76. Season’s Greetings – Beannachtaí an tSéasúir!
Season’s Greetings – Beannachtaí an tSéasúir (in Irish Gaelic) – to all. I hope that, like Father Christmas, this has been a joyful time for you to share your love with those around you. As the Celtic saying goes, “Heaven and earth are only three feet apart, but in thin places that distance is even shorter.” May this day find you in such a place.
Father Christmas, A Thin Place in Ireland, c. 1912
(is that a Patent Pipe I see sticking out of his bag?)
I have four blog notes in the pipeline, but December has been a busy month for the Peterson book, as we’re laboring to complete the third and final part by the new year. Don’t know yet if we’ll make it, but we’re getting close. After that, some minor appendices, the preface and the index. . . and it’s done.
We fully expect the book to be released in 2018, so much so that I’m presenting an illustrated lecture, “What Pipemen Don’t Know About Peterson,” at the Chicagoland Show on Friday night, May 4, in the McCardle Suite. Craig Cobine tells me it’s a smoking room, so if you can make it, bring your Pete. My co-author Gary Malmberg will be there for questions & answers afterwards, and our layout & design artist will be there to take care of the digital end of things so you can see some of the visual goodies she’s put together for the book.
To each of the blogs readers in the 119 countries across the globe – Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Duit – Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Buon Natale
Feliz Navidad
Joyeux Noel
Gesëebende Kersfees
Een Plesierige Kerfees
Gezur Krislinjden
Rehus-beal-ledeats
I’d milad said oua sana saida
Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Feliz Navidad Y felices año Nuevo
Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Selamat Hari Natal
Heughliche Winachten un ‘n moi Nijaar
Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Shuvo Naba Barsha
Vesele Vanoce
Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito
Feliz Navidad
Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
Gun Tso Sun Tan’Gung Haw Sun
Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo
Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Pace e salute
Rot Yikji Dol La Roo
Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Sretan Bozic
Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Glædelig Jul
Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak
Mo’adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Rehus-Beal-Ledeats
Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
Gajan Kristnaskon
Ruumsaid juulup|hi
Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar
Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
Maligayan Pasko
Hyvaa joulua
Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn
Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
Bo Nada
Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhat ùr!
Nadolig Llawen
Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu
Kala Christouyenna!
Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Mele Kalikimaka
Shub Naya Baras
Mithag Crithagsigathmithags
Selamat Hari Natal
Nollaig Shona Dhuit, o Nodlaig mhaith chugnat
Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut, Ojenyunyat osrasay
Gledileg Jol
Buon Natale o Buone feste natalizie e Buon Anno nuovo
Natale hilare et Annum Faustum
Prieci’gus Ziemsve’tkus un Laimi’gu Jauno Gadu!
Linksmu Kaledu
Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto
Sreken Bozhik
Selamat Hari Natal
LL Milied Lt-tajjeb
Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
Meri Kirihimete
Shub Naya Varsh
Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Merry Keshmish
God Jul o Gledelik Jul
Pulit nadal e bona annado
Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast
Bon Pasco
Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu
Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha
En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo
Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie
Boas Festas e Feliz Natal
Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn
Sarbatori vesele
Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom
Hristos se rodi
Buorrit Juovllat
La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou
Nollaig chridheil huibh
Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Vesele Vianoce o Sretan Bozic. A stastlivy Novy Rok
Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto
God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År
Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon
Sawadee Pee Mai
Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Froehliche Weihnachten
Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech
Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Srozhdestvom Kristovym
Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
Chung Mung Giang Sinh
E ku odun, e ku iye ‘dun
Cestitamo Bozic
From 100 Years Ago:
The Irish Times, December 8, 1917