MLT Club Member Jürgen
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My wish for the next year sounds like this:
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Guthrie Castle is more of a country house than a real castle. It was built in the village of Guthrie in County Angus, Scotland. The tower of this complex was built in the 15th century. The remaining buildings were added in the 19th century.
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What goes better with Scotland and Christmas than the song “Mull of Kintyre”? Published on November 11, 1977. Not actually a Christmas song but still a great Christmas hit wonder. The single was Wings’ biggest hit in Britain and is one of the best selling singles of all time in the United Kingdom, where it became the 1977 Christmas number one and was the first single to sell over two million copies nationwide. Thanks to Paul.
I wish everyone here a wonderful Christmas time and may your dreams come true for next year.
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Trakošćan Castle was built in the 13th century within Croatia’s northwestern fortification system, as a rather small observation fortress for monitoring the passing trade route.
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“Oj pastiri” (Oh Shepards). A traditional Croatian Christmas song. Performed by the German-Croatian band Januš.
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Liebe Mona und liebe Lisa,
I would also like to say thank you and wish you and everyone else here in the forum a wonderful Christmas time.
Viele herzliche Weihnachtsgrüße
Jürgen
PS: I brought four guys here who would also like to wish you a Merry Christmas 😀
https://youtu.be/6hYvrnJ9l5g?si=TMTh-K4mgASJ97WD
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Of course, the Palace of Versailles cannot be missing from this collection. This is the largest palace complex in Europe. Construction began in 1661. The palace was continually expanded and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Il Est Né (He is Born). A traditional French Christmas song that was published for the first time in 1862 by Jean-Romain Grosjean, Dawot Michel, and Pol Wobber, organist of the Cathedral of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, in a collection of carols entitled Airs des Noëls lorrains.
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The “Hohenwerfen” Fortress is a medieval hilltop castle in the Salzburger Land. It was built between 1075 and 1078 and further expanded in the later centuries. The castle is very popular as a film set. The movie “Where Eagles Dare” starring Richard Burton and Clint Eatswood was filmed there in 1968.
PS: Tom, the mountain landscape in Austria is also very beautiful.
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Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, the father of Wolfgang Amadeus, was an Augsburg composer who spent most of his life in Salzburg. In December 1755 he composed “The Musical Sleigh Ride”. A relaxed Christmas journey through the snowy land of pre-classical music.
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Hi Bud,
thank you for posting the video. I selected the same video clip and posted it at the beginning of the topic. Apparently the link is no longer current and the video is no longer available. That happens here sometimes with topics that are a little bit older. I actually only know the song Wanderlust from Paul McCartney’s album “Tug of War”. I’ve only seen excerpts of the movie “Give My Regards to Broad Street” so far, but I’d like to finally see it as a complete film at some point. Did you watch the entire movie? Do you like it?
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Hi Jung,
thank you for the touching feedback. Glad to hear you liked it. There are so many beautiful and interesting things to discover, foreign countries and places, the music that goes with them and of course the people who write this music. I’m always happy when I can share these impressions with other people who like it.
I wish you and everyone else here in the forum a happy new year (or at least a year that turns out the way you want).
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Hi Tom,
you’ve given me a real brain teaser. Who is “Migros” ? Then it clicked. No, no multi-lingual musical Christmas card this year, but a new adventure of Finn the Christmas elves (Weihnachtswichtel). 😀
PS: I think Leopold Mozart lived in the shadow of his famous son and was therefore not recognized as an independent musician and composer. Maybe Jung knows more about it.
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Hi Chris,
I roughly estimated how fast the vehicle you showed could be. Let’s assume that 1 reindeer power (1 RP) corresponds to 3/4 horsepower (PS or HP), then this vehicle would have around 3 horsepower. The Benz Patent Motorwagen from 1886 (see first photo), for example, had around 0.75 hp and thus briefly reached a speed of 16 km/h (9.94195555556 mph). The vehicle pulled by the reindeer should have a speed of at least 20 km/h (12.4274444444 mph). This does not take into account the weight of the driver, the current tire pressure of the wheels, the condition of the road or the general condition of the reindeer (hungry, thirsty, motivated). The vehicle may even have a top speed of 22 km/h (13.6701888889 mph). At this breathtaking speed, Santa Claus has to be careful that his hat doesn’t fly away. 😁
PS: Today’s Santa Claus likes things a little more comfortable and faster (see second photo).
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Hi Chris,
that sounds interesting. New York is famous for many things here, but we don’t really hear or see much about the churches and cathedrals there. I’ve now googled St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Nestled between skyscrapers. I think that’s typical for New York City.
Friends of mine live in Cologne. Not very far from here at all. The Christmas market at Cologne Cathedral and in Cologne’s old town is also very impressive. But I haven’t been there for many years. Many Christmas markets are very crowded today and there is always a lot of hustle and bustle there. I don’t like it as much as I used to.