Pagan song

“Amber called her uncle, said, "We're up here for the holiday,
Jane and I were having Solstice, now we need a place to stay."
And her Christ-loving uncle watched his wife hang Mary on a tree,
He watched his son hang candy canes all made with red dye number three.
He told his niece, "It's Christmas eve, I know our life is not your style,"
She said, "Christmas is like Solstice, and we miss you and it's been a while."

So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
And just before the meal was served, hands were held and prayers were said,
Sending hope for peace on earth to all their gods and goddesses.

The food was great, the tree plugged in, the meal had gone without a hitch,
Till Timmy turned to Amber and said, "Is it true that you're a witch?"
His mom jumped up and said, "The pies are burning," and she hit the kitchen,
And it was Jane who spoke, she said, "It's true, you're cousin's not a Christian,
But we love trees, we love the snow, the friends we have, the world we share,
And you find magic from your God, and we find magic everywhere."

So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
And where does magic come from , I think magic's in the learning,
'Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are burning.

When Amber tried to do the dishes, her aunt said, "Really, no, don't bother."
Amber's uncle saw how Amber looked like Tim and like her father.
He thought about his brother, how they hadn't spoken in a year,
He thought he'd call him up and say, "It's Christmas and your daughter's here."
He thought of fathers, sons and brothers, saw his own son tug his sleeve,
Saying, "Can I be a Pagan?" Dad said, "We'll discuss it when they leave."


So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
Lighting trees in darkness, learning new ways from the old,
And making sense of history and drawing warmth out of the cold.”

“Very cool. Thanks PedX.”

“Its Dar Williams... the music makes it even more fun.”

“Reminds me of the ?farmers and the cowboys should be friends? song for Oklahoma. Any true Christian should love those that believe different from them. I don?t know about pagan believes. Thanks. :)”

“They're not talking Methodists here, Mtn Gal!!!”

“Hey PedXing, or is it pedxing? Whats with the 2 unique sign-ons. If you are trolling, they are supposed to be different enough so we won't know who you are!!!”

“Many of the traditional holidays are twists on the days pagans observe with ceremony....think about Groundhog Day and Imbolc. Imbolc is all about the quickening, the sap running again, and the day observed is February 2nd. It's kind of weird for most people to hear 'pagan' because there is so much, well, 'weirdness' attached to the word for most Westerners.”

“GODLESS HEATHENS REPENT!”

“This thread is about to take a turn...depends on how you define 'god'.

(skip it - just go and read all the other threads about that one)

I've never listened to Dar Williams, but recently a few people have reccommended. I'll take that as a cue :)”

“I ain't Godless, I got more of 'em than you do!!
(I assume you were being ironic Lumpy, but I couldn't resist repeating myself - from the Ashcroft thread).

FlyGuy: LOL! I always Troll as myself. (Both ways of writing PedXing are the same... its the same account... its originally PedXing, but sometimes I get lazy.)

Its just that I'd get way too confused if I trolled on separate names. I'd never keep them straight. The same principle keeps me pretty honest, I have a hard enough time keeping the stories I've lived straight.”

“p.s. If you want trolling, my pagan posting started on the Ashcroft thread... where the hotheads are.

I thought it would be bad form to post the song there though. Its too long for an off topic post.”

“Thanks for sharing Pedx. Nifty song. What kind if music is it written to?

Isn't it about Dr. laura shows up and calls us all !$%&s?”

“For a frustrating sense of the basic music try this:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B000002ZCC001004/102-5060488-0542535 "> try this and click on the song for a sample. ”

“Cool. -ok, off the topic now, but does the sample play fast, or is it just my computer?

Thanks for sharing that. It sounds like good stuff.”

“Hey Lumpy, Sarah McLachlan does a great version of that "Dear God" song. FYI

Bonz, ya gotta check out Dar...she's wayyy cool. ;o)

Thanks for that one, Ped, I wasn't familiar with it. Have you heard her: "When I was a boy"?
She's definitely got some original song perspectives. I got hooked on her a few years back, when I saw her at Lilith Faire.”

“Is that one song typical of her other work?”

“Most of it is more mellow folky stuff. Still good. I think there is something about that song. You can try the other samples... of course the amazon samples aren't great sound quality.”

