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4 Reasons Tweens and Teens Should See 'Jagged Little Pill: The Musical'
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March 14, 2020 March 13, 2020 Karen Walsh
If you're a person who's reached the glorious age of No F***s Forties, then you're already probably familiar with the groundbreaking Alanis Morissette album Jagged Little Pill. In fact, if you're a woman of a certain age, many of her songs were likely your high school or college anthems. Whether it's the rage in "You Oughtta Know" (and yes, Dave Coulier has admitted it's at least partly about him) or the non-irony of "Isn't It Ironic," you've probably hummed a lot of these songs to yourself over the years. If you're a huge Alanis fan, then you're probably one of those people questioning whether or not a musical based on the album is going to be a hit or miss. My friends, it is a hit. It is a 120% hit. If I had to describe the show, I'd basically call it "if Rent and Dear Evan Hansen had a beautiful queer baby."
Go further not, lest ye be spoiled. Trigger warning: sexual assault, rape, depression, drug overdose.
And, in case that wasn't enough of a warning, let me be straight up clear: to explain why this musical is so important for parents and tweens/teens to watch together, I have to explain a lot of the plot. If you want to go in blind, do not read any further.
As we walked into the theater, the ticket collector looked at my kid (short for 11) and said, "the show is recommended for kids 14 and over." While I appreciate both the warning and slight judgment, I also know that in our family we have been discussing many of these themes. I also know that in our family, my kid listens to a lot of pop and hip-hop music that discuss things like sex and drugs. We answer questions. If you're that kind of family, the earlier you can take your kids to see this, the better. If you're not, that's fine—and then this may not be the show for you. However, the show's themes are things that our kids—some good, some bad—will experience.
As a mom and former teacher, I think that talking to kids about difficult issues is sometimes easier through fiction. At the end of this article, you'll find some discussion questions that can help guide you through the important conversations about the issues, events, and character decisions that, hopefully, help open communication between you and your kids based on the shared experience of watching the show.
Reason 1: Queer Representation
Let me be "straight" with you, I am a cis-presenting, heterosexual, non-binary identifying person. One thing I've always told people is that "my brain is a man, but my body is a woman." When the term nonbinary started showing up in media, my first thought was, "that is me, finally." However, I do not have body dysphoria. I do, however, have a lot of queer friends with a lot of different presentations—gay, lesbian, trans, nonbinary, bisexual—you name it, they're in my contacts list. It was one of my queer friends from law school who told me, "you have to see this musical."
Everything—and let me be clear—everything in this show is about normalizing varied queer identities that our youths hold. We have, represented as high schoolers, a:
Bisexual main character
Nonbinary main character
Straight main character
Lesbian main character
Frankie starts the show as Jo's girlfriend. (We're going to talk about Jo in a minute, just chill your beans.) Over the course of the show, she meets Phoenix and falls in love. When she tells her parents she's bisexual, the dad says "okay, that's out there" (or something to that effect, but totally nonphased) and the mom tells her that she's too young to know anything.
In other words, you get the full gamut of parental response in a single conversation.
Jo is life, my friends. They are life. Although the show leaves the character's gender identity vague, they can be interpreted as transgender female-to-male or nonbinary. Dressed mostly in fitted masculine-styled clothing, Jo screams in frustration at one point, "I'm NOT JOANNA!"
Additionally, to further the interpretation of Jo as nonbinary, the show mentions several times that their Christian mother attempts to dress them in pink, feminine clothing while their pastor gives a sermon about how "being gay is fine as long as you don't act on it."
In other words, Jo's non-conforming gender identity indicates that by being "gay" they do not identify fully as male. However, they do, given the physical acting indicate that Jo is uncomfortable with their top half, hinting at body dysphoria.
Despite the ungendered name, Phoenix is the male-romantic for Frankie. During "Head Over Feet," he explains, "let's be best friends, best friends with benefits." His sexuality is never questioned, nor does it need to be. He acts, in some ways, as the foil for Jo and, in a way, as a plot device for bringing in Frankie's bisexuality, as her parents finding out that she had sex with him becomes the catalyst for her to scream out that she's bisexual.
And there's still more queerness!
While the show as a whole is a sensory explosion, paying attention to the chorus matters. Male-presenting performers wear kilts and skirts. Female-presenting performers wear traditionally masculine-looking baggy clothing. The ensemble's aesthetics keep the audience focused, even if only subconsciously, on the gender and sexuality spectrum.
Why Tweens and Teens Need to See This
The LGBTQ+ statistics are disheartening. According to the Trevor Project:
39% of LGBTQ+ youth seriously consider suicide
Less than 50% of LGBTQ+ youth were out to adults at school
59% of trans/nonbinary teens share their gender identity with straight friends
35% of trans/nonbinary teens share their gender identity with classmates
For queer youth, the representation validates their identity in popular media. Even more importantly, the interactions between straight and queer teens in the show normalizes acceptance. The lack of peer acceptance often prevents queer teens from openly discussing their identities, making these relationships important for both queer and straight tweens and teens.
Reason 2: Rape and Agency
This show is heavy. It's an emotional assault from start to finish.
The central event holding the show together is Andrew raping a drunk, unconscious Bella. Although brought in as an ancillary character at first, Bella becomes pivotal across all the characters' lives. Bella, Nick (Frankie's brother and the "Golden Son" who starts the story being accepted to Harvard), Andrew (Nick's swim team buddy), Frankie, and Phoenix all attend a high school party. As the part continues, Bella, Nick, and Andrew become progressively drunker. Meanwhile, Frankie and Phoenix head off, not into the party scene. The next day after pictures of a passed-out Bella with her shirt over her head hit the teens' social media, Frankie and Jo learn that Andrew raped Bella while she was passed out. They bring the information to MJ, Nick and Frankie's mother, who at first refuses to help the girls but later befriends Bella.
Before delving into how the narrative handles rape, we need to do a quick history lesson. (Those of you who remember the ex-Stanford swimmer rape case from 2016 can just move on to the next header now.)
The story parallels much of that concerning the 2015 rape of Chanel Miller. Miller, raped by a Stanford swim team member, was left behind a dumpster after being sexually assaulted. The rapist earned only 6 months' jail time, which sparked a national controversy. (I specifically choose not to name the rapist as we should not give them the press mentions.) In June 2016, Ms. Miller's victim impact statement went viral, which many #MeToo activists credit as the start of the movement.
Similar to Ms. Miller's rapist, the two boys involved in the rape storyline are swimmers. Nick begins the show having just received his Harvard acceptance letter. Andrew, the rapist, is also on the swim team. Similar to Ms. Miller, Bella is raped while unconscious, passed out from too much alcohol. The parallels between the plot and the real-life events give additional context that helps unpack some of these themes.
Reporting Rape
Frankie and Jo, once they hear Bella's story, talk the survivor into reporting the assault to the police. Bella, like most young women, fears no one will believe her because Andrew's family is wealthy and powerful in this small Connecticut suburb.
The staging highlights the way in which rape survivors are often treated as criminals. All the activities with the police take place almost as an aside in a darkened stage left. Highlighting how life continues for others but not the survivor, several events are going on across the stage, with the "police station" situated in a darkened stage left. Bella, with Frankie and Jo, tells her story, but the body language indicates that the officer dismisses her claim. Meanwhile, later, Andrew faces the same officer, but the body language indicates that the officer respects the family. Unlike Bella, who faced a dismissive officer, Andrew gets smiles and handshakes.
This staging gives credence to Bella's fears—no one believes her because she lacks social power.
Blaming Rape Survivors
Again, bringing forth a problem facing society, MJ, the matriarch, blames Bella for the assault. The attendant "she shouldn't have had so much alcohol" blame comes from her mouth. In this case, MJ acts like a middle-aged foil to Frankie, who feels that Bella should be supported rather than blamed.
Long Term Effects of Rape
Unbeknownst to MJ's family, however, she was raped in college. Bella's rape brings on a downward spiral of repressed trauma that leads MJ to delve deeper into her drug addiction, as she cannot handle the memories and attendant guilt. In fact, MJ's shame is so great, she never told her husband of 20 years about the rape.
