Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and days of auld lang syne?
~~Remembering Those We Lost in 2016~~
~~Published on Dec 29, 2016~~
At the end of this crazy year I wanted to do something special to celebrate the lives of those we’ve lost.
I wasn’t able to include everyone, of course, but I tried my best to include those who meant something to me.
Born and raised by underpaid public school teachers in Sanford, Fla., Andy Marlette graduated from the University of Florida and became staff editorial cartoonist at the Pensacola News Journal in 2007.
Andy’s editorial cartoons have become both hated and adored by daily readers. His work has been awarded by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors for best editorial cartoons on state issues.
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is a Christmas song with lyrics by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir.
The lyrics are set to the traditional English ballad “Skewball”.
It was the seventh single release by Lennon outside of his work with the Beatles. The song reached number 4 in the UK, where its release was delayed until November 1972, and has periodically reemerged on the UK Singles Chart, most notably after Lennon’s death in 1980, at which point it peaked at number 2.
Also a protest song against the Vietnam War, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” has since become a Christmas standard, frequently covered by other artists, appearing on compilation albums of seasonal music, and named in polls as a holiday favorite.
~Wikipedia~
Partial Lyrics
And so happy Christmas
For black and for white
Yellow and red ones
Let’s stop all the fight
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear ….
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Thank you for your support throughout the entire year.
Happy holidays!
Video created with some amazing 2009 Hallmark’s Christmas Movies and Animations.
Song “Happy Christmas and Happy New Year (War Is Over)” by Celine Dion.
There are only a few hours left before a new year is ushered in.
It always amazes me how fast time flies when we are all grown up.
All of us at “It Is What It Is” want to wish you and yours only the best for this coming year.
We thank you, from the deepest recesses of our heart, for stopping by and interacting with us. Each and every comment is appreciated, valued and acted upon, if needed.
We are here, open to your visits and suggestions, willing to offer the best of ourselves and truly hoping that what we do may make even the smallest “dent’ in your lives.
May only good fortune and good tidings come your way.
Looking back on the months gone by,
As a new year starts and an old one ends,
We contemplate what brought us joy,
And we think of our loved ones and our friends.
Recalling all the happy times,
Remembering how they enriched our lives,
We reflect upon who really counts,
As the fresh and bright new year arrives.
And when we ponder those who do,
we immediately think of you.
Thanks for being one of the reasons we’ll have a Happy New Year!
Felicitación de Año Nuevo Feliz 2016 Virtual para compartir con tus seres queridos y conocidos y desearles una FELIZ NAVIDAD Y UN PROSPERO AÑO NUEVO 2016!
A virtual Happy New Year’s wish …. to share with loved ones and friends.
Wishing you a very happy and prosperous New Year 2016
Merry Christmas Google Doodle: ‘Tis the Season latest doodle begins ‘Happy Holidays’ with an amusing journey!
December 25 is here and the celebrations for the biggest festivals for the people of Christian community have begun globally. Yes, ‘Tis the Season‘, and the search engine giant Google is celebrating Christmas with a short-yet-cute movie as its ‘Doodle’.
As soon as one lands on the homepage of Google, it will see the door dressed in green color which resembles the color of the X’mas tree. The video takes you through a lovely journey beginning with a child who ages through the video (doodle) and finally ends being a grandpa hanging a gift for its pet. The latest ‘Google Doodle’ has perfectly depicted the beginning of ‘Happy Holidays’.
Google’s latest doodle is a motion doodle, in which a child begins from skating on the road, and ends up being a boy who is cheerfully riding a bicycle in the park. As the doodle progresses, the bicycling boy becomes a man riding an ice-skeeter. The amusing Google doodle then shows the man to be a family man on the ice-mountains with his family cherishing the cold weather. After the adventurous tour in the mountains, it is a sea voyage. The brief video takes the user to various stages of man’s life in an eventful journey.
The cutest part of the latest Google Christmas doodle is that the man is mow a grandpa and visits her grand-daughter’s house. It doesn’t ends there, as the generous grandpa hangs a bone as Santa’s gift for the dog (pet) that is sleeping besides the warmth of chimney.
The delighting ‘Christmas Google Doodle’ is the third doodle by the search-engine company in three days. On the eve of Christmas, the doodle depicted a young man in beards dressed in red suit dragging his sleigh, the same way a Santa Claus pulls his gifts-filled reindeers. The first doodle by Google marked the beginning of the festivities to come in next few days. The motion-doodle showed little children waving hands from the sleigh, which is driven by a Santa Claus who has descended from the moon.
Christmas 2014 is finally here and the season of long holidays has finally begun. The holidays extend till the New Year and people of age groups celebrate and enjoy the winter vacations with much joy and cheer.
We at India.com wish you and your family a Merry Christmas 2014!
On 25th December 2014, Google celebrates the holiday season with the third nice animated doodle. It is the #3 doodle for the holiday series 2014 -‘Tis the season!
Google doodle has the same animation for 26th December 2014 – the Boxing Day.
Christmas brings family and friends together. It helps us appreciate the love in our lives we often take for granted. May the true meaning of the holiday season fill your heart and home with many blessings.
May joy and peace surround you in this season! Happy Holidays!
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