Winter Solstice and Holiday Cheer
Good morning and welcome to your weekend.
Today we celebrate the Winter Solstice and anticipate the Holiday of Christmas. I can remember when I was a child I used to write greeting cards that had Yuletide written on them. I also remember asking my mother about Seasons Greetings. What it meant and why would it be used.
She explained, if you wish to give a holiday greeting to a stranger, but you did not know what holiday they celebrated it would be polite to say “seasons greetings”. “It was a sign of respect”, she said. Today people get so up in arms about people who say “Happy Holidays”. These are not statements of war against your beliefs, these statements are signs of openness and welcoming the existence of those who believe different than you.
Happy Holidays to each and everyone.
Walk in Peace,
Tall Feathers
Show archive
Playlist
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Felipe Rose, “Lakota Sioux Prayer (with Mark Langenfeld)”
from Red Hawk Woman
Tomahawk Records - 2004
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Alice Gomez, “On a Cold Winter's Night”
80-Minutes of Music/Talking Taco Music - 2005
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Kenneth Little Hawk, “Penobscot Song of the Stars (traditional)”
from The Great Mystery
Kenneth Little Hawk - 2001
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R. Carlos Nakai, Will Clipman & William Eaton, “Sonoran Twilight”
from Red Wind
Canyon Records - 1998
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Rhonda Head, “Silent Night in Cree”
from Christmas Time is Coming, Vol. 1 - EP
2439665 Records DK - 2021
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Soulfood, “Wayob”
from Prophecy: A Hearts of Space Native American Collection
Hearts of Space Records - 1999
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Wolfsheart, “Snow Falling in Silence”
from Wolf Moon Rising
GI Records - 2012
Native - Heart Category
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Nellie Youpee & Ruth Short Bull, “The Enemy Came As a Wolf”
Makoché Music - 1999
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Steven Rushingwind, “Ceremonial Fires”
from Rushingwind, Keeper of Secrets: Native Flute
High Spirits Flutes - 2018
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Peter Phippen, “O Christmas tree”
from Christmas Music Makers: A Cool Yule, Vol. 1
Meritage Music - 2015
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Alice Gomez, “Twilight Skies”
80-Minutes of Music/Talking Taco Music - 1998
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Cherokee National Youth Choir, “Rudolph the Red Nose Riendeer”
from Comfort & Joy
Cherokee Nation - 2006
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Wolfsheart, “A Christmas Lullaby”
from Wolf Moon Rising
GI Records - 2012
Performed on the Reservation
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R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman, “Sun Path”
from Dancing Into Silence
Canyon Records - 2009
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Warscout, “Winter Round Dance Land”
from Red Christmas - a Round Dance Christmas Celebration
Canyon Records - 2006
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Becky Thomas, “Huron Carol”
from Huron Carol (feat. Becky Thomas) - Single
Turtle Island Music - 2011
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