Bringing the #MeToo Movement to the Forefront
Angry at the way the town treats Bella, Frankie organizes a rally, underscored by the song "No." The scene turns into an angry Rent-esque anthem unifying the entire cast, all of whom hold #MeToo signs. The #MeToo signs provide calls to action, from "listen to survivors" to "rape happens to men" to "end rape culture."
Finding Justice
Importantly, at the end of the show, Bella's story comes about as full circle as you can get in two hours and thirty minutes. The narrative, told in a semi-voice-over, explains that she's going to be the witness in the trial against Andrew. Giving this closure, even if we don't see the end result, once again normalizes the way that we should be treating rape survivors. Believe them and support them.
While we'd like to say "this won't happen to my child," the reality is that 1 of 9 female teens and 1 of 36 males teens reported sexual dating violence. Again, while we'd all like to say, "my kid won't go to a party with alcohol" or "my kid knows better than to drink underage," I think that most of us recognize how unrealistic those thoughts are.
The reality is we need to prepare our kids for both the possibility of what can happen at a party and how to act in the aftermath. Jagged Little Pill addresses both the survivor's struggle and the way that the people around her can support her.
We often see narratives about rape—whether it's something like a fictional crime show or the news. Those stories tend to focus on the event itself or the immediate aftermath.
Jagged Little Pill shows the entire cycle of rape—the event, the immediate aftermath, the support for survivors we should be giving, the impact both short and long term, and the way we should be holding rapists accountable.
Once again, normalizing these responses is the only way to move past our current rape culture and prevent rape.
Reason 3: Responsibility
Halfway through the show, we learn that Nick walked in on Andrew raping Bella. Neither Andrew nor Bella realized this, and Nick does nothing to stop Andrew. He walks in, then promptly walks back out.
Meanwhile, MJ's response is twofold. First, she screams at him for not stopping Andrew. Then, when Nick wants to speak to the police, MJ tells him not to get involved because it might make him an accomplice and jeopardize his Harvard acceptance.
Nick, torn, finds himself dealing with his guilt, negotiating his next steps, and trying to make difficult decisions. In the end, Nick does tell the police and becomes a witness in Bella's case. However, once again, this isn't where the show stops. Bella, after Nick makes his police report, screams that it's not fair. Why does she have to have a witness? Why is his report more important than hers? Why doesn't anyone believe her?
Given the statistics about date rape and teens, more likely than not, our children will be faced with similar situations at some point in their lives.
In this, I want to be a little bit clearer. For those of us raising sons, we need to teach them to hold their friends as accountable as they hold themselves. Rape culture ends when everyone prevents it. Even looking at the reported statistics, girls are four times more likely to experience sexual violence than boys. Not only do we need to discuss the whole "don't rape period" concept, we need to make sure that our kids are holding their friends accountable.
Nick's guilt over not preventing the rape highlights the responsibility we have to one another to protect each other, whether male or female. Meanwhile, his final decision to defy his mother and make a police report highlights the way that tweens/teens need to take responsibility, even if it goes against what we tell them they should do.
Reason 4: Social Media/Texting
Although not a direct storyline, teen mobile device use is brought up as a problem. Pictures of Bella's unconscious body, with her shirt up to her neck, swarm social media the morning after the party, leading Frankie to check on her, which is how we learn about the rape. After Bella makes her police report, another scene shows a line of students looking down at mobile devices, clearly texting one another things like, "she shouldn't have gotten drunk" or "she's always been wild." The wave of judgment across social media and/or private texts gives valuable insight into how tweens and teens use their devices.
Teens use social media in ways that parents don't always understand. According to one January 2020 report on Statista, a snapshot of September 2019 data indicated that 25% of teens used Instagram, 24% used Facebook, and 22% used Snapchat. Although this connectivity is not really different than large groups of kids hanging out in malls, it comes with different problems. The constant barrage of media—whether texts or social media—doesn't stop when kids leave a building, it follows them. Moreover, many teens hide their social media accounts from their parents, unless the parents have researched ways to monitor teen social media use for red flags.
Problematically, according to UNICEF data from September 2019, one in three young people said they had been cyberbullied. Bella's experience with social media and texting leading to an in-school viral post of her passed out on the ground is not, sadly, an uncommon experience for many modern age teens.
For young people who have been cyberbullied, these scenes provide a level of catharsis that can make them feel less alone. For young people who may have not realized that passive actions like reading texts or social media have emotional repercussions on others, these scenes can create empathy that changes how teens use social media.
How Parents Can Start Discussions With Teens and Tweens After Viewing Jagged Little Pill: The Musical
I used to teach first-year college students, and I filter a lot of my parenting style from that experience. For a lot of us, talking to our tweens and teens is a struggle. Whether it's the hormonal changes that make them want to "rage Rage RAGE!" or just the general psychological development stage of asserting independence, the little babies who shared every detail of Pokemon with us now grunt or hide themselves away in their bedrooms.
And this is why Jagged Little Pill: The Musical is something parents should be seeing with their kids, if they can. (I am aware of the financial privilege attending a performance requires, but if your family can attend a showing now or when it ultimately travels, you should.)
As I've done with She-Ra, I'd like to give a few high-level discussion points for parents looking to open the door to meaningful discussion.
Parents' Guide to Jagged Little Pill: The Musical
How realistic do you feel this story was? Why?
What aspects of this reminded you of your school?
Which character's story affected you the most? Why?
How would you have responded if you had been Nick?
Why do you think Frankie was so angry? How do you feel about her decisions?
How do you feel about the way Bella's peers treated her?
If you could change any single plot point, what would it be and why?
We had a lot of these conversations here after seeing the play. Some of my kid's answers were enlightening. For example, in theory, our kids know that Nick probably should have done something to help Bella "in the moment." My child said as much. However, when pushed further as to why Nick might have chosen to do nothing, my child noted, "He was overwhelmed. I mean, he just saw his friend raping another friend. He couldn't process that quickly." You know what? My kid probably isn't wrong. While we know what we should do, we may not always cognitively be able to do, in a given moment.
As a parent, that response was a big learning moment for me. I would hope that my child would attempt to stop an act of sexual violence. However, I also need to understand that mentally processing something like that would be difficult in the moment.
And, perhaps, that's the reason that having conversations like these with our children matter. As parents, we guide our kids the best we can. Some days, maybe we're just "the okayest" parent in the world. But understanding our children and finding common ground for discussing difficult topics is one way that we can try to find the spaces in which we help our children grow into the adults we want to see them be.
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Post #91: One Man Book Club (Pride and Prejudice), Concluded
Sincere apologies for taking so long to conclude this inaugural edition of One Man Book Club, Pride and Prejudice. If you've been waiting and grown tired of waiting, blame me, not my intern Zane Kai. Zane has been all over me like bubbles on beer to talk about the last third of the book, the details of which are beginning to elude me, but which I attempted to recall with as much thoughtfulness and detail as would please the ever picky Zane Kai when we chatted in the office the other day over lunch.
Zane Kai (Clicking on his tape recorder, licking mustard from his index finger): Benjamin! Glad we could finally sit down to talk about the last third of Pride and Prejudice. It feels like a million trillion years since we've talked about it.
Benjamin: I've been really busy Zane. You know that. You work here.
Zane Kai: Of course! But you know me and Jane Austen. Can't get enough. I've been dying to know what you thought of how it all turned out. So…
Benjamin: Honestly, Zane. I feel kind of bad saying it, but…I skimmed the last eighty pages.
Zane Kai: What!
Benjamin: I'm just being honest! I don't want to lie.
Zane Kai: Well…
Benjamin: Wait, wait. Not because I didn't like it.
Zane Kai: Then, why…