“Ah Amelia G., I have the CD ("the honesty room") that has "when I was a boy." Its a great song.

BTW on the topic of God songs, I really like Tori Amos's "God"”

“I write the songs that make the whole world sing!”

“Alright Barry Buddur.”

“I just made a couple connections....one of the people who recommended Dar to me was my friend Amber (thanks for the jolt, pedx). I'll definitely check her out. (Hey AmyG!! good to see ya)

beat me to the punch on Amos' God; it's the first thing I thought of after reading Lumpy and then AmyG...Trés à propos (was she at Lillith fair too? I bet that place packed a punch, huh - one big beam of grrlpower!)”

“Lilith was awesome, Bonz! You would've liked it. :o)
Amos wasn't there, but I have seen her and she puts on a great display.

Good to have you back!”

“Gather around, bastards, while I attempt to educate you.

Lilith was Adam?s first wife. In the Talmud, she is described as a demoness with long black hair, at rest in the desert, among the wild animals, screech owls, and satyrs. Adam insisted that Lilith always lie below him, that is, always be on the bottom during sex. When Lilith complained and got no sympathy from Adam or help from God, she called the holy name of the Creator and flew away. She was transformed into a demon of the air, who is responsible for killing infants in their cradles and for provoking erotic dreams and nocturnal emissions in men.

When she fled the Garden, God sent three angels to bring her back. She did not want to go back, so the angels killed 100 of her children per day. Nice angels, don?t you agree? This accounts for the fact that she kill/steals children in their sleep. During the first weeks of their birth, children could be killed by Lilith (early explanation for crib death or SIDS). Only an amulet with the names of the three angels, Adam and Eve, and combined with a spell, could keep her away.

She also seduced men in their sleep, forcing them into sex, much like AmyG does. Lilith needed the semen to give birth to more demons. This is how they explained the male wet dream. In the bible, she is referred to as Night Demon or Night Rider in Isaiah 37. Do your homowork, bastards!”

“Hey Ped -
Get yer OWN nicknames, ya godless ba$tard!
Ya TRAIL HO!
Ya STINKY BUTT!
You 'ol bug-eyed juju bean!
(K, that one's not mine...)

Hey Amelia!
(o:”

“Oh did you use Amelia(c)before?

Damn, I'll have to go with AmyGdala. It doesn't have that "ring" to it like Amlia, but its more clever. Or has someone registered that one too?

You go Joe!”

“Nice to see you've developed a thick skin, Ped. ;o)”

“Sunshine dahlin', thanks so much with your help on that front! I'm glad to see your sweet and shiny face.

(... and a thick head to match)”

“Hey Dr. Laura... you're a few years too late. Why didn't you warn me about Lilith before I got involved with her???”

“Thanks for sharing that Ped. I'd never heard of Dar Williams before. I like it:-)

gojo, you completely lost me with your post.”

“Ped -- cool story. I've read it years before but I never get tired of seeing it again.”

“Pamster... I think gojo was claiming the exclusive right to call AmyG "Amelia." At least thats how I took it.

I do believe his tongue was mostly in his cheek (or someone elses, mebbe?).”

“Woooah! Sunshine takes a low blow from PedXing. Have no fear. The last baby I gave birth to weighed 11# 3 oz. and I recovered from that. I can surely recover from this. :o)

I've taken worse hits from bacpac, tom terrific, tarpie and mutt. If you're gonna expose yourself, you've got to be prepared to handle the elements.”

“A low blow??? I was claiming the thick head for myself, not you.

Beyond that, I thought we were about even.”

“See Sunshine:

"Nice to see you've developed a thick skin,"
"(... and a thick head to match)"

I was just trying to match your teasin', not say somefin' mean.

Wow 11 pounds 6oz... thats a lotta baby to deliver.....”

“Scroll to the top for a seasonally appropriate song.”

“I've seen your picture
Your name in lights above it
This is your big debut
It's like a dream come true
And when you smile for the camera
I know they're gonna love it

I like your pin shot
I keep it with your letter
Done up in blueprint blue
It sure looks good on you
So won't you smile for the camera
I know I'll love you better

Pagen
It will come back to you
Pagen
It will come back to you
Then the shutter falls
You see it all in 3-D
It's your favorite foreign movie”

“HA!”