Posted On: Thursday - December 25th 2025 9:39PM MST
In Topics: Music Bible/Religion Holiday from Stupidity
A friend of mine recommends Johnny Mathis' Oh Holy Night as his favorite Christmas song ever.
Now, here's Enya with Adeste Fedeles. I hadn't known that she even sang Christmas songs. The New Age music she is famous for was/is part of a movement that goes in a different direction, religiously. In this case, one can pick up some Latin, a whole lot easier to understand than whatever she sang in - Klingon, was it? - in some of the best of her Shepherd Moon and Memory of Trees days.
Then, I'm still partial to John Lennon's Happy Christmas. No matter what you think of the guy's politics (he hasn't been with us since 45 years ago), this is a great one.
Peak Stupidity will be really slow in posting for about a week, starting... right now... actually earlier today.
PS: Finally, because, Spirit of Christmas Present(s), I like this headline: Lawyer Wins Legal Battle With Homeowners Association Over Christmas Display – Uses Settlement Money to Buy More Lights. Ha, I have not heard of too many good experiences with Home Owners Associations, and maybe William Shakespeare was wrong. First, let's not kill ALL the lawyers. I like this guy's spirit!
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Saturday - December 27th 2025 11:18AM MST
PS: Nice job, Adam! It might also be helpful for our blind readers... No, wait...
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣴⠾⠟⣛⣩⣭⣤⣬⣭⣽⣿⣿⣶⣤⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣶⠿⢛⣩⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⡿⢋⣡⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣽⡻⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠋⣴⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣝⢿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠃⢨⣾⣿⡿⠿⠟⠛⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⠛⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡻⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⠶⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠚⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⡻⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣿⣿⣮⡻⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠠⣄⣀⣠⣤⣐⣶⣤⣔⣢⣤⣀⣶⣤⣀⡀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣎⠻⣿⣿⣿⣮⢻⣷⡀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⡄⣀⣈⣭⣭⣽⣿⣿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠋⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣶⣤⡠⡀⡀⠀⠀⢨⡻⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⢿⡇⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣄⢸⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣟⣆⣶⣼⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣧⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣷⣿⣻⣿⣿⣯⣭⣭⣭⣿⣿⣿⣗⣲⣶⣶⣶⣖⣒⣶⣿⣯⣽⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢋⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⠟⠁⣧⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⢻⣞⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡇⠘⢿⣦⡀⣹⣷⠙⠛⠛⠼⣿⣄⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣷⡾⠋⠙⢮⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣫⣿⣟⠀⠀⢸⣿⣮⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣯⠟⠀⠙⢶⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣧
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠂⠀⠀⣠⠟⢳⡾⢿⣿⣾⠿⠿⠿⢿⣷⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⢷⣾⣿⠿⣿⡛⠣⣄⠀⡀⢸⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⢸⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⡼⢃⠈⠁⣠⣿⢿⡻⠉⠀⣀⠀⠀⡀⣸⣿⡄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠹⣻⢿⣷⣄⠈⢀⠙⢦⣿⡟⢿⣾⣦⣰⣴⣆⣼⡿⠋
