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...bumps into a freshly butchered pig. 'The sight of Ned smacking himself with a slab of shoat struck Zeke as hilarious . . . Zeke's funny bone was easily tickled, and when he had downed a quart or two of whiskey, he found plenty to laugh about.' Yee-haw. "If Noel Coward could have written such scenes," notes Skow, "he might have made something of himself...
...Christmas tree is a secular symbol of the season. There wasn't a glimmering pine tree beside the manger on the first Noel, just as there wasn't a bunny hiding eggs in the tomb on Easter morning. There's a lovely story about a lost woodcutter led home by fairies placing lights on trees, and the evergreens could be a pagan tradition incorporated into seasonal preparations, but nothing holy is involved. For that reason, Christmas trees do not deserve protection as religious symbols...
...Dutch band Flairck. Even the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos have a seasonal CD: Christmas Chants (Jade). Still, some of the best holiday music is all-American--Jazz for Joy (Verve), with Abbey Lincoln and others; Blessed Quietness (Atlantic), with pianist Cyrus Chestnut; and Just Say Noel (Geffen), with alternative rocker Beck and jazz rappers the Roots...
...NOEL NAUGHTON (R) District 1 (Chicago--South and southwest sides...
...firm that brings overseas visitors to the U.S., Irwin-Hentschel also shows America to the children of South Central L.A., many of whom have never left the economically depressed neighborhood. More than 100 teens have taken free 15-day cross-country bus tours operated by the Noel Foundation; 150 more have gone on shorter trips. "The difference in these kids after 15 days," says Irwin-Hentschel, "is remarkable...