A White Christmas with Presents Under the Tree

For only the second time in my lifetime, the City of Fort Worth had a White Christmas.  It was after it had rained all morning but by mid afternoon had changed to one of those medium, swirling snowfalls which seemed to change the world into a white wonderland right before your eyes.  As I stood on my balcony observing the beauty of the snow, I remarked to Will that all we needed now was someone to sing White Christmas.  As we stepped back into the apartment, the first strains of the original Bing Crosby version of White Christmas came on the Internet radio station to which I was listening.  It was eerily coincidental but highly appropriate of that magical moment on a Christmas afternoon.  I got so excited I called both my Mother and my Niece to tell them about it.  Both of them seemed to enjoy the coincidence and its appropriateness.  I found some neat stuff under my tree from around the web that I though I would share with you today starting with this first video of the "Twelve Gays of Christmas" courtesy of and hat tip to John Aravosis over at Americablog:

Then there was this episode of "This American Life" on NPR of Act Two of the Santaland Diaries featuring comedian David Sedaris recounting his two years as a Christmas Elf at Macy's on Herald Square originally broadcast on NPR's Morning Edition in 1996.  Charming and beautifully funny.  Set aside an hour to listen, you won't regret it.  Next comes "A Holiday Message to the LGBT Community" from the "An Enduring Vision" blog that is both poignant and to the point.  This message was followed by Andy Towle of Towleroad.com waxing poetic with "The Dead Sea At Dinner" via DavidMixner.com.  Then comes a touching OpEd from the New York Times by blogger Frank Bruni chronicling "A Father's Journey"  into acceptance of his son and the Father's evolution on Marriage Equality.  

Surely by now you have OD'd on Christmas Music even though it is still only Boxing Day (the day ofter Christmas in most of the present and former British Empire).  So I thought I would bring you this performance by Robert Barto of Lute Sonatas Numbers 45, 7 and 23 by Sylvius Leopold Weiss who wrote over 600 of these Sonatas.  They are not to be confused with the Classical Sonata form as these are more Suites for the Lute as a  solo instrument.

Finally, we have the remainder of this season's Sexy Santas, A Heavenly Angel and other Christmas themed photographs to finish off the Christmas celebration and get ready for the coming New Year of 2013 next Tuesday.  Sorry I am so late in getting this up today, but being the only place open on Christmas is such that it can wear even Superman down, I felt it almost impossible not to take a nap when I did get home from work.  So I did, I took a nap, sue me, lol.  Thanks for your continued loyalty and support.  See you again tomorrow.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!