Goodyear, Great Songs of Christmas 1964 Vol 4

Goodyear Christmas Album no. 4 in 1964.

The Great Songs of Christmas Album Three. Goodyear. 1963

This is the Goodyear album no. 3 produced in 1963.

Donald Trump: We Have Suppression of the Press

Donald Trump: We Have Suppression of the Press

During an interview that aired on Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning futures",  President Trump attacked the media for its unwillingness to cover stories that won't cover the stories surrounding President-elect Joe Biden such as the Hunter Biden incident.  Trump calls it suppression of the media.  He stated that we "don't have freedom of the press--we have suppression of the press."  He mentioned that they don't want to report about Hunter so they don't report the truth concerning that scandal.  He stated you can't have a scandal if nobody reports about it.  He was speaking about the presidential election and the fraud associated with a handful of states.  

President Trump is correct.  The media does suppress the truth.  They refuse to report the facts there is and they spin news such as Covid-19 and all the race baiting the media has been engaging in since the death of George Floyd by former police officer Derick Chauvin.  Just to be fair Covid-19 is a real virus and people have gotten sick over it.  However, we don't how true the statistics are about Covid the media reports as true.  Also, I believe our states' governors have used Covid as an opportunity to shut down their states and control their constituents within it.  There's much we don't know about Covid.  I don't believe the media has told the whole truth about the Chinese virus.  

If there's ever been a year you can't trust the mainstream press, it's this year.  I believe big tech and various billionaires such as George Soros have been working to ensure that President Trump would be defeated in this year's November 3rd election.  I wouldn't be a bit surprised there's voter fraud involved simply because there are too many people in high places that desire for Trump to be out of office.  The tragedy of this situation is I don't think justice will be served regarding the election fraud in this year's race.

The Great Songs of Christmas. Goodyear 1961

This is the first of the Goodyear albums which was recorded in 1961.  I hope you enjoy the music and that it will place you into a spirit of Christmas.  Don't forget why we celebrate Christmas which is Christ the Lord.

George Beverly Shea - Christmas Hymns (1953 Version)

George Beverly recorded this album in 1953.

The Great Songs of Christmas Album Two. Goodyear 1962

This album features some great Christmas songs from the Goodyear album recorded in 1962.  It is the second album of the series that Goodyear made.  The first one was made in 1961.  I hope you thoroughly enjoy the music.

Newsmax/McLaughlin Poll: Two-Thirds of Nation Backs Trump on Recounts

Two Thirds of Nation Backs Trump 

According to the Newsmax/McLaughlin Poll, more than two-thirds of the nation believe it's right for President Trump to to ask for a recount in key states such as Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Arizona.  67% of likely voters backed Trump's recounts where the vote margin race with Joe Biden is 1% or closer.  Despite the close contest, 65% of American believe the election will be decided honestly.  However, 35% of voters believe there was significant election fraud.  The highest level of fraud concerns among Trump voters at 70% and 65% of Republicans.  Click on the link above to read the rest of the statistics concerning the recent 2020 presidential election.

"Tis the Season

 

"The Bells of Christmas" by Julie Andrews

We are once again commencing the Christmas season with a song from Julie Andrews which she recorded from the Firestone album in 1965.  It's a great way to begin our Christmas season.  It's difficult to believe it's Christmas time once again.  I am looking forward to celebrating and enjoying the season.  2020 has been a rough year in many ways, so it's time to start preparing our hearts and minds with something that's much more positive and uplifting such as Christmas.  It's the time where we remember the birth of our dear Saviour, Jesus Christ.  He's the reason for living.  He's the reason for the season.  Without Him, Christmas would be just another holiday.  It's because of Him, we can celebrate life because He is the author of life.  Praise the Lord.

Lord willing, this Christmas season I'll be featuring many different musical YouTube clips ranging from singing to orchestra, to chimes, to the various styles of Christmas music.  It should be a joy to watch and listen to.  I plan on featuring posts on Christmas celebrations throughout the world.  Each country has different ways in which they celebrate Christmas.  It's exciting to read the different ways they celebrate the holiday.  I'll also feature posts of Christmas history and how some of the aspects of Christmas originated.  That's always enjoyable to read about.  Of course, I'll also feature "Handel's Messiah", which is a classic played in many cities across our country during the Christmas season.  "Handel's Messiah" was first performed in my area on December 7, 1941, which the date the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  Ever since that time, Third Baptist Church has performed the Messiah concert around December 7 since that time.  I don't know about this year due to Covid-19.  