Benjamin: I don't know. It just. I mean. I did like it. I sincerely did. I'm glad I read it and, for the most part, I can see why so many people love the book. And why it's a classic. It's so well written. And full of great characters and, it's totally hilarious. That's actually probably my favorite thing about it, how funny it was. But…it all started to seem a little obvious, don't you think? It kind of wore me down.
Zane Kai: What started to seem obvious?
Benjamin: The ending, Zane! The ending. Why else would I skim?
Zane Kai: Okay. Gosh. Sorry. You don't have to yell.
Benjamin: I didn't yell. You're so sensitive. This is how I always talk. You should know by now that I'm not mad at you or anything.
Zane Kai: Okay. Sorry. So…the ending.
Benjamin: Right, the ending. Well, I mean, there's no doubt that they're all going to get together, the two couples. But Lydia and Wickham. I didn't see that shit coming. I don't really get Wickham. He's a jerk, right? A liar and a thief. But then he's, sort of, cured by his authentic love for Lydia? I didn't really follow the arc of his character. It feels like we're meant to judge him against Darcy the whole time, or to wonder about their relative virtue, except not really because Darcy is so much the better man all along that it feels unfair, even as Wickham is the honorable soldier and Darcy just the moneyed lord. And then when Lydia ends up with Wickham, it feels as if Austen is commenting on Elizabeth in comparison to Lydia. But maybe I'm reading too much into it. I think Austen kind of worshipped Elizabeth if that's fair to say.
I will say this. By the time it all came down to the inevitable marriages and clarification of being self-involved gossiping blithering idiots, I was more moved by Jane and Bingley getting together than I was by Elizabeth and Darcy.
Zane Kai: Why?
Benjamin: Honestly? I got kind of tired of waiting for Darcy and Elizabeth. This novel kind of gave me blue balls in that this love, which you know is there, and you know damn well is going to eventually come to fruition and in the company of massive forgiving and admitting-I-was-an-idiot kind of talk, takes soooo long to get to that point. I mean, sooo long. At least with Bingham and Jane the drama felt a bit more authentic. Not just in Elizabeth's head. Still subjected to the same gossip machine and rumor mill that dominated these people's lives, though. Amazing to think that people would ignore a heart full of love based on conjecture and innuendo. The Victorians would have gone fucking hog wild with Facebook and Twitter.
Zane Kai: What, in the end, do you think the novel is about? Or what is it trying to say?
Benjamin: I don't know. Self-discovery?
Zane Kai: Not love?
Benjamin: Not as much as discovery. I mean it's Elizabeth's novel, right?
Zane Kai: Do you find that satisfying? As the basis for the novel, I mean?
Benjamin: I'm going to answer that question more tangentially by saying it's unfair for me to judge harshly the terms on which a person does or doesn't find herself and that self-discovery is a totally legitimate topic for a novel, whether it's set on Mars or in my local post office. I mean, it's not Elizabeth's fault that her life is small and boring. At least boring in my eyes. She might have been searching for herself on the open sea. Or in a war. It doesn't make the search for self any less authentic that it's a search that happens mostly in living rooms and bedrooms and over meals and fancy dances. And here's where Austen really achieved something, I guess. In projecting that urgency on the drawing room. Elizabeth is still out there, doing it, trying to make sense of life, trying to figure out what life is and how she fits into it. Dealing with her crazy family, her own prejudices and limitations. Trying to decide what kind of person she is and wants to be. What kind of man could make her happy. What she needs to overcome to improve as a person. All those things are legitimate characteristics of any search for self. So I guess it's about that. And love, sure. Fine. And realizing that what's best for you might be staring you dead in the face, even if you can't see it.
Zane Kai: Care to give it a rating? Out of five stars.
Benjamin: No. I'm not going to rate it. Who am I to rate it? People have been reading this book for two hundred years. Devouring this book for two hundred years. Adapting and worshipping it. Just call me one more and we'll leave it at that.
April 2, 2013 Benjamin Tagged Book Club, book reviews, Elizabeth Bennet, jane austen, Mr. Darcy, pride and prejudice, pride and prejudice bi-centennial, victorian literature Leave a comment
Post #82: One Man Book Club
So, as you know, I'm reading Pride and Prejudice as a sort of one-man-book-club, and as a way to respond to the first 70 pages, which is all I've had time to get through so far, I thought it best to have my intern, Mr. Zane Kai, interview me about my experience. He's a big Jane Austen fan, though, I'm sorry to say, not that great an interviewer. But he's free. The interview, albeit a bit short, is in its entirety below.
Zane Kai: Good morning, Benjamin
Benjamin: Hi, Zane. Hi. Sorry for being late.
Zane Kai: That's okay! I work for you, remember!
Benjamin: Right.
Zane Kai: I see you've got your copy of the book with you.
Benjamin: Want to be able to find passages and all that.
Zane Kai: So, where should we start?
Benjamin: I don't know.
Zane Kai: I could ask you what you think of the novel so far.
Benjamin: You could ask me what I think of the novel so far.
Zane Kai: (awkward laughter) So…what do you think of Pride and Prejudice so far?
Benjamin: It's good.
Zane Kai: Care to elaborate?
Benjamin: (12 second pause) It's funnier than I expected.
Zane Kai: Is that a good thing?
Benjamin: Definitely. No, definitely a good thing. I didn't mean that as, like, when you say someone has a great personality because you don't want to name the fact that they're ugly. I just mean it's one of the things about the book that stands out.
Zane Kai: In what way does humor affect the book?
Benjamin: Mostly, Jane Austen seems to employ humor to tell us things about the characters. Like when, early in the novel (flipping pages)…in discussion with her daughter on the subject of a certain Mrs. Long
Zane Kai: Uh huh
Benjamin: Mrs. Bennet comments, saying, hold on, let me find it, saying…"she is a selfish, hypocritical woman, and I have no opinion of her." I mean, that's funny. I laughed and underlined it. And we learn something about Mrs. Bennet while we're laughing.
Zane Kai: I love that line too! Cool, what else? How else does she use humor?
Benjamin: Well, I don't know, um…the humor also creates tension. There's constant verbal bantering that goes on between the characters that almost reminds me of the kinds of battles of wits Shakespeare's characters often engage in.
Zane Kai: Such as?
Benjamin: Like when Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy–can I just ask, does he have a first name?
Zane Kai: Um…I don't know. I don't think so…just Mr. Darcy!
Benjamin: Anyway, when they're coyly flirting/feeling each other out at a ball early in the book. Hold on, let me see if… (More flipping pages)…yeah, here. Before they are in proximity of one another, this guy Sir William, this idiot at the party, says to Darcy, "what a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy. There is nothing like dancing after all," to which Darcy dryly replies, and you can just feel this guy's icy glare, "…it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less polished societies of the world. Every savage can dance." Moments later, Elizabeth Bennet comes up and Sir William tries to get her to dance with Darcy, and Elizabeth says, and we can start to feel how smart and sassy she is, "I have not the least intention of dancing. I entreat you not to suppose that I moved this way in order to beg for a partner." Damn! Darcy then asks her to dance but she rebuffs him, playing very very hard to get. So, you know, there's a lot of that kind of tension driven humor. Austen's pretty crafty the way she shows us stuff and ratchets up the stakes through these kinds of interactions.
Zane Kai: So…I can't help noticing, and I'm sorry to say this, and don't take it the wrong way, but it looks as if you haven't read that much. You told me you'd hoped to be half way through the book by now and I can see your bookmark isn't a third the way in.
Benjamin: Yeah. Well, I've been pretty swamped at work this week.
Zane Kai: Are you planning to keep reading?
Benjamin: Definitely! I mean, I'm enjoying it a lot. I don't know that I find it a page turner necessarily.
Zane Kai: Because of the writing?
Benjamin: It's less that. I think it's more the situation and the conflicts. I've just never been that into British society the way a lot of people are. There's a bottomless well of romance in 19th Century British life for some people…although, I've watched a couple episodes of Downton Abbey and it's pretty rocking. And Ang Lee's film of Sense and Sensibility is unreal.
Zane Kai: And there's always, you know, Shakespeare.
Benjamin: Smart ass.
Zane Kai: Sorry.
Benjamin: And Shakespeare's work was often set outside of England.
Zane Kai: Good point.
Benjamin: Thank you.
Zane Kai: What else?
Benjamin: Well, now I know where the idea for pretty much every romantic comedy ever comes from.
Zane Kai: What do you mean?
Benjamin: The set up of the novel feels like When Harry Met Sally or something. They don't like each other at first, but there's clearly sexual tension beneath the surface and you sense they'll probably end up together, but everything will conspire against them.
(Pause.)
Benjamin: So…are we done for now?
Zane Kai: We can be. Remember, I work for you!
Benjamin: Let's check in after another 70 pages.
Zane Kai: Deal!
February 8, 2013 Benjamin Tagged book review, Elizabeth Bennet, jane austen, Mr. Darcy, pride and prejudice Leave a comment

