If there was ever a year we needed something magical, and aligning, we all know this is the one. And that magical alignment comes tomorrow night. Tomorrow night is the solstice of winter, the longest night of the year, when our half of the Earth turns its back on the sun for as long as it can. And tomorrow night, for the first time in nearly 800 years, we’ll be able to view the “Christmas Star“, supposed to be the Star of Bethlehem, which we now know is actually a rare alignment of my second and third favorite planets, Saturn and Jupiter, as seen from my favorite, Earth. From my vantage point, I’ve been watching Saturn and Jupiter closing in on each other for weeks, and you can certainly take a peek tonight. But tomorrow night, it’s said, they kiss.
So the only Mauve Music piece I can even consider for this last month of 2020, is “O Holy Night”, my personal favorite Christmas hymn. And the only person I can even consider to sing it here is Mahalia Jackson, who sings it better than anyone else ever has or ever will.
So listen tonight, but listen and look tomorrow, after sunset. The night sky and Mahalia won’t disappoint, we won’t see this again for decades, and 2020 only has a few more days.
“A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, for yon does break a new and glorious morn . . .”
-Maude
December 20, 2020