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Every year I look forward to singing Christmas Carols but I have one problem: I have a terrible singing voice. When I sing, dogs bark, children cry, milk curdles and windows crack. It’s that bad. People have told me I should expect to hear from the Chinese Government the next time they need to disperse a crowd from Tienanmen Square. But I digress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\tIt wasn’t always this way. When I was a little boy I sang like an angel. Or at least no one complained. Back in elementary school, I took music class very seriously. The music teacher would pass out the song books and we’d be singing our hearts out in no time. It’s amazing I remember any of the songs, but all these years later I remember this one quite clearly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\tChristmas is coming, the goose is getting fat<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \tPlease put a penny in the old woman’s hat,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \tIf you haven’t got a penny, a half-penny will do<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \tIf you haven’t got a half-penny than God bless you!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It warms my heart to remember that song at after all these years, at Christmas Time. May everyone have happy memories this Holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And as for my singing, in the interest of Peace on Earth<\/em> I will be giving everyone the Gift of Silence!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \tMerry Christmas to ALL!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Copyright 2018 Christopher Donahue<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every year I look forward to singing Christmas Carols but I have one problem: I have a terrible singing voice. When I sing, dogs bark, children cry, milk curdles and windows crack. It’s that bad. People have told me I … Continue reading