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A: Yes, it is correct. You can also see it as $${\rm d}(B \circ A)_{\gamma(0)}(\gamma'(0)) = {\rm d}B_{A(\gamma(0))}\circ {\rm d}A_{\gamma(0)}(\gamma'(0)).$$

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Subjects: British History, Cornish Studies, History, South-West Studies
A collaborative history of the Church in a large, diverse and interesting region of England by six historians, ranging from Celtic and Saxon times, through the middle ages, Reformation, rise of Nonconformity and the Victorian era, down to the present day and encompassing all the main Christian denominations.
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Jonathan Barry, B. I. Coleman, Christopher Holdsworth, Nicholas Orme, J. A. Thurmer and M. Winter
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Powered paragliding is not without risk, but is considered to be relatively safe in the world of adventure sports.
Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring, is a cutting-edge form of ultralight aviation. Powered paragliding is virtually the same as regular paragliding in that it usually requires a foot launch from the pilot and a non-rigid paraglider wing to maintain flight. However, powered paragliding also utilizes a paramotor to maintain a source of thrust throughout flight. Paramotors, which are worn like backpacks, vary according to the different needs of pilots. There are many different kinds of paramotors and related gear that boast different specifications. However, most paramotors differ in weight between 45-80 lbs, are capable of speeds between 25-40 mph, require 1.2-5 gallons fuel and cost between $3500-6000.
Paramotors are not considered difficult to operate, yet it is imperative that a pilot have a good understanding of how the different parts, such as the handheld throttle and the brake toggles, work before attempting flight. Much like the pedals in a car, the handheld throttle and the brake toggles control the power and speed of the paraglider. Therefore it is paramount to practice with such equipment before attempting to fly solo. Even though the paramotor is not essential to maintaining flight while paragliding, it is a great tool for pilots who want to reach extraordinary heights and/or travel great distances. The paramotor makes it possible for pilots to safely reach altitudes as high as 18,000 feet, which is the legal limit set by the FAA. Powered paragliders can also cover as much as 80 miles through the air.
Because paramotors allow gliders to reach such high speeds, pilots are constantly trying to outdo each other and set new records. The latest example of an adventure sports enthusiasts pushing powered paragliding to the limits is Bear Grylls, the host of Discovery Channel's "Man vs. Wild", who tried to break the altitude record while paramotoring over the Himalyas on May 14, 2007. With a modified paramotor built by Giles Cardozo, Grylls was able to reach an altitude 29,494 feet. If this flight is validated by the FAI it will stand as the new world record for highest altitude in that class of aircraft.
With such high-profile enthusiasts and world class attention, it is no wonder that powered paragliding is growing in popularity.
Related Paragliding Video: Paragliders coast over the cliffs in Santa Barbara, California.It not only provides excitement for thrill seekers of all ages, but is also easily accessible. Powered paragliding is considered a self-regulated sport; therefore the FAA requires no licensing or certification for powered paragliding pilots. As a result, many people are willing and able to try it. Despite the lack of licensing and certification requirements, there are several organizations that take powered paragliding safety and training courses very seriously. The United States Powered Paragliding Association (USPPA), the United States Ultralight Association (USUA) and the Aero Sports Connection (ASC) all offer detailed equipment descriptions, safety tips and course recommendations for anyone wishing to try the sport. If a powered paraglider wishes to become an instructor or to fly tandem with someone, then the law requires that the pilot become certified under the USUA and/or the ASC.
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Husker Notes: Former Huskers Impressing at Cowboys Camp
BY Brian Rosenthal | August 7, 2019
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Former Nebraska linebacker Luke Gifford is making a positive impression in training camp for the Dallas Cowboys, enough so that he has a serious chance of making the final roster as an undrafted rookie free agent.
That doesn't surprise Nebraska defensive coordinator Erik Chinander in the least.
"I would love to have him another year, because his best football is ahead of him," Chinander said. "He's a really, really good football player who had some unfortunate injuries. He understands the game, he's physical, he can play a lot of positions."
Jon Machota, who covers the Cowboys for The Athletic, wrote that Gifford has been garnering attention on both defense and special teams, and has been so impressive that he's recently seen first-team special teams reps. While Dallas is deep at linebacker, Machota noted the Cowboys could keep seven on their final roster for special teams reasons, which would give Gifford an opportunity.
"There's a lot to like about Luke," Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said. "He's big. He's athletic. He's got a good feel for the game. He's demonstrated toughness. I think he's a smart guy, instinctive guy. Seems to make a lot of plays."
Gifford played his senior season as a graduate student after graduating the previous May with a management degree. He finished the year with 62 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.
Injuries, though, forced Gifford to miss the final five games of his junior season and all of spring practices before his senior season. He also missed the second half of his redshirted freshman season with a hip injury.
"We were not going to get the best football out of him," Chinander said, referring to Gifford coming off an injury. "His best football is down the road. I think he's going to have a nice career as an NFL player."
Gifford isn't the only former Blackshirt turning heads in the Cowboys' training camp. Machota also wrote that fourth-year defensive tackle Maliek Collins looks fresh and extremely quick, and is in the conversation for having the best camp.
Although defenders aren't allowed to tackle the quarterback to the ground, Machota wrote, Collins has been in position for several would-be sacks. He's also no longer dealing with a foot issue.
"Every camp he's come to, he's had (foot) injuries," Dallas defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli said. "One camp he didn't, he had a terrific camp, three years ago. This guy has got pride. He's got character. Now he's healthy. He's been really solid in this camp. He has showed up."
Special Teams Making Strides
Simply put, Nebraska didn't execute in special teams last season. Not enough to satisfy the coach who oversees those units, Jovan Dewitt.
"I can't sit here and sugarcoat it," Dewitt said. "I'm not going to say it was good when it wasn't."
The good news is that four days into fall camp, Dewitt can already see changes, and for the better.
"My heart rate's not quite as high every time we line up to kick the football," Dewitt said, smiling.
"I feel so much better about some of the stuff that's going on with our guys. Just them having a base understanding conceptually of what we're trying to get accomplished – even with the scheme work, let alone the drill work – so you feel so much better."
In fact, Dewitt, began seeing special teams progress toward the end of last season. Some of the technique taught in practice was coming to fruition in games.
"But," Dewitt said, "to give it an overall 'OK' for the entire season, I don't think you can say that."
Of note, Nebraska and Wisconsin are the only teams in the Big Ten West to return both their starting punter and starting place kicker. The Huskers also return their longsnapper and holder, but Dewitt is quick to point out fall camp will present a battle for starting jobs at every position on special teams.
That said, he acknowledges sophomore Barret Pickering should feel better about himself after making his final 10 field goal attempts last season.
"I feel way better about him," Dewitt said. "You start to realize, 'Yeah, there's the Barret that I recruited.' He knows more about what he's doing. Really, his yips, per se, from the previous year, were really all based on his initial footwork. Once he realized his consistency in terms of his footwork was off, and he fixed it, that's when he became a lot better."
Isaac Armstrong returns at punter after starting the final seven games of last season. He averaged 43.6 yards per punt, which ranked second in the Big Ten. Nebraska also added Michigan State transfer walk-on William Przystup, a Florida native who this staff previously tried to recruit to UCF.
Przystup started the final two games of last season for Michigan State, and in fact booted a career-long punt of 55 yards on a cold, blustery day in Lincoln.
"He's played in big-time games. He's got the experience," Dewitt said. "I don't anticipate either of them to get rattled with any form of competition, either on the field or off the field. Isaac knows he's going to have to perform if he wants to maintain being the starter."
Coaches measure hangtime, distance and placement on every kick before, during and after practice.
"Everything is charted," Dewitt said, "so we can have a true, analytical discussion about who's going to be better at this versus that."
Presenting Problems
While Nebraska returns JD Spielman as its top returner for both kickoffs and punts, a promising newcomer could find his way into the special teams mix. At the very least, freshman Wan'Dale Robinson has been turning heads on offense in practice, either at receiver or running back.
Chinander said Robinson is giving the Blackshirts "a lot of problems" in practice.
"That guy is pretty special," he said. "I don't know exactly what his role's going to be or if he knows what he's doing because I don't coach on that side of the ball, but when he gets the ball in his hands in space, he's a problem."
Chinander said he likes the offensive skill players in general, from quarterback Adrian Martinez to Spielman to tight end Jack Stoll and junior college transfer running back Dedrick Mills
"I think they have a lot of tools right now," he said.
Spielman, who has returned more punts and kickoffs than every other player on the Nebraska roster combined, has returned both a punt and a kickoff for a touchdown.
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Coinbase IPO'd recently and despite all the excitement about it, it looks like the debut was dismal
Leo AlfieJune 29, 2021
The most recent big debut was announced as the ground-breaking one and was supposed to be the biggest in history. To some, this even should have been the IPO that changes the history, and the dethronement of Airbnb as the leader was only the formality. And well, the optimist fire was quickly put out after the reality check. Airbnb's debut from December 2020 remains the unbeaten champion, and we can only speculate, what will be the next contender.
Coinbase actually did not manage to pass Facebook and Uber, which are still standing strong with their market cap values. Coinbase does not have much less, but this is still embarrassing, as both the companies were quite a let-down too.
