By Fr Gerard Garrigan.

“One day (Irving Berlin) told his secretary, ‘I want you to take down a song I wrote over the weekend. Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it’s the best song anybody ever wrote.’ ” Wiki

One of the most recorded Christmas songs was written by a Russian Jewish immigrant.

Ella’s version from Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (1960)

a simple nativity scene in St Magnus Cathedral
Nativity scene in St Magnus Cathedral

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