iSNARK! 183

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Merry and Blessed Christmas to all of you!  Are we too late to say that? Hell, no! Christmas just started last Sunday. And today we bring you our Christmas Special, featuring a good chunk of the music we did at Mass this Christmas.

Feasts for the Week, covering the entire Christmas Season, and most of the Jungle Screechers' gift vodka is missing. Where did it go?
Don't Do This at Church: Santa's got a gun?
Commercials: the usuals, usually scattered.

In What We Have Done, and in What We're Going to Do: (today's feature topic) featuring what we did for Christmas, and what we will be doing New Year's Weekend (a funeral, a wedding, AND Mary Mother of God).
Shamus' Christmas Adventures: Shamus O'Reilly discovers a Christmas Tree on Smith Hill.
Random Thought: remakes

Music:
1. Good Christian Men, Rejoice (tune: In Dulci Jubilo) (Brass trio)
2. O Little Town of Bethlehem (tune: Forest Green) (Quartet)
3. Tollite Hostias (written by Camille Saint-Saëns) (Quartet)
4. What Child Is This (tune: Greensleeves) (Brass trio)
5. O Come, All Ye Faithful/Adeste Fideles (arranged by David Willcocks) (Brass trio, Quartet, and Congregation)
6. Gloria from Mass of the Shepherds (written by Pietro Yon) (Quartet)
7. For Ever I Will Sing (written by yours truly) (Quartet and Congregation)
8. Alleluia (with verse from the Vigil Mass) (adapted by yours truly from the Mode V chant tune Divinum Mysterium) (Quartet and Congregation)
9.  Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (written by Felix Mendelssohn, arranged by David Willcocks) (Brass trio, Quartet, and Congregation)
10., 11. Sanctus and Agnus Dei from Mass of the Shepherds (written by Pietro Yon) (Quartet)
12. O Holy Night (written by Adolphe Adam) (Quartet)
13. Silent Night, Holy Night (tune: Stille Nacht) (Quartet and Congregation)
14. Hallelujah (from Messiah, by George Frederic Handel) (Quartet)
15. Fugli sings the Coventry Carol, brought to you by Music Alley

Additional link: All the Ends of the Earth, written by Richard Rice.

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iSNARK! 180

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This episode kind of takes a resemblence to the Easter and Christmas specials that we posted in the past. We could subtitle this The Christ the King Special, or (since we also include Thanksgiving Day) The Last Week of Ordinary Time Special.  We also talk about Black Friday, and issue my annual compulsory Christmas Overkill Rant.

Don't Do This at Church (two instances, scattered)
Commercials (the usual three, also scattered)

In What We Have Done, and In What We're Going to Do: Today's feature topic, as we showcase our music for Christ the King (with brass trio - thus the "going down with horns!") and Thanksgiving Day, and reveal what we're doing for the First Sunday of Advent (in addition to the New Translation, of course).
Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin: an encore presentation of the segment's debut on Christus Vincit ANYWHERE episode 58, where Shamus O'Reilly belches out Weni, Weni, Emmanuel, brought to you by Fun with Latin
Random Thought
Word of Thanks

Music:
1. Rejoice, the Lord is King (tune: Darwall's 148th); 2. Gloria (Roman Missal chant, 2010);
3. Christ Is the King (tune: Gelobt Sei Gott); 4. Christus Vincit (written by yours truly);
5. O Salutaris Hostia (tune: Duguet); 6. Tantum Ergo (tune: St. Thomas);
7. Come, Ye Thankful People, Come (tune: St. George's Windsor);
8. Sing to the Lord of Harvest (tune: Wie Lieblich Ist Der Maien);
9. Now Thank We All Our God (tune: Nun Danket)
10. Organist Kelvin Smith plays Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns die Stimme by Johann Sebastian Bach, courtesy of The Classic Cat.

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 111

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Here in the fifth of our seven part series reflecting on the "O" Antiphons (and the new shortest in CVA history), we have now officially declared that Krakowska Kielbasa is now the official deli meat of CV ANYWHERE! Today's antiphon: O Oriens

Suggestion Box: Christmas - Mass during the Day. For more info, check out the CanticaNOVA Planning Page for Christmas - Mass during the Day.

