{"id":10577,"date":"2017-12-08T03:42:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T09:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=10577"},"modified":"2017-11-27T21:19:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T03:19:39","slug":"december-8-2017-christmas-music-video-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=10577","title":{"rendered":"December 8, 2017 Christmas Music Video Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you may have guessed last Friday, I rather like ABBA. Since they didn&#8217;t do much in the way of Christmas music, I&#8217;ve had to settle for Bjorn Again. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YYBy8Uwanaw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Today we start with: Bj\u00f6rn Again &#8211; Little Drummer Boy (ABBA)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YYBy8Uwanaw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fcommotioninthepews.com%2F&amp;screen_name=joecourtemanche&amp;tw_p=followbutton&amp;variant=2.0\">Please follow me on Twitter<\/a>, and <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/josephcourtemancheauthor\">&#8220;Like&#8221; the Facebook author page<\/a>. Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe (the box is on the right side of the page) to be eligible for free e-books and other benefits! Oh yeah &#8211; <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01DGXSHRU?ref_=tmm_kin_swatch_0&#038;qid=&#038;sr=&#038;pldnSite=1\" target=\"_blank\">grab a copy of <em>Assault on Saint Agnes <\/em><\/a>if you&#8217;re of a mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Well, that&#8217;s it for ABBA Christmas tunes &#8211; let&#8217;s get seriously hip now with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ifXjjHWmOC4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JIMMY SMITH GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ifXjjHWmOC4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What would Christmas be without Brother Ray?  I don&#8217;t want to know. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xkx_8PqoIKk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Claus Is Coming To Town By Ray Charles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xkx_8PqoIKk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As they used to say on Monty Python, &#8220;And, now, for something completely different&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a0mT-zNxRMw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Little Drummer Boy (African Tribal Version) &#8211; Alex Boye&#8217; ft. Genesis Choir<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a0mT-zNxRMw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With one very heartwarming final tune: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XI2c9yptr4U\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">O Come All Ye Faithful &#8211; Epic Flash Mob Carol #LIGHTtheWORLD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XI2c9yptr4U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your family. Enjoy your job. Enjoy the gift that Jesus brought to us all.<br \/>\n********* ********** *********** ***********<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Assault on Saint Agnes <\/em>is available here. Just <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01DGXSHRU?ref_=tmm_kin_swatch_0&#038;qid=&#038;sr=&#038;pldnSite=1\" target=\"_blank\">click this link<\/a>! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">When you finish reading any book (especially mine) please review it at <a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Assault-Saint-Agnes-Joseph-Courtemanche-ebook\/product-reviews\/B01DGXSHRU\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_srt?ie=UTF8&#038;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&#038;showViewpoints=1&#038;sortBy=recent&#038;filterByStar=positive&#038;pageNumber=1\" target=\"_blank\">www.amazon.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/reviews\/assault-on-saint-agnes-joseph-courtemanche\/1123542023?ean=9781936830817#reviews-header\" target=\"_blank\">www.barnesandnoble.com<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/29419082-assault-on-saint-agnes?from_search=true\" target=\"_blank\">www.goodreads.com<\/a>. 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