Friday...

A musical Advent... Day 13

the_winterwitch sent me some information about today, which is St. Lucia's Day.  I confess that my only knowledge of Santa Lucia comes from the old Andy Griffith episode that centered on their little choir's travails in performing the traditional song. But here are some videos that will hopefully enlighten all of us who aren't familiar with the traditions, and add a bit to the celebration for those who do keep it each year:

( Video links provided by Winterwitch! Thank you! )

In the midst of The Hobbit: DoS hoopla....

...comes a very nice article commemorating the 10th anniversary of the release of ROTK:

http://screenrant.com/lord-of-rings-trilogy-top-10-scenes-battles-characters-moments/