` ^ , <2 4> ,/v\` 7*~ _ /(16) (\O/) 7*& ~ ( ^ ) /(23)'\ /7\ 7`*o *~ /*\ /!*"(1)*\ 7+~ 7(19) & ~ /(9)\ /% :(5)*\ 7 &+~ 7 ^ * ~ /+(14)\ /#(22)*& @\ 7e !+"~ 7 * (13)~ /+ j (4)\ /*% *(2)'! *\ _&_ 7(17)m"+~ 7*(15)*+* * ~ | | |#_*_,'98+\ _(x)_ /" * * #(6)*\| 10|| %_&_>(8)[__|18] 7_&_ * (20) * _&_ ()%| | | _(x)_ & _&_ # &| | | _(x)_ |11 |[//]|_|_|[__|__][_](+) |ejm|[3]<12>|(+)[21|__]|_|_| Martin Atkins' advent calendar 1998 : ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 88 ,d88 ,d 888888 88 88 ,adPPYba, MM88MMM 88 I8[ "" 88 88 `"Y8ba, 88 88 aa ]8I 88, 88 `"YbbdP"' "Y888 \/ >--< //\\ / \\ // \ /_` * _\ / \ //* + \\ /_ | _\ / -+- \ /_ | * _\ / * ' \ \ //_____ ______\ |##| \&&&&&&/ Pr59 The star on top of the Christmas tree shines bright, but there's pain and violence that the star cannot make disappear _.-._ _ -' `-._ _.- `-. _`. _.-' `-. `-_.-' '_-._ /-._ `- _,-' _.-' `-._ | `-._ _.-' _.-'`-._ _\ |_ | _.-'-._ `-,_.-' | `-._ | |-._ `-, | | `-|_ | `-. .-'| | _.-' `-|_ | | _|-' `-._ | _.|- ` ' Pr59 Kids receiving presents while others wish that at least on this special day there was peace instead of war Praseodymium 59 (Pr59) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ ad888888b, d8" "88 a8P ,d8P" a8P" a8P' d8" 88888888888 __ __ / / \ \ / | | \ / \ / \ ____/ : \___ ___/ : \___ \ / \ / \ : / \ : / ) ( ) ( / : \ / : \ /___ _ _ ___\ /___ ___\ | || | _\ _ _ __ _ _/ _ _\ /| __ |/ _` || '_ \| '_ \| || | |_||_|\__,_|| .__/| .__/ \_, | \ / |_| |_|_ |__/ \\ _ (_) _ // \\ (_) (_) (_)// (_) (_) (_)(_) (_) (_)(_) _ ___ _ _ _/ \ (_) / __|| |_ _ _ (_) ___| |_ _ __ __ _ ___ | (__ | ' \ | '_|| |(_-<| _|| ' \ / _` |(_-< \___||_||_||_| |_|/__/ \__||_|_|_|\__,_|/__/ \ / \ : / ) ( / \ /__ : ___\ \ / \ / | / /_/ dp David Palmer (dp) The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown, of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown. ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ ad888888b, d8" "88 a8P aad8" ""Y8, "8b Y8, a88 "Y888888P' * * . _/\_ . . _/\_. .) . (_. ._) . (. .)_ '.(. .) ' (. .)_\(. )/ ' "Deck the Halls" '0o0 _. gfj /*/ /*/.)`.\. /*/ |*| .) '(. |*| \*\ `\( /*/ \*\ * /*/ /*/ / / Geraldine Jones (gfj) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ .--------------. | 4th December | '--------------' __.------. __.-' `-. / `. __`. | \____ .-' J \ ) _\ `--/ / L /| .-' `-. / | | >\/.-'`---.____ \J)/ | \.-' .-. .-.`-./\ | J \|)\ /(|/ L `. / _.--. .' ___ .-. / / \ / `. / .-',-'`:\_/:._ J ( )|___ / / ' '.'.' . - .\`.`-. `-' (_\_)-' .' ' / `"' \\`.\ _.-' `-._ / ) .-' `-._ L.' | | `. | |/ __ | | | _` |(_-< \ / L _| _|\_,_|\__, |___/ L \ | / ` J ____/ \ |L / | _| ) J ( L _| _| | J | / \____| \ `\ J J _ \ | | L ) ( __/ | | _| _|(_-<_| | / | `\ _| \_,_|_| _| ___/_) \ ____.( ( ) ) ) ) ))______________________________| ------`-`-'-'`-'-''------------------------------------------ Veronica Karlsson (VK) Oh come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant. I come ye, oh come ye to Bethlehem. -- Seasons Greetings -- ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 5th December .