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⢋⡀⠸⣿⣛⠛⠉⠉⢀⡶⢋⣠⣴⣾⣾⡿⠿⢿⣮⣶⣤⣈⠱⣆⡀⠉⠛⢛⣻⡿⠁⣄⠹⣿⣄⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠉⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣷⡟⢡⠄⠈⠙⣻⡿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠋⠿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠹⠋⢻⣿⣿⣶⣿⡿⣿⡟⠋⠀⢲⡈⢿⣾⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⡟⠀⠏⠀⠀⡰⠁⡴⢡⡾⠋⢻⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠋⠻⣦⠱⣄⠹⡀⠀⠀⢧⠈⢿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⢡⢀⡶⣠⠞⠁⠚⢡⠏⠀⢀⡤⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠣⡄⠀⠈⢧⠈⠃⠙⢶⡀⢦⠀⣸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣏⣾⠀⠁⠀⠀⢠⠏⠀⠀⡞⠁⠀⠀⠀⡇⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⡆⠀⠈⠃⠀⠀⠀⠈⠘⣧⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⢸⠀⢀⣼⠀⡀⠀⠸⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣻⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠳⠀⠀⡀⠸⣆⠀⢸⢠⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣾⡄⣾⣿⠀⡇⢸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⡇⢰⣿⡆⣼⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⠿⢻⣷⣷⠘⢂⠀⠀⢰⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⠀⠀⠀⠘⢠⣷⣿⠻⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢻⣧⡀⢷⡀⠀⠛⠆⠀⣆⠀⠀⠀⠼⠋⠀⣠⡇⣠⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⢾⣷⣄⢀⡀⠀⢻⣦⠀⠀⢀⢀⣴⣿⠾⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣷⣽⣦⣸⣿⣠⣴⣵⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢦⡀⡆⢶⣿⡴⢲⢀⡴⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡟⢠⡾⢻⣿⠀⣠⠞⣽⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡶⠿⣧⡖⣿⢲⣼⠿⢶⡀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣳⠏⢠⣿⣿⡞⢁⣼⣿⠃⠀⠀⢀⡶⢶⡄⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⢦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠤⢽⡾⡦⢽⣿⡯⢴⢷⡿⠥⠄⠀⢸⣿⣿⠃⠀⣾⣿⠏⠀⣾⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠘⣧⣸⡇⠀⠀⠀⢸⣇⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⣯⣬⡶⣏⣿⣹⢶⣧⣽⠂⠀⠀⣿⣿⠃⠀⢸⣿⡏⠀⣼⣿⠏⣠⣶⣿⠟⡆⢈⡿⢛⣷⣶⠀⠈⠛⣿⠷⣶⣶⠀⠀⣼⣿⠃⠀⣰⣿⡇⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡴⠋⡇⣸⣿⣧⣸⠙⢦⠀⠀⢰⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⢠⣿⡟⢰⣿⡿⠥⠞⣡⡞⢡⣾⣿⠏⠀⢠⡾⢁⣾⣿⡟⢀⣾⣿⠏⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠿⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠃⣿⡟⠁⣠⡾⠋⠀⣾⣿⠃⣀⡴⠋⠀⣾⣿⢏⣴⠋⣿⡏⠀⣠⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⠟⠁⠀⣼⡇⣰⣿⠏⣼⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⡶⠾⠛⠛⠲⠶⢦⣤⣀⠀⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢾⣷⡆⠀⢀⡴⠞⠋⠉⠉⠉⣻⣿⣿⡁⠀⠀⢀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⠃⢰⣶⣿⡟⣸⣿⣯⠞⠁⣠⠶⡄⢰⣿⠋⠀⠀⣾⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⣹⣿⣷⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣿⠇⠀⢺⣇⣀⣀⣠⣴⣾⠟⠋⠀⠙⠓⠚⠛⠁
⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡇⠀⠈⠉⠁⢰⣿⡟⢁⣀⡀⢿⣀⡟⠘⠿⠃⠀⣀⡉⠉⠀⣀⡀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⣀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠀⣀⠀⠀⠉⣛⡛⢋⡉⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣡⢿⣿⡇⠀⣹⢛⣿⣿⠀⣰⣿⠇⠀⣾⣏⠛⠀⣼⣿⠃⣸⣿⣠⢾⣿⡶⣻⣿⠇⣴⣿⠟⢹⣾⡇⢠⣾⡟⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⣰⢿⣿⡿⢁⣿⡿⠀⣴⠃⣾⣿⠏⢰⣿⡟⠀⢠⣿⣿⣤⢴⣿⡏⢀⣿⡿⠁⣾⡿⢠⣿⡟⣼⣿⠏⣰⣿⡟⢀⡼⣿⣇⣤⠤⠤⠤⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣀⣠⡾⠋⢸⣿⠁⢸⣿⢃⡾⠁⢰⣿⣟⣴⢻⣿⢁⣴⣿⢞⣿⡇⢸⡿⢀⣾⣿⠁⠀⠉⠀⢾⣟⣴⣿⣯⡾⢻⣿⣡⠞⡵⢻⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠘⠃⠀⠈⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠛⠛⠁⠀⠛⠛⠁⠙⠛⠋⠀⠈⠛⠋⠘⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠁⠈⠉⠀⠘⠛⠁⠀⠛⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Saturday - December 27th 2025 11:00AM MST
PS: "Gee, I thought everyone knew Love Actual. I achshually had heard of it, Alarmist but never saw it.