Let's go back to the case of Airbnb, as it's really unprecedented. Just a reminder – the company offers room or apartment rental services, and the pandemic has successfully blocked most of the possibilities for their customers, as there was no traveling or moving from one place to another. But they still managed to debut in the middle of the crisis caused by the Covid-19 lockdowns. On their debut day, they managed to shoot their share prices from an initial $68 to more than $144. This is the equivalent of $86.5 billion market cap, which is more than twice what was estimated and expected. Are we even able to find out why Coinbase flopped so much?
The reasons for such a dismal result
Well, the tech companies' IPOs are the big and anticipated events of the financial world. Usually, they are the promise of almost certain rewards (and really generous ones) for those who manage to invest early. But there are some examples of IPO debuts that don't quite meet the expectations. Surprisingly, one of them is Facebook, which debuted in 2012. Back then the values showed even $50 billion, but somehow the next few months after the debut it tumbled down the hill and crashed by more than 50 percent.
Uber also had some disappointing results. They debuted with hopes of hopping above the $76 billion valuations, and with all the great excitement, the company actually closed its initial day at a $69.7 billion market cap. This is not the greatest failure of all time, but it still forced Uber to file to SEC that there is a possibility that it will never generate any profit. For some observers, this could possibly be one of the reasons for such a debut day flop.
But much like Airbnb, Zoom also had an impressive start. Back in 2019, they IPOd with the shares of the tech giants rising to as much as $15.9 billion. It's really impressive if we look at the fact that the valuations had been somewhere around $9.2 billion just one day before the IPO. There is no denying that this was a massive success.
But with Coinbase, there is a completely different situation. The CEO of the company, Brian Armstrong, has actually sold $291.8 worth of shares on the first day of Coinbase's trading. He was followed by his team. But you need to remember that before that they bought significant amounts of bitcoin, which was supposed to cushion all the potential losses. So maybe, had bitcoin acted differently, maybe the Coinbase debut was completely different.
The profitability as the main criteria of success
The companies can actually rely heavily on profitability when it comes to the final results of their IPOs. Zoom was profitable and succeeded, contrary to Facebook and Uber, which were left disappointed. So this could show us some trend, that maybe should be followed.
But this profitability test does not work in the case of Airbnb, as the company was in complete stagnation because of Covid-19 lockdowns, blocking their services.
So we probably should amend the criteria, as Coinbase managed to make around $800 million in the first three months of 2021. This is exponentially more than last year, when they managed to make a profit of $1.3 billion during the course of 12 months.
If you want to find out about Coinbase's finances, and read a comprehensive opinion on the topic of its IPO, visit Disruption Banking: https://disruptionbanking.com/2021/04/20/the-dismal-debut-ipo-of-coinbase/
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Magical Bitcoin is another investment scheme that has started to circulate within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Promising returns that would baffle most financial experts, MagicalBitcoin.org assures prospective investors that they can double their Bitcoin deposits within a 24-hour period. Operating as a completely anonymous service provider, Magical Bitcoin is a curious and unverified investment scheme that was created only a few short weeks ago. Whether there is any stock to these irrational doubling claims will be the focus of this unbiased review.
Magical Bitcoin is an online Bitcoin portal that promotes the unrealistic promise of doubling all investors deposited bitcoins within a 24-hour period. The site, MagicalBitcoin.org, fails to divulge any information of relevant value. No information regarding operational procedures, ownership or terms and conditions are revealed anywhere on the site. To be blunt, Magical Bitcoin operates with no operational protocols and embodies all the characteristics of an investment hoax.
Suspicious in the sense that each of the users who are endorsing Magical Bitcoin are new to the BitcoinTalk forum and are claiming doubled Bitcoin deposits. To reveal the false authenticity of these claims, all investors have to do is dig a little further into the bogus measures pursued by these likely fake entities. While some of the users share their Bitcoin transactions to create the illusion that their claim is absolute and legitimate, a quick comparison will show that Magical Bitcoin's blockchain transactions will reveal nothing of the nature.
Obviously! Promising to double all BTC deposits within a 24 hour period is not only unrealistic but absolutely absurd when you take into consideration the lack of operational information shared on the site.
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Due to how unpopular and new of a site that Magical Bitcoin is, it fails to secure a global ranking among market intelligence sites as of January 2017. Furthermore, the site shares no affiliation with any legitimate websites to date.
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Former Black Aces Striker Joins West Ham
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Premier League side West Ham have signed a former Mpumalanga Black Aces striker on loan until the end of the season.
Neymar Urged To Follow Messi, Not Ronaldinho
Emmanuel Emenike has signed from Turkish club Fenerbahce, and the Hammers have the option of making his stay in London permanent if he performs well.
The 28-year-old striker is delighted to be linking up with West Ham boss Slaven Bilic, with whom he has crossed paths many times before.
"I'm very, very happy and very, very excited that I'm here," Emenike told West Ham TV.
"I have always known West Ham as a great club. I've always been watching them. West Ham's a great club and I'm happy to be here.
"I've known him (Bilic) for years. When he was at Lokomotiv Moscow, I was at Spartak Moscow, then he came to Besiktas and I was in Fenerbahce, so we've known each other for a long time. I'm happy to be here and happy to play for him.
"We've followed each other's careers, and thank God we are here today and we are here together."
Wenger: Why Arsenal Don't Need Hernandez
Emenike has been capped 37 times for Nigeria and helped the Super Eagles win the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013.
He earned his first salary as a footballer in South Africa with Black Aces, with whom he reached the Nedbank Cup final in 2008. He also played for National First Division side FC Cape Town before making his name in Europe.
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"All Time High" is a 1983 single release by Rita Coolidge introduced as the theme song for the James Bond film Octopussy.
"All Time High" marked the return of regular James Bond theme composer John Barry after his absence from the For Your Eyes Only soundtrack. The lyrics were written by Tim Rice and recording and mixing of the track is credited to Stephen Short. The recording of the soundtrack for Octopussy occurred over five days in early April 1983.
The movie's peculiar title negated the possibility of its theme song being based on its title (although Rice would later state: "I think it would have been more interesting if we had tried to write a song called 'Octopussy'"). Instead Barry suggested that Rice submit six potential song titles, and it was from these that "All Time High" was selected. Rice was provided with a copy of the script for Octopussy and also viewed the shooting of some scenes from the movie at Pinewood Studios, Rice visiting Pinewood in mid-December 1982. The completed lyrics for "All Time High" would include the line "We're two of a kind" which in the movie is spoken by the Octopussy (played by Maud Adams) to James Bond (Roger Moore), and the title evidently refers to the key aerial sequences featured in the movie.
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All I wanted was a sweet distraction for an hour or two
Had no intention to do the things we've done.
Funny how it always goes with love
when you dong look
you find -
But then we're two of a kind
we move as one.
We're an all time high
we?l change all that's gone before.
Doing so much more than falling in love.
On an all time high
well take on the world and wait.
So hold on tight
let the flight begin.
I donT want to waste a waking moment
I don't want to sleep.
I'm in so strong and so deep
and so are you.
In my time I've said these words before
but now I realize
My heart was telling me lies
for you they're true.
we'll change all that's gone before. . . .
let the flight begin. We're an all time high.
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The Innovation Award for Content Creation went to SailGP remote production.
SailGP has delivered an innovative and environmentally considerate solution to provide high-quality and consistent TV coverage of the new, annual global sailing championship. The project enables live world feeds to be fully produced in London. The television director, more than 10,000 miles away, has access to over 40 video and data sources including; the award-winning, LiveLine FX technology for impactful on-screen graphics and data derived from a total of 1,200 sensors placed on the boats and athletes.
Key innovations in this landmark remote production include the integration of super-low latency technologies and the in-house design
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Two Knights of Columbus made a donation to the St. Vincent de Paul Society for the Christmas Hamper Program on Dec. 13. From left are: W.E. Prentice Knights of Columbus treasurer Paul Rodrigues, St. Vincent de Paul Society representative Loraine Michieli and St. Benedict Knights of Columbus grand knight Leo Mayer. Handout/Sarnia This Week jpg, SW
A pair of Sarnia-based Knights of Columbus councils joined forces to provide the local St. Vincent de Paul Society a much-needed helping hand during the holiday season.
On Dec. 13, St. Benedict Knights of Columbus grand knight Leo Mayer and W.E. Prentice Knights of Columbus treasurer Paul Rodrigues handed over a $3,758 cheque to St. Vincent de Paul representative Loraine Michieli, money for the Christmas Hamper program that was raised through online donations from community members to the two clubs. The two Knights also dropped off a donation for $2,500 from Lorraine Williams, whose family owns Sarnia Auto Wreckers.
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When presenting the donation to Michieli, Mayer said the Knights are committed to ending hunger, noting that 14 percent of Canadian children live below the poverty line. Knights of Columbus councils have provided over 23 million pounds of food and $11 million to families across North America since 2012 as part of their Food for Families program.
The money from the Food for Families program goes towards Christmas hamper distribution, which is distributed locally through St. Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army and the Inn of the Good Shepherd.


