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My Mistletoe

11/15/2017

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This video was taken at a rehearsal for the performance on Christmas eve, 2015. I originally wrote it in 2008 as a way of voicing my opposition to Proposition 8, which sought to ban same-sex marriages in California. The song has become something of a local favorite... played on the public radio station here during the Christmas season for the past few years. It is actually a song that opposes all silly prohibitions against marriage by people who love each other. These prohibitions can, of course, be against people of the same sex or different races, religions, creeds, castes, social classes, or nationalities. My chosen daughter, Leslie Collie, is singing. This marked the first time she and I have performed together! Go to jazzicalmusic.com to view and download the score and parts. Here are the lyrics:

My Mistletoe

If I had one wish this Christmas it would be that everyone who
Loved each other could marry when they grow up.
There are many colors of the rainbow, and God made
Each one perfect, like bulbs on a Christmas tree.
When I see people holding hands and kissing each other
I feel how the love of God flows through us.
Who wants to stop this flow of love on Christmas Day, in any way?
Why tell me who to kiss under my mistletoe?
If I had one wish this Christmas it would be that everyone who
Loved each other could marry when they grow up.
If I had one wish this Christmas we'd marry when we love one another.
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    This blog is a place where many of the confluences of my life can be shared. I am, at the core, a creative person. I approach everything from that basis... whether composing symphonies, playing the cello, being a serial entrepreneur, writing sermons and essays, flying airplanes, or creating software apps. I am deeply passionate about creativity, issues of social justice, and spiritual enrichment. These are fundamental to everything I do. Welcome to my journey! 

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