{"id":1799,"date":"2009-12-25T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-25T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/12\/wrapping-up-christmas\/"},"modified":"2009-12-25T21:39:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-25T21:39:00","slug":"wrapping-up-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/12\/wrapping-up-christmas.html","title":{"rendered":"Wrapping Up Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Having posted an assortment of Christmas video and music clips, let me offer three more, for a variety of tastes.<\/p>\n

The first is an exploration using LEGOs of what happens if you forget to get Darth Vader a Christmas present:<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>The second is a classic Christmas song by a classic progressive rock performer, Greg Lake:<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FqOfXumI18A\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FqOfXumI18A<\/a>\n<p>And finally (in three parts, below is part one) there is Cantate de Noel by Arthur Honegger:<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xHsN-IVtpZs\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xHsN-IVtpZs<\/a>\n<p>Something for everyone, I hope! 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