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Ein Weihnachtslied ist ein Lied, das zu Weihnachten gesungen wird, weil der Liedtext einen Bezug zum Feiertag hat. Lieder mit liturgischer Bedeutung werden bei christlichen Gottesdiensten gesungen, weitere Lieder auch zur Bescherung in der Familie sowie bei Weihnachtsfeiern in unterschiedlichsten Rahmen. Sie bilden auch die Basis für viele Konzerte, die vor allem von Chören veranstaltet werden. Kommerzielle Bedeutung erhalten Weihnachtslieder in der Vorweihnachtszeit durch ihre Präsenz in Hörfunk und Fernsehen oder als Hintergrundmusik auf Weihnachtsmärkten und in Kaufhäusern.

Begriffliche Differenzierungen
Der Begriff "Weihnachtslied" wird in verschieden weiten Bedeutungen verwendet. Dies, wie auch die Vielfalt der Weihnachtslieder, hängt mit der langen und wechselvollen soziokulturellen Geschichte des Weihnachtslieds zusammen, die die Vielfalt der heute existierenden weihnachtlichen Lieder bestimmt.

In der englischen Sprache existiert der Begriff "Christmas carol", der nicht sämtliche Weihnachtslieder umfasst, sondern nur solche, bei denen die Musik eine traditionellere, im Zusammenhang mit der mittelalterlichen Liedform carole stehende Form annimmt. So wäre White Christmas z. B. nach dieser Definition kein "Christmas carol", sondern "nur" ein Lied, weil der musikalische Stil nicht der Tradition der weihnachtlichen Carols entspricht. Bezüglich des Textes wird jedoch nicht zwischen solchen Carols und anderen Weihnachtsliedern unterschieden.

Dennoch gibt es auch unterschiedliche sprachübergreifende Definitionen, was als Weihnachtslied zu bezeichnen ist. Manche Lieder haben nur einen winterlichen, nicht aber einen explizit weihnachtlich-religiösen Bezug. Sie werden dennoch nur in der Zeit rund um Weihnachten gesungen; so z. B. Jingle Bells, dessen Text von einer Schlittenfahrt handelt, die genauso gut etwa im Februar stattfinden könnte. Es gibt auch Lieder, die eng mit weihnachtlichen Bräuchen verbunden sind, aber eher als Bettel- oder Trinklied einzustufen sind, beispielsweise das Lied A Bone, God Wot! aus dem 16. Jahrhundert, das der Wassailing-Tradition zugeordnet werden kann, aber vom Cottonian Collection des Britischen Museums als Christmas Carol eingestuft wird.

"Weihnachtslied" – "Winterlied"
Im allgemeinsten Sprachgebrauch bezeichnet "Weihnachtslied" alle Lieder, die in der Weihnachtszeit gesungen werden, also auch sogenannte "Winterlieder" ohne expliziten weihnachtlichen Bezug, wie beispielsweise Schneeflöckchen, Weißröckchen oder das bereits erwähnte Jingle Bells. Diese Lieder sind stark mit Weihnachten assoziiert, weil sie oftmals neben Weihnachtsliedern im engeren Sinne in entsprechenden Liedsammlungen oder Weihnachtspotpourris erscheinen. Zudem treten sie im säkularisierten weihnachtlichen Kontext auf – beispielsweise auf Weihnachtsmärkten.
Ein engerer Begriff schließt ebendiese Winterlieder aus den "Weihnachtsliedern" aus und beschränkt sich auf konfessionell gebundene Werke, deren Text sich ausdrücklich auf das christliche Weihnachtsfest, das heißt auf die Geburt Jesu Christi, bezieht. Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen spielt in diesem Zusammenhang eine Sonderrolle, da es sowohl in säkularer als auch in kirchlicher Intention gefasst ist und gesungen werden kann.

