Full disclosure: while I have, of course, read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, I've never read The Silmarillion or Unfinished Tales. I feel like I should, but don't have time right now and, quite probably, if I did read them before watching the first season of Rings of Power, I'd end up hating the show even worse than I presently fear I will. So here I go, despite the fact that I have a bad feeling about this. I'll let you know how I make out.
Okay, I've waited for the fuss to die down a bit, but now I'm going to make an attempt at watching The Rings of Power. I'm not really looking forward to it... in fact, I'm kind of dreading it because I'm pretty sure it's going to be crap. Though I'd be quite happy if I was to discover that it wasn't a trash fire- I don't want to hate it. Full disclosure: while I have, of course, read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, I've never read The Silmarillion or Unfinished Tales. I feel like I should, but don't have time right now and, quite probably, if I did read them before watching the first season of Rings of Power, I'd end up hating the show even worse than I presently fear I will. So here I go, despite the fact that I have a bad feeling about this. I'll let you know how I make out.
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Well, the concert was amazing; full of wonderful music, great dancing, and a lot of laughter... as well as a few tears. I'm so glad we went. The format was very simple- the songs and music done by the three sisters- Maureen, Karen, and Teresa- their pianist, and banjo/ other instrument playing accompanist. They also told stories about Christmases growing up in Newfoundland, both humorous and touching. The Diaga Irish Dancers, a Halifax troupe: One of the songs which elicited tears was Tiny Trinkets, which Maureen wrote after the death of their father, about putting up the family Christmas tree and the memories associated with all of the different ornaments: The tears were quickly chased away by laughter as Karen recited a poem she had written about a winter in their childhood when she and Maureen decided to use their sister Teresa's shiny new snow suit- with her in it- as a sled on the coasting hill, resulting in disaster (and a broken leg). The show was a great mix of sentimental Christmas songs and upbeat fun ones, of traditional favourites and more modern ones, and just an all-around good time. It was a great start to the Christmas season. To end off, here's an example of one of their more upbeat numbers, Hey There, Snowflake! also written by Maureen:
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