"What a spooky song for Yuletide!"
December 19, 2013 8:50 AM Subscribe
Rasputina, purveyor of strange and historical modern Victorian show-tunes, has released a typically cello-creaky/creepy version of God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen.
If that's not enough, Melora has another Christmas song for you!
"Cult of the Virgin touches on born-again virginity, but at it's core it examines some of the misconceptions around immaculate conception, and I know whereof I speak."
If that's not enough, Melora has another Christmas song for you!
"Cult of the Virgin touches on born-again virginity, but at it's core it examines some of the misconceptions around immaculate conception, and I know whereof I speak."
Including the one about "Immaculate Conception" referring to the virgin birth of Jesus?
No, alas, it seems to continue to propagate that one. You'd think if you cared enough to write a song about it you'd care enough to do at least a little quick Googling.
posted by yoink at 10:07 AM on December 19, 2013 [4 favorites]
No, alas, it seems to continue to propagate that one. You'd think if you cared enough to write a song about it you'd care enough to do at least a little quick Googling.
posted by yoink at 10:07 AM on December 19, 2013 [4 favorites]
Is that a timpani miked extra close or something? Whatever it is, it sounds great.
posted by ignignokt at 10:47 AM on December 19, 2013
posted by ignignokt at 10:47 AM on December 19, 2013
Well, I learned something new today. To save those of you in the same boat an extra click over to wikipedia:
The Immaculate Conception is a dogma of the Catholic Church maintaining that from the moment when she was conceived in the womb, the Blessed Virgin Mary was kept free of original sin.posted by ElGuapo at 11:11 AM on December 19, 2013 [1 favorite]
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The doctrine of the immaculate conception of Mary concerns her mother's conception of her, not Mary's conception of Jesus (the virgin birth of Jesus) nor the perpetual virginity of Mary.
Lined up in my queue for checking out. I'm glad they chose God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, because it's one of the few carols that doesn't seize my little grinchy heart with feelings more associated with parking at the mall on December 24 than peace on earth and goodwill toward men.
posted by immlass at 5:15 PM on December 19, 2013
posted by immlass at 5:15 PM on December 19, 2013
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Including the one about "Immaculate Conception" referring to the virgin birth of Jesus?
posted by themanwho at 9:29 AM on December 19, 2013 [6 favorites]