We pray that this year will be a blessed and joyous Christmas season for you.  I'm anxiously looking forward to Christmas. 

The First Thanksgiving

The First Thanksgiving

Imagine what the first Thanksgiving must've been like for the Pilgrims who set sail on the Mayflower in September 1620.  They left Plymouth, England carrying 102 passengers with them.  These Pilgrims were religious separatists who had left the Church of England with the hopes with sailing to a better land where they could establish a church and worship God as they saw fit.  They had disagreements with the hierarchical structure of the Church of England.  There was also a motive of looking for land to develop as well for some.  

After setting sail, it took 66 days and they landed near the tip of Cape Cod.  The winter was very treacherous and many who sailed to the New World died on the long voyage of sickness.  One month later, the Mayflower crossed Massachusetts Bay and the Pilgrims began the work of establishing a village at Plymouth, Massachusetts.  The Pilgrims had met a Native American from the Abeneki tribe which greeted them in English.  Several days he returned with another Native American named Squanto, a member of the Pawtuxet Tribe.  Squanto taught the Pilgrims were were very malnourished on the journey to the New World how to cultivate corn, how to extract sap from maple trees, catch fish in the rivers, and how to avoid poisonous plants.  He also helped the settlers forge an alliance with the Wampanoag tribe for the next 50 years.  In November 1621, after the Pilgrims' first corn harvest proved successful, Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited a group of the Native Americans' fledgling colonies allies, which included Wampanoag chief Massoit.  The feast lasted 3 days.  There is no record on exactly what the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving meal was but it was believed it was prepared by some of the spices of the Native American Indians.  Throughout the years there have been calls for national days of Thanksgiving during the colonial period and even during America's early years.  It was Sara Hale, daughter of Nathaniel Hale, who pushed for Thanksgiving to be celebrated as a holiday.  Abraham Lincoln  made it official and called for the last Thursday of every November to be celebrated as Thanksgiving.  In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the date of Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday of each month as to give shoppers more time to start their Christmas shopping.

Click on the above link from History.com to read more details of the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving.

Give Thanks Unto the Lord

Psalms 136:1 "Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for His mercy endureth forever."  

In just a few days we will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday once again.  I always look forward to both Thanksgiving and Christmas at the end of each year.  This year is no exception.  Given the turmoil we've seen across our country, it causes me to look forward to the holidays this year.  We need some time for reflection.  We need to take time to count our blessings.  

As thankful as I am that we have the fourth Thursday of each November set aside as a day of Thanksgiving, we need to remember that Thanksgiving shouldn't be limited to just one day a year.  Our life should be an example of Thanksgiving.  Thanksgiving should be year around in each of our lives.  God has been abundantly good to us.  We need to remember on a continually basis the importance of Thanksgiving.

I know of a couple named Michael and Nadia Shaver who have been trying to go onto the mission field in Iceland.  Consequently, Nadia has stage 4 breast cancer and right now all plans are on hold for moving to Iceland.  Nadia has been taking chemotherapy to destroy the cancer cells in her.  In spite of the major trial she's faced in her life, she's always continually thankful for the Lord and his goodness.  She demonstrates thankfulness on a day to day basis in spite of her cancer.  It would place many of us to shame.  She lives a life of thanksgiving.  That's something we all need to do; esp. those who claim to be saved.  

What do we have to give thanks for?  Many things.  First of all salvation.  Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice on calvary so we wouldn't have to spend eternity in hell.  Instead we have the privilege to spend eternity with Jesus.  Another thing we have to be thankful for is the church.  Thank God for the church.  We also have much to be thankful for in regard to our families.  Thank God for the mothers, fathers, and the spouse he has placed in our life.  We also have much to be thankful for concerning this great country.  Yes there is much wrong with it.  But there's also much right about it as well.  Thank God we live in a country where we possess the freedom to attend church and to serve God.  We have the privilege to send missionaries around the world.  This is the greatest country on earth.  God has abundantly shed his grace upon this country.  We're very blessed to live in America.  We should be thankful for the jobs that we have to provide a living for our families.  We should be thankful for our children and the joy our children many times bring in our lives.  

We have so much to be thankful for.  Let's not forget our blessings on Thanksgiving Day.  Let's make thanksgiving a daily event in our lives.  Let's learn to be thankful.