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I’ve gathered some images, sacred and sublime, to scroll through as you listen to Charlotte Church sing “O Holy Night“, one of my favorite Christmas carols.
I love this song, not only for the haunting melody and beautiful lyrics, but also because night has always seemed holy to me.
When I walk out beneath the stars on a cold or balmy night, I’m awestruck by such beauty and mystery and magnificence. I feel humbled and incredibly grateful, as if witnessing the hand of the divine writ large across the sky.
The images below are my gift to you. They reflect what this season is all about for me, a sense of the sacred and sublime–scenes of the birth of Christ and families celebrating Christmas.
Photos of spectacular sunsets and winter wonderlands–nature in all her glory.
And finally, images of an infinite universe stretching out and wrapping about the earth as if we were a holy gift just waiting to be unwrapped.
Enjoy!
Walters – The Adoration of the Shepherds
Peter Paul Rubens – The Adoration of the Magi
Raphaels Geburt
Paul Gauguin – Christmas Night (The Blessing of the Oxen)
Attributed to Carel Fabritius
Heilige_Familie_und_Hirten_im_Stal
From Christmas throughout Christendom – The Christmas Tree
Viggo Johansen – A Christmas Story
Waiting for Father Christmas – Theodor Hildebrandt
Glorious Sunset
Winter Wonderland
A White Christmas
Blackbirds flock at Nightfall
Image 13
Frosty Trees in Winter Wonderland
Cosmic Skies over Bali
Northern Lights over Greenland
Stars trailing through the night
Earth Rises in the Night
Hubble_Directly_Observes_Planet_Orbiting_Fomalhaut
Night Mist as seen by Hubble
Cartwheel Galaxy
Star_birth_in_Messier_83_(captured_by_the_Hubble_Space_Telescope)
Orion as seen by Hubble
The Milky Way Galaxy
Our home Earth wrapped up in the Milky Way Galaxy
Deborah J. Brasket 
I love the way you led us to the sublime images of space – what works of art indeed- A merry Christmas.to you
Thank you, Valerie. Merry Christmas to you too!
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Hi Deborah,
I like the way that you put this post together with the video and the images to scroll through. You’ve left ample room for our minds to wander as we take in the splendor of the season and the world around us. Nicely done.
Thank you, Ray. I had fun putting this together.
A fabulous post dear Deborah! Sublimely beautiful. A generous gift of uplifting sound and marvelous visuals. Thank you.
I’m so glad you liked it, Victoria. Means so much.
I thought you had me at the birds flocking but then the sunset took my breath away, the moon.. and on my mind traveled. Charlotte has one of those voices that stops a person in their tracks. Happy Holiday, Deborah. Happy writing.
I know! They took my breath away too. And Charlotte’s voice just melts me.
I don’t even know what to say. Those were sublime images.
It was so much fun hunting for and finding just the right images to go with this post. So glad you enjoyed.
Oh what an exquisite mix of art and nature.!
Thank you!
Deborah, I’ve nominated you for the “Blog of the Year” Award. To see the nomination, visit the post: /anotherlovelyday.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/thank-you/. I hope you have a wonderful new year!
~ Sandy
Thank you, Sandy. Your recognition and support means so much to me. A wonderful New Years to you too.
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Wow! Amazing photographs…I absolutely LOVE the ones with the blackbirds. Gorgeous. I agree with you about the night…something so ethereal there. I love going to the beach at night, and just staring out at the blackness of the ocean, the moonlit path on the water. I always feel just the slightest bit frightened, but somehow that is what makes it all the more invigorating.
Yes, moonlit path on water–love that! So glad you stopped by and left a comment.
” Images of an infinite universe stretching out and wrapping about the earth as if we were a holy gift just waiting to be unwrapped.” So beautifully described. Thank you for these breathtaking gifts.
I don’t know how I missed this glorious tribute to beauty, Deborah! Charlotte is rather incredible, isn’t she?
Yes, she is! I love listening to her–especially this song.
What a glorious collection! And “O Holy Night” is my favorite Christmas carol. I hadn’t heard her version. I like Josh Groban’s best, I think. Thanks for a real treat for the eyes, Deborah.
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Beautiful!! I love it