This Agitator Tradition Continues
For some it’s the Yule Log. For others, mistletoe, For still others, mincemeat pie.
For us, it’s Christmas carols.
Here is The Agitator’s most enduring tradition.
For our 14th Christmas, and into our 15th year, we urge you to get into a mirthful holiday spirit by enjoying this unforgettable rendition of O Holy Night.
As we’ve noted each year, Tom Belford, a stalwart Agitator co-editor for 11 years, weeps at this performance, as it takes him back to Midnight Mass and his Catholic grammar school choir days. Fortunately there are not many people still around who have heard Tom’s schoolboy rendition of this, his favorite hymn. And even more fortunate, none of those can any longer track him down at The Agitator.
We guarantee this performance will inspire you well into the New Year. But you must listen to the entire performance to feel its full power. No irreverence intended.
May we all approach life, and our beliefs, with such passion … and a sense of humor.
Happy Holidays!
Roger and Kevin
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Roger & Kevin:
Truly a gift that keeps giving. Some things you simply cannot “unhear”. My dog, wisely, exited the room during the full throated vibrato. And now, I feel quite bad, realizing I didn’t get you anything. Happy Holidays to all!
I’d never listened that closely to the words before. Quite the story.
Always always appreciate this, Roger. I heard Tom playing it upstairs. And then I listened to my email … up as loud as it would go. I laughed. But also cried. Cried because of the horrible world and the horrible president and racism and and and… Lots of crying this year, actually!! DAMN!! And SHIT, too!!!
I’ll keep fighting as long as you keep fighting. Joy and peace. Simone
Perhaps it would have been better in Spanish? Feliz Navidad!