{"id":10904,"date":"2020-12-25T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10904"},"modified":"2020-12-25T13:54:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T18:54:01","slug":"merry-christmas-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=10904","title":{"rendered":"merry christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eIimZwd1C30\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas, everyone! However you&#8217;re celebrating, I hope you&#8217;re able to find the moments of joy.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for some ways to fill today, let me give you a few suggestions, each about an hour:<\/p>\n<p>The String Queens are a D.C. trio and are amazing. They released a holiday EP this year, <em>Our Favorite Things<\/em>, and have left their <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LsrQtayNA0s\">album launch<\/a> on YouTube for your enjoyment. <\/p>\n<p>Ford&#8217;s Theatre here in D.C. has converted its annual performance of <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em> into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fords.org\/performances\/current-and-upcoming\/a-christmas-carol-the-radio-play\/\">radio play<\/a> (scroll down to the bottom) for the stream, through Jan. 1.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9BTSQYdBuZY\">film version<\/a> of <em>A Child&#8217;s Christmas in Wales<\/em> was made a few years ago. If you&#8217;d like to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3J-tB5-zrK4\">hear Dylan Thomas read<\/a> his nostalgic holiday poem, that will only take you 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you and yours a relaxing, peaceful day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Christmas, everyone! 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