^. .'| |`. /__| |__\ ____ /___ + ___\ .--"" "". | | | | / `. | __|_|__ | .\ ____\ \ |/'_'''_'\| .' .|_____\ \ /(( ^ | ^ ))\ / ,',8888888\ / (()) _|_ ((() / / | "6)6\ ``.____.' 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( | || | || || || | | I::I:/ /| \ I::I::I/ /8/ .^.) | || | || || // | | I:=I/ / | | I:=I=:/ /88\___\\ `-. \ \\ \ \\ || (/ / \ I::/ /I \ | I::I:( (8888o8888o-. \ `. \) \ \) \/ / /`. I:/ /:I | | I:::::\ \88888888888\ \ `._____`-._______ .' \ I/ /III | \ IIIIIII\ \88888888888\ \ [______[________] | / / / | / /88888888888/ / / / | |.'/ / .-'| \ /\ \8888888888/ /'\ | | | | / / | | / \ `88888888'.' \ \ \ / / / / | |`-. | `-._____.-' / | | \ |/ / _/ | \ .'\ | | | // /__________| |______/`. _.' \ | | | / /SSSSSSSSSSS| |SSSSSS\ `-. \ | | | / /____________/ \______\ /_\______| / \/ .' : `. _\ /\______ _\_____/_ / -._ .----. ' `\ _.'\ \ \_________] \ ____ ___._.'"-\__/ __`. ) \ / `--.__.-| |`---' \__ \ .' /`-, ) | \ ^ / `-.__`. / .' __.'`-' /`-, | \_/ `..' .' /__________.'`-' \ )_.' /__________,__/hjw Hayley Jane Wakenshaw (hjw) Good King Wenceslas looked out, On the feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, Sweet and crisp and even. ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 6th December .-----------------------------------------------------. | __ ___________________ | _________________ __ | || / / '.|.' \ \ || ||/ / ___ -= + =- \ \|| | / ******* .'|'. ___ \ | | / /-====) | ******* \ | || | / -( | (_.- )) || || / / _/ )- ) )) || || | |-( _ \_( (( || || / | \ //| _ )) ) ) || || / \ \/\/ |\\ /'-( ( || || | |\ / *** \/\/ / ) ) || || `-;./==;-' .=. \ / ( ( || || | \ _\/(_)\/_ '-;==) ) || || | \ |'---'| / ( ( || || | \ _| |_ / ) ) || || _/ | /\ /\ | ( ( || || .-/ / '=' \ ( )-. || |jgs `""---`-----` `----`----`""` || Joan Stark (jgs) I`m the fairy on top of the Christmas tree, But Christmas time is sad for me, Cos noone ever notices, the fairy on the Christmas tree! - Season's Greetings - ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 7th December Advent is one of the wonderful times in the year that there are choir concerts galore. I could never tire of this wonderful work of Britten's so I thought it would be nice to see it here in aaa. I hope you all have a chance to hear it at least once this season. |\ |\\ | \\ -----/|------------|--\-------------- //| (_) | |\ | ----//|--|----------(_)----|-----|-------- / | | _| _| ----|.'-_|---|-----------(_)---(_)--- . (_) | `-.-' ------------_|----------------------------- (_) ------------------------------------------ ( \ /\ (__ __ )(\8 |!