didn't have to do the Christmas morning Mass for a change. It's getting late, so I should away to bed. Tomorrow is Boxing Day, so all the servants will be gone. ;-)
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