People - that includes me - did complain about the Musak back in the day, but, man, compared to what we are subject to now, MOAR MUSAK! would be a pleasure. So, I guess that day when your friend was with him, John Lennon was already kind of sick of "thing", a curmudgeon... looks at 40.
I'm feeling what John Lennon was feeling, about society, not my music being made into Musak (or how about my posts being made into tweets). It's a WHOLE LOT worse. I'll write a short post about the TSA just to explain my feelings today...
See ya, Alarmist!
People - that includes me - did complain about the Musak back in the day, but, man, compared to what we are subject to now, MOAR MUSAK! would be a pleasure. So, I guess that day when your friend was with him, John Lennon was already kind of sick of "thing", a curmudgeon... looks at 40.
I'm feeling what John Lennon was feeling, about society, not my music being made into Musak (or how about my posts being made into tweets). It's a WHOLE LOT worse. I'll write a short post about the TSA just to explain my feelings today...
See ya, Alarmist!
The Alarmist
Friday - December 26th 2025 1:29PM MST
PS
Gee, I thought everyone knew Love Actually. I know it made it to America, because I first saw it in what used to be the discount theater ($3 … those were the days) in Florida.
I knew a guy who worked for John Lennon as a sort of gofer in NYC in the mid ‘70s. They stepped into an elevator one day and were greeted by the Muzak version of Imagine, to which Lennon groaned and said, “I’ve lived too long.”
Funny that Lennon complained about his “old age” in one of his last songs before being gunned down at 40. I felt great at 40. Still feel pretty good most days well noth of 60. Then again, I never did heroin.
Happy Boxing Day, BTW.
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Gee, I thought everyone knew Love Actually. I know it made it to America, because I first saw it in what used to be the discount theater ($3 … those were the days) in Florida.
I knew a guy who worked for John Lennon as a sort of gofer in NYC in the mid ‘70s. They stepped into an elevator one day and were greeted by the Muzak version of Imagine, to which Lennon groaned and said, “I’ve lived too long.”
Funny that Lennon complained about his “old age” in one of his last songs before being gunned down at 40. I felt great at 40. Still feel pretty good most days well noth of 60. Then again, I never did heroin.
Happy Boxing Day, BTW.
🎄
Moderator
Friday - December 26th 2025 12:41PM MST
PS: Ha, that Brit humour is a little... off... Perhaps it's because I just don't know the show.
The Alarmist
Friday - December 26th 2025 11:46AM MST
PS
If John Lennon were alive to comment about that song, it might go something like this ….
https://youtu.be/yVcieIZb3_U
If John Lennon were alive to comment about that song, it might go something like this ….
https://youtu.be/yVcieIZb3_U
Moderator
Friday - December 26th 2025 9:44AM MST
PS: I hope you had a good Christmas and are doing well, Jim. I'm glad you liked this one. I liked Enya during her New Age phase (though, per wiki, she says it wasn't) 30 years ago.
Yes, we are doing well. Thanks!
Yes, we are doing well. Thanks!
J1234
Friday - December 26th 2025 12:19AM MST
PS -
God bless you, Achmed. I hope you, your family and all of the PS crowd had a great Christmas. Enya's Adeste Fideles is so beautiful that I had to play it for my family and they were entranced. I'd not hear that version before. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Jim
God bless you, Achmed. I hope you, your family and all of the PS crowd had a great Christmas. Enya's Adeste Fideles is so beautiful that I had to play it for my family and they were entranced. I'd not hear that version before. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Jim