There are two carols I like to reserve for the last two nights of Advent … t’other is Silent Night in a German square. Both are serious plus joyful as well, colourful … the singer today is known as coloratura.

This is especially poignant today as I just had a letter from Amfortas’s son … still holding on but slipping … going to happen to us all. His son said that Chris had mentioned me quite a few times. Amfortas was a Catholic Knight, so this below would be right up his street I’m thinking. Prayers as requested please patrons.

One departs … a child is born. Makes a person think. Chris Rea yesterday.