"Weihnachtslied" – "Adventslied"
Eine noch feinere, aus der Liturgie stammende Differenzierung unterscheidet zwischen "Weihnachtslied" einerseits und "Adventslied" andererseits. Im Kirchenjahr symbolisiert der Advent (von lateinisch adventus – "Ankunft") die Zeit vor der Geburt des Erlösers Jesu Christi, die Zeit des Wartens auf den im Alten Testament angekündigten Messias. Die Adventslieder drücken daher, oftmals mit Bezug zum Alten Testament, die Sehnsucht nach der Ankunft des verheißenen Messias aus. Beispiele sind etwa Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen, Wie soll ich dich empfangen oder Macht hoch die Tür.
Im Unterschied zu diesen Adventsliedern bezeichnet "Weihnachtslied" im engsten Sinne Lieder, welche die Geburt Jesu Christi feiern. Im Kirchenjahr dauert der Weihnachtsfestkreis bis zum Fest Taufe des Herrn, dem Sonntag nach Epiphanias (6. Januar); regional wird die Weihnachtszeit auch noch bis Mariä Lichtmess am 2. Februar, dem Ende der Weihnachtszeit vor den Liturgiereformen des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils, begangen. Daher werden auch liturgische Lieder aus dieser Zeit zu den liturgischen Weihnachtsliedern gerechnet.

Zudem gibt es als Krippenlied oder Hirtenlied bezeichnete Weihnachtslieder, z. B. Kommet, ihr Hirten.

Geschichte
Die ältesten Weihnachtslieder im westlichen Kulturkreis waren lateinische Hymnen, die in der Messe und im Stundengebet gesungen wurden. Im Mittelalter entwickelte sich der Brauch, diese mit deutschen Liedern, den Leisen, zu verbinden. Ein Beispiel dafür ist "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" (EG 23), dessen erste Strophe von 1380 stammt und das zur Sequenz der Mitternachtsmesse Grates nunc omnes gesungen wurde. In manchen Weihnachtsliedern hat sich diese deutsch-lateinische Mischform erhalten, so in In dulci jubilo und im Quempas.

Im Mittelalter tauchen Weihnachtslieder zuerst in der kirchlichen Liturgie auf. Es gibt keine Zeugnisse dafür, dass diese ersten Weihnachtslieder zu Hause gesungen wurden. Sie haben in der Regel lateinische Texte, oder aber lateinisch-deutsche Mischtexte. (Ein Beispiel dafür ist: "Dies est laetitiae" mit den deutschen Strophen "Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich"). Sie waren Teil der Mitternachtsmesse, enden in der Regel mit dem Ruf Kyrie eleison ("Herr, erbarme dich") und werden daher als Leisen bezeichnet. (Ein Beispiel dafür ist "Sei uns willkommen, Herre Christ".) Eine andere Wurzel des Weihnachtsliedes war das Kindelwiegen, ein in Frauenklöstern entstandener weihnachtlicher Brauch, und die dort gepflegte Mystik. Aus diesem Kreis stammt das deutsche Weihnachtslied "Joseph, lieber Joseph mein", ein Wiegenlied, das vom Mönch von Salzburg (14. Jahrhundert) aufgezeichnet wurde.

Das Singen von Weihnachtsliedern im Gemeindegottesdienst erhielt deutliche Impulse durch Martin Luther, der – gemäß seinem reformatorischen Gedanken, die Messe in deutscher Sprache abzuhalten – eine Reihe von Weihnachtsliedern in deutscher Sprache schuf. Luther übertrug dafür bereits etablierte lateinische Texte ins Deutsche, um seine Texte an die liturgische Tradition anzuschließen und bekannte Melodien mit verständlichen Texten zu füllen. Er stieß damit eine protestantische Liedwelle an, die sich als kämpferische Gegenbewegung zum katholischen Kirchengesang verstand. Bei aller reformatorischen Kritik an Formen des volkstümlichen Weihnachtsbrauchs scheute sich jedoch auch Martin Luther nicht, volkstümliche Weisen aufzunehmen, und schuf mit "Vom Himmel hoch" ein Weihnachtslied, das die Bearbeitung eines Kranzlieds war.

Doch seit dem 17. Jahrhundert entstanden auch Lieder, die zunächst für die private oder häusliche Andacht gedacht waren und von dort aus mitunter ihren Weg in kirchenmusikalische Werke und dann in die Gesangbücher fanden. Dazu gehört "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier" von Paul Gerhardt. Erst im 18. Jahrhundert hielten die Weihnachtslieder jedoch auch Einzug in eine weitgehend profane Familienstube und hatten dort eine Blüte im 19. Jahrhundert, wie sich an zahlreichen Neudichtungen zeigt. Das Weihnachtslied als Kirchenchoral wanderte als Sololied mit Klavierbegleitung in die ,gute Stube' des Bürgertums. 1870/71 entstanden einige Weihnachtslieder im deutschnationalen Stil.

Im 19. Jahrhundert fanden auch Lieder aus anderen Ländern ihren Weg in den deutschen Sprachraum. Friedrich Heinrich Ranke schrieb 1823 das Weihnachtslied "Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen" (nach dem lateinischen "Adeste fideles", Musik vermutlich von John Francis Wade, 1711–1786, EG 45), und Johannes Daniel Falk (1768–1826) und Heinrich Holzschuher (1798–1847) schrieben "O du fröhliche" auf die Melodie des italienischen Marienliedes "O sanctissima, o purissima, dulcis virgo Maria". Karl Riedel (1827–1888) machte das böhmische Lied "Kommet, ihr Hirten" in Deutschland heimisch und leitete eine Renaissance der älteren Weihnachtslieder wie "Den die Hirten lobeten sehre" und "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" ein.

Das bekannteste und vermutlich weltweit am weitesten verbreitete Weihnachtslied "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" stammt ebenfalls aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Ebenso zahlreiche weitere Weihnachtslieder aus dem englischen Sprachraum, wie z. B. die ersten Druckfassungen von "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen", "The First Noel", "I Saw Three Ships" und "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", die allesamt in Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern (1833) von William B. Sandys erschienen. Komponisten wie Arthur Sullivan halfen mit, dem Weihnachtslied zu neuer Beliebtheit zu verhelfen, und aus dieser Periode stammen Lieder wie "Good King Wenceslas" und "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear", ein Weihnachtslied aus Neuengland von Edmund H. Sears und Richard S. Willis.

Gleichzeitig ließen jedoch die Veränderungen in der Frömmigkeit und das Aufkommen der bürgerlichen Weihnachtsfeier im deutschen Sprachraum im 19. Jahrhundert erstmals Lieder entstehen, in denen nicht mehr von der Geburt Jesu die Rede ist. Das bis heute bekannteste dieser Lieder ist "O Tannenbaum", das ursprünglich kein Weihnachtslied, vielmehr ein trauriges Liebeslied von August Zarnack war, dessen zweite Strophe mit "O Mägdelein, o Mägdelein, wie falsch ist dein Gemüte" begann. Später wurde es von Ernst Anschütz umgeschrieben. Der Weihnachtsmann ("Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann") und naturromantische Elemente ("Leise rieselt der Schnee") sind weitere Motive, die im 19. Jahrhundert hinzukamen.

Diese Strömung wurde im 20. Jahrhundert während der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus wieder aufgegriffen, etwa bei Hans Baumann mit "Hohe Nacht der klaren Sterne", das in der damit aufgewachsenen Generation sehr beliebt geblieben ist. Im Dritten Reich betrieb die Hitlerjugend Bestrebungen hin zur Entchristlichung und Mythisierung des Weihnachtsfests, was sich auch in vielen profanierenden Umdichtungen niederschlägt. Diese Umdichtungen haben sich meist nicht durchsetzen können. Jedoch ist "Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen" die völlige Neutextierung und Umwandlung des Aargauer Sterndrehermarsches, einer Schilderung der Weihnachtsgeschichte, in ein Winterwanderlied bis heute bekannt.

