Fourth Week in Advent

Fourth week in Advent.

Christmas draws near.

There is anticipation -- and thoughts of all must be done, that is still undone, before we make it to Christmas eve and Christmas day arise. So do thoughts what or who we will miss, and what might not go at all as planned.

The fourth week in Advent is a good time for reset and reflection, even through all those sorts of thoughts, and all the activities that come up planned and unplanned.

May the creativity of these musicians help you keep stillness and hope at this time, whatever your situation may be.

From Cherish the Ladies, the song The Castle of Dromore, with Heidi Talbot singing lead. You will find it on their first holiday album On Christmas Night.

Cherish have two more Christmas albums out now. Their guitarist Mary Coogan ahs one of her own as well.

Side note: there are at least two castles of Dromore in Ireland that I know of, maybe more...I think this song refers to the castle in Clare.

A vintage recording of Kathy Mattea with the contemporary Christmas song Mary Did You Know?

You will find it on her album Good News, and she has another fine album for the season as well, called Joy for Christmas Day.

This video has visible captions of the lyrics, in case that’s of use to know

From Carrie Newcomer comes the song The Season of Mercy. It’s not a winter holiday song, but then again, it is. You will find it on her album The Beautiful Not Yet.

Whether Christmas is your holiday or not, give a listen to the song Waitin’ on Mary, from Gretchen Peters. You will find it on her album Northern Lights.

May the creativity of these artist be good companion to your reflections in the fourth week of Advent this year, and beyond.

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