A candle is burning, a flame warm and bright;
A candle of Hope in December’s dark night.
While angels sing blessings from heav’n’s starry sky
Our hearts we prepare now, for Jesus is nigh.
Category: Holidays
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First Sunday of Advent
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My advent calendar
In November, I got the bright idea that I would make my own advent calendar this year. Instead of being sensible about it, and looking for 24 useful things, as some would, I bought 24 different candies that I either remembered from my childhood or that I never had tried – and wrapped those up.
After I wrapped them in gift paper, I mixed them well before I wrote numbers from 1-24 on the packages.
I have 24 packages that I don’t remember the content of – but presumably I must have thought well enough of it to select it in the first place.
It will be interesting to open the packages at least.
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Good Friday
In Norwegian, this is called Langfredag – directly translated to English – Long Friday.
As a kid, I always thought the name was chosen well. It did rather seem to drag on, unlike the rest of the Easter break which went remarkably quick.
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Wednesday Want: The House from Home Alone
Home Alone has become a Christmas classic in my family. The house is one of those things that seemed really magical. Not just for its interior decorations (although in the newer pictures, it doesn’t look as all as magical) but for the outside as well.
The one thing I recently noticed that doesn’t really make sense to me is the additional staircase in the kitchen when the main staircase is within viewing distance inside the house, but apparently that’s not a real feature in the actual house.
Check it out on Hooked On Houses.
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My Christmas tree
This year’s Christmas tree. I’m going for the fake option, unlike most in Norway, as I don’t really have the space for a real one.
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Norwegian Christmas carol: En stjerne skinner i natt
Merry Christmas
This is Oslo Gospel Choir singing one of the newer traditional Christmas carols.
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Norwegian Chrismas Carol: Mitt hjerte alltid vanker
Tine Thing Helseth on trumpet performing Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker.
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4th Sunday of Advent
And the 4th candle has been lit.
Less than one week to Christmas.
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Norwegian Christmas songs: Vi tenner våre lykter
Marit Larsen, Kråkesølv and the Norwegian Broadcasting Channel’s version of Vi tenner våre lykter. The song is from the television advent calendar, Jul i Skomakergata, which was very popular in the 1980s and 1990s, and I would estimate that quite a lot of 20-30 year olds in Norway know this song. The original behind the cut.