Cher Upon A Midnight Clear

How do adults know when something is for boys and when it's for girls? Who tells them so? Where do they learn it? For eight-year-old Luca, it's a mystery, but if he can't convince his parents to give him the white ice skates he has his heart set on, Christmas is going to be ruined. Who does a child turn to when he can't even count on Santa Claus? "Last year, they saw a commercial on TV for Barbie Magic Hair, a Barbie with no body, just a big head with long hair, and you can comb it, and color it, and put it up in curlers. And, since Luca and Pamela want to be hair stylists when they grow up, they both asked for Magic Hair Barbie in their letters to Santa Claus. Santa brought one for Pamela, but what Luca got instead was ... a bicycle A mistake that big-well, it could only mean Santa never even read Luca's letter. This year, Luca can't run the risk that things will go wrong again." Cher Upon A Midnight Clear. A Christmas fable for children of all ages ... and the holiday story your modern family has been waiting for.

Pop phenomenon Cher has had one of the most surprising and long-lasting careers in American entertainment. Her run of hits and comebacks have continued to defy expectations, right up to her Grammy Award-winning song "Believe" and subsequent tour and HBO special. Cher's string of successes includes dozens of hit songs from the '60s onward, two top-10 rated television shows, a critically acclaimed appearance on Broadway, and a succession of award-winning films roles, the latest being in Tea with Mussolini. In this brand new book pop music authority Mark Bego tackles all the recent developments including her well-documented grief after ex-husband Sonny Bono's tragic death. Cher: If You Believe also includes the most complete discography ever of her career as well as a "boyfriend-ography"!

For nearly 50 years Cher has been entertaining the world with her music, television shows, movies, outrageous stage shows, and Bob Mackie costumes. Her film Burlesque and dance track 'Woman's World' are proof that Cher is the Queen of Everything. This full length biography tells you everything you need to know, and what you never knew about the career and personal life of the artist Cher.

There have been numerous publications in the last decades on the Bible in literature, film, and art. But until now, no reference work has yet appeared on the Bible as it appears in Western music. In The Bible in Music: A Dictionary of Songs, Works, and More, scholars Siobhán Dowling Long and John F. A. Sawyer correct this gap in Biblical reference literature, providing for the first time a convenient guide to musical interpretations of the Bible. Alongside examples of classical music from the Middle Ages through modern times, Dowling Long and Sawyer also bring attention to the Bible’s impact on popular culture with numerous entries on hymns, spirituals, musicals, film music, and contemporary popular music. Each entry contains essential information about the original context of the work (date, composer, etc.) and, where relevant, its afterlife in literature, film, politics, and liturgy. It includes an index of biblical references and an index of biblical names, as well as a detailed timeline that brings to the fore key events, works, and publications, placing them in their historical context. There is also a bibliography, a glossary of technical terms, and an index of artists, authors, and composers. The Bible in Music will fascinate anyone familiar with the Bible, but it is also designed to encourage choirs, musicians, musicologists, lecturers, teachers, and students of music and religious education to discover and perform some less well-known pieces, as well as helping them to listen to familiar music with a fresh awareness of what it is about.

Set in contemporary Australia where both a female Governor-General and a female Prime Minister control the nation activities a concern arises among senior Public Servants and some of the Diplomatic Corps. Were they to become known the country would be destabilised. The Governor-General forms a covert security agency to protect her and the PM. James, an experienced operative is seconded from DSD and given the task to assemble and lead a small but deadly-effective team. The alcohol-dependant Prime Minister worries that her estranged husband might be involved in some way with the child pornography ring which is whispered about in Canberra but has always stayed hidden. James and his team commence their investigations which take them through Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand to identify whether the rumour has substance and how if at all it may implicate the PM and the G-G. The gardens of Government House Canberra have never looked better and Her Excellency has never seemed happier than she does since a handsome young Mexican gardener was appointed by The Keeper of The House. He reveals a house secret to the team and provides operational space for them in a former rum cellar accessed through a pantry in the kitchen of Mrs Graviston, The House cook.

30 Sing-Along Favorites for the Christmas Season includes Songbook and CD Christmas carols bring the joy of the season, especially when shared with others. The Classic Christmas Caroling Pack , which includes a CD and songbook of 30 of the season s most popular songs from the Christian Life Hymnal, is the perfect addition to any Christmas gathering. The songbook contains sheet music and lyrics, and the CD features split-track recording (instruments-only on the left track, voices-only on the right), which makes it ideal for Christmas caroling. Whether you re gathered around the piano or out singing on the streets, the Classic Christmas Caroling Pack is a seasonal must-have. These 30 carols were selected for their richness of message and timeless appeal: Angels, from the Realms of Glory Angels We Have Heard on High Away in a Manger (Cradle Song) Away in a Manger (Second Tune) Come Thou Long Expected Jesus Ding Dong Merrily on High Go, Tell It on the Mountain God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Good Christian Friends, Rejoice Good King Wenceslas Hark The Herald Angels Sing In the Bleak Midwinter It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Joy to the World Lo, How a Rose E er Blooming Love Came Down at Christmas O Come, All Ye Faithful O Come, Little Children O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O Holy Night O Little Town of Bethlehem (St. Louis) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Forest Green) Once in Royal David s City Silent Night, Holy Night The First Noel Unto Us a Child Is Born We Three Kings of Orient Are We Wish You a Merry Christmas What Child Is This? While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night "

"With no family to call her own, Fiona Larkin was happy to share her Christmas turkey with the four-legged inhabitants of the Oak Hill Pet Motel--until she spotted a mysterious two-legged intruder lurking about the grounds. Captivating security consultant Eli Becker was her only hope. But Eli had plans for Christmas, and they sure didn't include traipsing around after Fiona, looking for an intruder he didn't believe existed. Not that the pert pet-sitter wasn't tempting beyond reason, still he had better things to do with his holiday time. Then Eli found himself with the lovely Fiona in his arms...and suddenly the security business become very, very complicated."--Back cover.

[The songs are divided into these categories:] birthday; Christmas; cowboy, herding, and Plains; Hanukkah; love, sentiment, and nostalgia; lullaby and sleep, Mother Goose and nursery; nonsense, novelty, and fun; patriotic, valor, and freedom; praise, worship, and Gospel; railroad; rounds and canons; ships, sea, and water; singing games, dance, and action; spiritual and plantation; Thanksgiving; work; foreign language.-About this book.