Auch in der DDR gab es mit Liedern wie "Sind die Lichter angezündet", "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom" und "Vorfreude, schönste Freude" (Musik: Hans Naumilkat; Text: Erika Engel-Wojahn) neue Beispiele nichtchristlicher Weihnachtslieder. In der DDR sollte das christliche Gedankengut nicht im Vordergrund stehen, die Texte waren politisch-sozialistisch geprägt. Da nicht Jesu Geburt, sondern Weihnachten als ein sozialistisches Friedensfest gefeiert wurde, dominierte in vielen Liedern der Winter als Thema.

In der Deutschschweiz bestehen mit Liedern wie "Es schneielet, es beielet", der "Zäller Wiehnacht" von Paul Burkhard und Neukompositionen "Am Himmel vo der Wält" (aus der Kinder-Weihnachtsmusik von Roland Zoss) Beispiele moderner stil- und konfessionsübergreifender Weihnachtslieder.

Im Zuge der Globalisierung und Kommerzialisierung von Weihnachten kamen vermehrt fremdsprachige (v. a. englischsprachige) Lieder in den deutschen Sprachraum. Außerdem werden Weihnachtslieder heute auch schon in der Adventszeit gespielt. Seit einigen Jahren gibt es im Internet auch vermehrt reine Weihnachtsradios, die in der Zeit von Anfang November bis Ende Dezember ununterbrochen Weihnachtslieder spielen. Besonders in den Kirchen wird die Tradition des Advents bewahrt; dort werden bis zum 24. Dezember stattdessen Adventslieder gespielt und gesungen.

Bekannte Weihnachtslieder
Siehe Liste deutschsprachiger Weihnachtslieder und Liste fremdsprachiger Weihnachtslieder

Siehe auch

 Geistliches Lied
 Liste von Kirchenliedern
 Noël varié
 Villancico

Literatur

Ausgaben
 Siegfried Köhler, Johannes Weyrauch: Unsere schönsten Weihnachtslieder. 27 beliebte Lieder zur Weihnachtszeit. Leipzig [1970].
 Hildegard Meyberg (Hrsg.): Laßt uns singen in der Weihnachtszeit: Lieder u. Kanons. Auer, Donauwörth 1985, ISBN 3-403-01602-1.
 Wolfgang Schneider: Die schönsten Weihnachtslieder. Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main/ Leipzig  2006 (= Insel-Taschenbuch. Band 3231), ISBN 3-458-34931-6.
  Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann: Das Buch der Weihnachtslieder. Musikalische Bearbeitung von Hilger Schallehn. Schott, Mainz 1982, ISBN 3-7957-2061-3; 10. Auflage (= Serie Musik. Nr. 8213). Atlantis-Musikbuch-Verlag, Zürich 2003, ISBN 3-254-08213-3
 Michael Beck u. a.: Singen im Advent – gemeinfreies Liedgut – kopieren erlaubt. 3. Auflage, Frankfurt am Main 2013, download (PDF, 4.4 MB; 4,4 MB)

Studien
 Irmgard Benzig-Vogt: Vom Kind in der Krippe zum Kind in der Wiege. Das Weihnachtslied der NS-Zeit. In: Neue Musikzeitung. 46 (1997/98), S. 49–51 (Digitalisat)
 Friederike Lepetit: Weihnachten – ein sozialistisches Friedensfest? Christliche Motive und Traditionen im Musikunterricht der DDR am Beispiel des Weihnachtsfestes. Ed. Kirchhof und Franke, Leipzig/ Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-933816-31-9.
 Martin Rößler: "Da Christus geboren war …". Texte, Typen und Themen des deutschen Weihnachtsliedes (= Calwer Theologische Monographien. Band 7). Calwer, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-7668-0680-7.
 Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann: Das Weihnachtsfest. Eine Kultur- und Sozialgeschichte der Weihnachtszeit. Bucher, Luzern u. a. 1978, ISBN 3-7658-0273-5.

Weblinks

 Advents- und Weihnachtslieder Liste mit Linkverweisen zu PDF-, Midi- und Youtube-Files
 Sammlung von ca. 50 Weihnachtsliedern, großteils mit Texten, Videos, Infos über Komponisten sowie Links zu Noten
 Eine Weihnachtsliedersammlung im Internet mit Texten, Noten, und Midi

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The 60th Anniversary F-150 is available in 4×4 and 4×2 in SuperCab and SuperCrew with either a short or long cargo box. Engine choices include a 5.4-liter or 4.6-liter V-8 and automatic transmission only. The Super Duty is available in 4×4 and 4×2 in SuperCab and SuperCrew with either a short or long cargo box with an optional Off-Road Package. Engine choices include a 5.4-liter Triton V-8, 6.8-liter Triton V-10 or 6.4-liter Powerstroke Turbodiesel.
F-Series became a symbol of America's economic prosperity, going to work on the job site, at the factory and on the farm.
Moving forward, the F-Series' "Excitedly Modern" and "Totally Different" design infused car-like elements into the light truck market. With its smooth body contours, integrated headlamps and innovations like the one-piece windshield, the F-Series launched a phenomenon that would see the scope of light trucks expand from the farm and factory to the American driveway.
While capability is still the key, evidenced by F-150′s class-leading trailer tow and payload capabilities, light duty pickup trucks have evolved significantly over just the last 10 years. The F-150 has been leading the pack, offering creature comforts and innovations that were once found exclusively on passenger vehicles.
The F-Series continues today as America's favorite vehicle approaching 33 million sales since its introduction in 1948. The F-Series topped the truck sales charts for the last 30 consecutive years and boasts the recognition of being America's best-selling vehicle for 26 of those 30 years.


Leigh Film in Wigan, Cinema Discussion Group is a monthly club bringing film fans together to talk about the many masterpieces of cinema.
We meet in the comfortable surroundings of a pub for an evening of informal discussion and chat that can be as serious, moving, light-hearted or technical as you feel.
We agree which films we are watching in advance and then see them, before heading to the Bailiff Bar at The Old Courts for the discussion night with a 7.30pm start.
The group discusses as broad a range of films as possible, from mainstream masterpieces to European arthouse productions, non-Western films, documentaries, genre movies, all-time classics, silent cinema...anything, really.
Starting in March 2017 we explored Hitchcock's all-time classic Vertigo before going on to look at films as varied as Clio Barnard's gritty British drama The Selfish Giant, Charlie Kaufman's animation Anomalisa and the iconic silent cinema of Charlie Chaplin.
In 2018 we started an ambitious project to watch a film from each decade spanning a century of cinema, starting in the 1920s with massively-influential sci-fi epic Metropolis.
We are part of Leigh Film, which organises monthly screenings of arthouse and non-mainstream films at the Turnpike Centre as well as events across Wigan borough, and the Leigh Short Film Festival which showcases up-and-coming, low-budget movie-makers.


The Vancouver Canucks will go for their fifth straight win when they play the Dallas Stars at Rogers Arena on Monday.
It would be Vancouver's longest streak since they won six in a row from Dec. 28 to Jan. 6 last season.
The Canucks won't have rookie right wing Brock Boeser in the lineup because of a foot contusion. The injury occurred when he blocked a shot during a 6-2 win against the Washington Capitals. Boeser leads the Canucks with nine points (two goals, seven assists) in eight games.
Ben Bishop will be back in goal for the Dallas Stars against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Monday after giving up 15 goals in his past four games. Kari Lehtonen had 29 saves in a 2-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Friday.
Stars forward Alexander Radulov has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past two games, including the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Friday.
Jacob Markstrom will start in goal for the Canucks after Anders Nilsson won the past two games. Markstrom has won his past two games, allowing a total of three goals on 43 shots against the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 20 and Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 22.
Johns is skating and could play against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday if he gets medical clearance. … The Canucks called up Megna and Rodin from Utica of the American Hockey League. Megna likely will play because Green prefers his speed against the Stars.
The Stars are No. 2 in the NHL on the penalty kill at 92.1 percent; last season they were 30th at 73.4 percent, the worst in the League since the 1994-95 season. … The Canucks have allowed five goals during their winning streak; in the game before the streak started they lost 6-3 against the Boston Bruins.