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A Thought for Today

To you I send the season’s greetings, would it were myself.

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM
THE GANG
AT
A SAFE PLACE TO LAND
AND
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24 December
Christmas Eve

Noelle Adams o Mathew Arnold o Mitchell Ayres (orchestra leader) o Yves Mitchell Ayres (photographer) o Dave Bartholomew o Jill Bennett o Carl Brisson o Kit Carson o Ruth Chatterton o Mary Higgins Clark o Mike Curb o Ava Gardner o Johnnie Gruelle o Carol Haney o Howard Hughes o Robert Joffrey o Ricky Martin o Jonas Mekas o Henry Russell o Anwar El Sadat o I.F. Stone o Mark Valley o Harry Warren o Franz Waxman

25 December
Christmas Day
Hanukkah begins at Sundown

Clara Barton o Humphrey Bogart o Jimmy Buffett o Cab Calloway o Carlos Castaneda o Quentin Crisp o Ron Foos o Sir Lew Grade o Rickey Henderson o Conrad Hilton o Annie Lennox o Celia Lipton o Little Richard o Barbara Mandrell o Sir Isaac Newton o Robert Ripley o Anwar Sadat o Gary Sandy o Hanna Schygulla o Rod Serling o Sissy Spacek o Phil Spector o Gladys Swarthout o Helen Twelvetrees o Rebecca West
Rod's random thoughts Don’t forget whose birthday we celebrate today.

Love is another word for Christmas.

If we kept Christmas every day apologies would be unnecessary.

FOR YOU / Christmas, 1976

 The year
now winding down
I pull my winter coat
a little tighter
and walk out through the snow.

Everywhere the world is waiting
for Father Christmas to come
sliding down the chimney

I do not think he’ll disappoint us
this time out.
I think he knows
we’ve earned our toys,
our tinsel and our time
to be together peacefully
this year more than ever.

Happy Birthday
to the Christ Child
          and the country.

And to you,
be happy and be kind.
Keep Christmas in your heart.
Be patient. The snow will melt
as our love for all things good
                  will go on growing.

  -from The Rod McKuen / Animal Concern 1976 Calendar & Datebook, 1975
 
     
 
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