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Christmas: Adeste fidelis – Venite Adoremus

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Adeste Fideles laeti triumphantes,
Veníte, veníte in Bethlehem.
Natum vidéte, Regem Angelorum:
Veníte adoremus,
Veníte adoremus
Veníte adoremus Dóminum

While the “fidelis” this year like in the years before merely get some kind of fair ground in Bethlehem – if they are allowed to go there with specially arranged package travel or diplomatic passports – one thing is different from the days this song and its lyrics have been composed.

While the shepherds around Bethlehem still speak a language that today is called Arabic (or some local dialects) there would be no “…En grege relicto, Humiles ad cunas Vocati pastores approperant …” (translated in the English version as: See how the shepherds, Summoned to His cradle, Leaving their flocks, draw nigh with lowly fear) –
there are guys with machine guns and tanks hindering the shepherds to even get close to the cradle – so Christmas would not happen these days again.

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Music: Placebo – Running Up That Hill

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One for the night – certainly fitting pretty well with some of our more recent posts.

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Music: Victor Jara Manifiesto

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Not too long ago this voice was heard – but then silenced by murderers and thugs that have changed the face of this beautiful country for many years.

RIP – Victor – you will never be forgotten – but those who caused your death should be forgotten forever – their lives made never exist – but not their wrong doing and crimes.

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Climate Change: Hurricane ad from Ogilvy

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No comment – see the GreenPeace “I am sorry” campaign.

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Music: DJ GO!DIVA EL EXILIO GUESTMIX FOR FNOOB.COM

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One and a half hours of great Techno – available also for take away – as MP3 download from SoundCloud.com.

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Music: Let Love Rule – Lenny Kravitz

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Now two more songs from our Bahamian Lenny Kravitz
We think these fit well with today’s “World AIDS day”.

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