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Ode to joy

Hard to beat this for Christmas morning, repeated from last year:

My own morning thus far: za’atar on grilled bread, two stiff espressos, a roaring fireplace, Amahl and the Night Visitors, now the Messiah, later Sacred Songs of Gee’s Bend and the whole Beethoven 9.

Enjoy the day!

Daniel Serwer

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