Seasons Greetings witches!
Do you have any lists of Hannukah fics or Alexis and David celebrating their Jewishness?
Happy holidays to you, friend!
We have a previous list about the Roses and their Jewish halves here, but there are also these fics to check out:
A Display of Fraternal Warmth - DavidRoseIsMySpiritAnimal
Hanukkah 2020 - @gclane
I Love You A Latke - FicsFromABrokenChair
a new tradition - @stereopticons
Small Towns - LonelyGroceryStore
and we'd swear to remember it (all too well) - @petalwritesx
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Andrew Bird, Margaret Glaspy & Julian Lage Gezelligheid Preview
Andrew Bird; Photo by David Black
BY JORDAN MAINZER
It's that time of year again--not just for Christmas or Hannukah or beer and wine advent calendars, but for Andrew Bird's annual Gezelligheid concerts at the Fourth Presbyterian Church. This year, Bird will perform 7 shows: tonight, tomorrow, and the 11th-15th. Usually, he plays a mix of original songs and holiday-related covers or standards. In 2020's Hark!, Bird has his first ever Christmas album to his name, so you can expect to hear a few of those tunes, too.
If it were up to me, Bird would gift us some instrumentals. That is, earlier this summer, he followed up 2022's Inside Problems with a companion album, Outside Problems (Loma Vista), improvised instrumentals recorded outdoors in Ojai, CA. Though it follows some of the formless themes of Inside Problems, it's wholly original and some of Bird's most inspired work in years. "Epilogue" is flaneur-like, Bird purposefully not giving thought to the potential for other band members or a chorus or structures, while cheekily titled tunes like "Mormon House Party" and "Tik Tok" use repetitive sways to lull us into the bends of Bird's violin. Best, his gorgeous voice does appear, but in the form of wordless vocalizations, harmonizing with his plucks on "Mancey" or popping up on the off beat on "Mormon House Party".
Margaret Glaspy; Photo by Josh Goleman
Opening for Bird each night is a duo comprised of Margaret Glaspy and Julian Lage, creative and life partners who have never released any recorded duo material but have plenty of history showing up on each other's records. For one, each had a hand in producing the other's 2023 album, Glaspy's terrific Echo the Diamond (ATO) and Lage's Grammy-nominated The Layers (Blue Note). Echo the Diamond prominently features both Lage and Bird collaborators (The Bad Plus drummer Dave King, bassist Chris Morrissey), and you can certainly hear Lage's jazz influences on the skittering Ryan Lerman co-write "Hammer and the Nail". Not to take anything away from Glaspy--Echo the Diamond is far and away her best album yet mostly thanks to the increasingly worn twang of her voice and ability to make worlds out of fleeting moments and the conversations we have with ourselves, in our own heads. From country-tinged odes to new love ("Act Natural") and feminist rallying cries ("Female Brain"), to reverent admittances to the power of our minds ("Memories") and self-criticism ("Turn The Engine"), Echo the Diamond runs the gamut of emotions in a lean 35 minutes. At the center of it all is Glaspy's observational prowess, or as she describes on closer "People Who Talk", her ability to "make like a fox and start listening."
Julian Lage; Photo by Alysse Gafkjen
Glaspy's influence on Lage's The Layers is a tad more palpable. Written as a described "prequel" to 2022's View With A Room, the record showcases interplay between Jorge Roeder's bass and King's drums, and at times between Lage and Bill Frisell. Glaspy's able to emphasize the raw timbres of Lage and Frisell's acoustic guitars on "This World", or Lage's expansive, twinkling playing on "Missing Voices" atop King's creaking percussion. And the title track is a chugging, almost country rock number, an instrumental that could back Glaspy without batting an eye. In fact, it wonderfully previews Lage's latest choogle of a single "Omission", produced by Joe Henry and that will feature on an upcoming Blue Note album next year. It's hard to predict what Glaspy and Lage will play, but both artists, individually and together, have the chops to make it a memorable opening set you won't want to miss.
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#HappyHanukkah to all you Jewish Superheroes out there! Why not go back to 2020’s #AlterNativityStories where I list my Top 5! #PrepareForPrattle pod.fo/e/ad876 • • • #hanukkah #merrychristmas #happyholidays #chanukah #menorah #holidays #holidayseason #festivaloflights #christmas #jewish #holiday #shoplocal #hanukkahgifts #jewishholidays #shopsmall #happychanukah #happy #love #dreidel #judaism #israel #judaica #latkes #chanukkah #happynewyear #celebration #hannukah https://www.instagram.com/p/CmWZOLIoCif/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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I love buying food toys I love having tiny zoo animals that live in my home
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"There always were two ways to live in a world that is often dark and full of tears. We can curse the darkness or we can light a light, and as the Chassidim say, a little light drives out much darkness. May we all help light up the world.”
—Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l
Happy Hannukah 🕎🕎🕎🕎🕎🕎🕎
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Hi guys! The way I hear it, tonight marks the last night of Hanukkah, so I would like to say, Chag Urim Sameach!
However you've celebrated it, I hope that you and yours are happy and safe. It's easy at this time to feel like you're alone, but I would like you to remember that as you light the final candle, millions of others like you, and in your situation are thinking and feeling the same way. Wishing they could have spent it with their family and friends, wishing they could have done it with you. You are not alone. You are in their thoughts, and you are in mine too.
Stay safe, and Chag Urim Sameach!
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Happy Holidays to all! No matter what you celebrate I hope you’re having wonderful holidays.
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@pinesconesecret2k17
Title: Weihnukka
Rating: Teen
Characters: Dipper Pines, Wirt (Over the Garden Wall)
Summary: The snow fell softly over their Massachusetts apartment. The news warned folks to stay indoors, as a cold front would be moving in during the evening, until early the next morning. Thankfully, the young couple had no reason to leave the comfort of their home.
They had plans for the night, and no blizzard was going to stop them.
If anything, the heavy snowfall was just more incentive for a quiet, romantic night spent celebrating.
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Happy Holiday @cinnamonbees! I’m your Secret Santa!
You requested Road trips, Theme parks, cliche holiday cuddles/snow days, or cooking/baking.
I went with a combination of Cliche Holiday Cuddles, and Cooking/Baking-- just like this story is a combination of two things.
I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think. I hope you had a wonderful holidays, and that this year is a lot less stressful than the last.
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This is Finn, the Christmas Goat.
Finn comes out every holiday season to spread joy and cheer. Legend says if you reblog Finn, you will have a magical holiday (no matter what you celebrate this time of year!) and a positive end to 2020.
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