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The  essay from my FaithLink for Dec. 23^rd–“Christmas Music and the Incarnation”—has been posted on the Ministry Matters website:  https://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/9420/christmas-music-and-the-incarnation

Here are links to the songs mentioned in the essay:

• John McCutcheon’s “Christmas in the Trenches”:  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox?projector=1
• Noel Paul Stookey’s  “Christmas Dinner” with claymation video by Will Vinton:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93A3DlzpVxM&feature=youtu.be
• Over the Rhine’s   “Blood Oranges in the Snow”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOAtUic6LaU
• Indigo Girls’  “Peace Child”:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK4az31Ppd8
• “There’s Still My Joy”  written by Melissa Manchester, Beth Nielsen Chapman, and Matt Rollings
  • Melissa Manchester’s version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mld1l2Yzzj0
  • Indigo Girls’ version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwMRtwX3TpQ
  • Noel Paul Stookey’s version with video by Jeanne Torrence Finley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h9Rl_ycRNE&feature=youtu.be