Health supplements for the season

If you share my irritation of jaded jingles in shops, on radios, and "on hold" telephone calls, here are some things that might keep it all a bit more fresh -- free music, fun videos, and some quotes to make you think.

Use it as a seasonal health supplement to take joy and seriousness, and turn it into serious joy ... for all the right (s)(r)easons.

Free download music: (for a limited time only)
- Jeremy and Kimberly Sorensen - eclectic and light: http://noisetrade.com/sorensenmusic
        for fans of Ben Folds, Michael W. Smith, Five for Fighting, Jenny and Tyler, Jim Brickman
- We.Are.Royalty: http://www.noisetrade.com/weareroyalty
        for fans of David Crowder Band, U2, Daniel Bashta, Jesus Culture, Hillsong United
- Over the Rhine - sublime, laid back and bluesy: http://noisetrade.com/overtherhine
        for fans of Norah Jones, Emmylou Harris, The Civil Wars, Bon Iver, Billie Holiday
- Mixed artists: http://noisetrade.com/merrychristmasgoodnight
        for fans of Coldplay, Regina Spektor, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Celtic
- More mixed artists: http://www.noisetrade.com/pastemagazine
        for fans of Sufjan Stevens, She & Him, Great Lake Swimmers, Damien Jurado, Rosie Thomas
- Sleeping at Last:  http://www.noisetrade.com/sleepingatlast
        for fans of Nick Drake, Bon Iver, Christmas, Radiohead
- Sufjan Stevens: http://noisetrade.com/sufjanstevens
        for fans of ... Sufjan Stevens

Fun videos
Flashmob Hallelujah Chorus: http://youtu.be/SXh7JR9oKVE
Journey of Faith Christmas Flash Mob: http://youtu.be/jfXnbFzAtYI
Brandon Heath - Bend: http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=WDPY6LNX
Brandon Heath - Jesus in Disguise: http://youtu.be/5AXD3Xq6Z6U

Quotes both light and deep

• When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? G K. Chesterton
• Once again we find ourselves enmeshed in the Holiday Season, that very special time of year when we join with our loved ones in sharing centuries-old traditions such as trying to find a parking space at the mall. We traditionally do this in my family by driving around the parking lot until we see a shopper emerge from the mall, then we follow her, in very much the same spirit as the Three Wise Men, who 2,000 years ago followed a star, week after week, until it led them to a parking space. Dave Barry
• Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously? Bill Watterson
• There has been only one Christmas -- the rest are anniversaries. JW Cameron
  
• The threat of Christmas hung in the air, visible already in the fretful look of passersby as they readied themselves for the meaningless but necessary rites of false jovialities and ill-considered gifts. Peter Dickinson
• Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand. Mark Twain
• The Bible tells us to love our neighbours, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. G K Chesterton
  
• In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbour on an empty stomach. Woodrow Wilson
• The trouble with some of us is that we have been inoculated with small doses of Christianity which keep us from catching the real thing. Leslie Weatherhead
  

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