Christmas spirit. I am sure most people have some kind of event, or thing, or smell which signifies christmas to them. And once they have seen, touched, smelled or heard that special christmas token, the christmas spirit can find its way...To me, one of these tokens is going to a church and listening to Händels Messiah. In Copenhagen where I normally live, I have gone to listen to it the last 4-5 years, the last couple of years in the Cathedral of the city; people will buy their tickets weeks ahead and cue for hours to get in and get a good seat, as seating is free. And it is part of this experience to stand outside and freeze for a long time to get that good seat, and then enjoying the warmth, and the muffled noises and the flickering mellow light of the candles even more, once you are seated. In just a few minutes, I'll leave Bergen Uni's campus and, under my umbrella, heard down to the Cathedral of Bergen and see if I can get a ticket for their Messiah. "For he shall reign forever and ever..." (Hândel, that is....)
# posted by Lisbeth at: 17:09