Music:  
1. O Oriens (Chant, Mode II); 2. Veni, Veni, O Oriens (from Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, Mode I)

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 110

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Part four of our seven-part series, reflecting on each "O" Antiphon on the day it appears at Vespers.
Today's antiphon: O Clavis David
Suggestion Box: Christmas - Mass at Dawn.  For more information, check out the CanticaNOVA Planning Page for Christmas - Mass at Dawn

Music:  
1. O Clavis David (Chant, Mode II)
2. Veni, Clavis Davidica (from Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, Mode I)

Additional Link: Rosary Army (Congrats on 200 episodes!)

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Best Religion Blog (for Christus Vincit - the BLOG!)
Best Podcast (for CVA/CVTV)

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 109

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Part three of our seven-part series, reflecting on each "O" Antiphon on the day it appears at Vespers.  Today's antiphon: O Radix Jesse
Suggestion Box: Christmas - Midnight Mass.  More info: CanticaNOVA Planning Page for Christmas - Midnight Mass

Music:
1. O Radix Jesse (Chant, Mode II)
2. Veni, O Jesse Virgula (from Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, Chant, Mode I)

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 108

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At 13:44, this is the shortest audio episode in Christus Vincit history (up to now anyways).
Today's brief episode includes a Suggestion Box, a Don't Do This at Church scenario, and a reflection on the second of seven "O Antiphons".  Today's antiphon: O Adonai
Suggestion Box: Christmas - Vigil Mass.  For more information, check out the CanticaNOVA Planning Page for Christmas - Vigil Mass

Music:  
1. O Adonai (Chant, Mode II)
2. Veni, Veni, Adonai (from Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, Chant, Mode I)

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 61

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On behalf of Shamus, Fr. Jud, Chris Vincent, Papa Joe Ratzi, Frank A. Rinze, and myself, a very merry and blessed Christmas to all our readers and listeners.
In addition to the abundant music, we also discuss the Christmas chant hymn, Puer Natus in Bethlehem.

Intro: A simulated crank phone call in an attempt to curb that Happy Holidays crap!
Feasts for the Week: December 24-29 
Music Lists for Holy Mass: Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas.

Music (extra special thanks to violinist Conrad Briere, trumpeter Nick Fleming, cantor Jude Nagle, and the Holy Ghost Choir for their hard work):
1. Revelabitur Gloria Domini (Chant, Mode I);
2. In the Bleak Midwinter (written by Harold Darke)
3. Cantique de Noel (written by Adolphe Adam)
4. The Worship of God in Nature (written by Ludwig van Beethoven)
5. O Come, All Ye Faithful/Adeste Fideles (with descant by Sir David Willcocks)
6. Laetentur Caeli (written by Giovanni Gastoldi and yours truly)
7. In Splendoribus Sanctorum (Chant, Mode VI);
8. For Ever I Will Sing (written by yours truly); 9. Puer Natus in Bethlehem (Chant, Mode I)
10. The Little Drummer Dude, by Charlie Crowe, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network;
11. Hallelujah (from Messiah, by Georg Frederick Handel) (organ reduction)

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Liturgy 911: New COPS-style parody. Today, "Papa Joe" Ratzi and Frank A. Rinze pursue of the infamous Clorox Martini Lady.

Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin, brought to you by Find Jesus. Shamus wreckovates Adeste Fideles.
Additional Link: Holy Name of Jesus Church, Providence, RI
Closing notes: Forthcoming concert.

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CHRISTUS VINCIT PODCASTING 1

A Little Bit of Everything

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This is the initial podcast, covering briefly on seven different topics. Nothing fancy. Just my mouth flapping away on the air. No jingle or promo yet, but soon to come!

Today we cover: Octaves in solemnities, Saint Stephen, Who am I?, Our living room studio, Music for Midnight Mass, Forthcoming concert, Links of interest, "Why Christus Vincit?"

Links:
Holy Name of Jesus Church (Providence, RI); Holy Ghost Church (Tiverton, RI);
iPadre; Christus Vincit - the BLOG!; Holy Ghost Music Ministry