\ / ` | ) (\8 |! )[ /\ (( __ |) ^ /` | ^ (` | )(8)( _|./ [ \/ \_|! |\ /-\ \, | /-\ ,) . \/ ) ( \/ =_ ||\ (o) (o) (o) (o) |||\ %%% %%% (o) (o) %%% (o) (o) (o) %%% ||||\{) (|v|)(|v|) %%% %%% (o)(|v|)%%% %%% %%% (|v|) ||||\/\ 'V` 'V` (|v|)(|v|)(|v|)'V`(|v|)(|v|)(|v|) 'V` (O) ||||// \ | | | | 'V` 'V` 'v` | | | | 'V` 'V` | | %%% |||/ __\| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| (|v|) |__: /\| | " " " " " " " " " " |V| |_| ejm ' ` <>>8<<>8<><>8<>8<<>>8<<>8<><<>8<>8<>>8<<>8<><>8<>8<<>>8<<>8<><<>8<>8<> Benjamin Britten A Ceremony of Carols Op. 28 (1942) 1) Procession 'Hodie Christmas' Anon 2) 'Wokum yole' Anon 3) 'There is no Rose' Anon 4a) 'That yonge Child' Anon 4b) 'Balulalow' James, John and Robert Wedderburn 5) 'As dew in Aprille' Anon 6) 'This litle Babe' Robert Southwell 7) Interlude (Harp) 8) 'In freezing winter night' Robert Southwell 9) Spring Carol William Cornish 10) 'Deo Gracias' Anon 11) Recession 'Hodie Christmas' Anon There is a good description of the piece at http://www.edu.coventry.ac.uk/music/BRITTEN.HTM ( ( ) ) ( ( )( <>>8<<>8<><>8<>8<<>>8<<>8<><<>8<>8<> V V V V V V V V I almost chose Britten's other work Saint Nicholas, Op. 42 for tenor, chorus, and orchestra because I love the part about the pickled boys being rescued by Saint Nicholas. I guess that can be for another year.... Llizard (ejm) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 8th December _ .'`_:--"""'. .-. .' ,' .---' \_ / \.-'/ / .' .-/`0\ \ /._| | | / 0\ | '-' | | \ \ |_/_, \_| '. \__/___.' \ _:-'`\.-' '. / / , `;-.\__.-;___/| / | \_.-' / | ; / , | | |/`| | ; ,__/ | / '.__ _ \____/----. jgs .-' /`` `-.__/ `.___/ Joan Stark (jgs) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 9th December .... .::\:::. ::::)`\::: :::/ /::: ::| |::: ':\_/::' /`"'-:___ | _`\ | .-. ( \ ; , , , , \_) '--' | ( |\_.'/ )`-'\__,| \_)|\_/ .`(_ / `. (| _| . '_.-'` '--. `'. | (_)_' ( /.-. `\______(_)(_)`--' ` \/ jgs _). '-. '--._ _.-' . `) : ( `-. < ) . <'-. ' .-', _'._'. '-. '.-'` )'/ \/ \( `\( `; Joan Stark (jgs) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 10th December ._o_. })^({ /_\ /^^^\ / ,o;:\ /;:"'' *\ / 7 . o\ /o* _o.;:\ /_,.;::""'`7 \ /""'` , \ / o %* _,,.\ /7 % _,,o;::""'`\ / __,,.;:""''` ^ \ /::"""''7 o o \ / & ` % _,.;::\ /_______o______,,.;::""'`___\ ' '` o'^`7`'!:hilt!o"'`^&' '' ` |:::::| |:::::| Hilton Janfield (hilt) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 11th December *error: cant find 11.txt ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 12th December oo :: :: :: .----. ..|AMC||.. ..'' ~~~~~~ ''.. .' '. .' '. ; . ..-..-..-.. . ; ;' |\/||- |( |( | '. ; ' ``-'' '' ' ` ; .' '. ; .-.. ..-...-..-.. ..-..-. ; ; | |-||( |`-. | |\/||-|`-. ; ; `-'' `' ''`-' ' ' `` '`-' ; '. .' ; ..-..-..-. ; '. '|`-|`-|)-( .' '. '`-'`-'`-' .' '. .' '.. ..' ''..........'' Lester (amc) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 13th December _ __{_}_ .'______'-. _:-' `'-: _ / _______ `\ .-' \ \.-' `'--./ .' \ \ / () ___ () \ \ \\\# || (___) | \ #\\_|| '.___.' | \___|\ \_________.--./ \\ | \ \--. \\/_________/ / `\ , .\\ /`--;`-. `-.__.'/ / _\\ ,_.' _/ \ \ / | `\ \ /` | '.___.-' \____/\ '--\____/ / \\ \ | \\ | | \\ | | \\ | \ \\ /::.:::.. jgs '.___..-.__.\\__.__.':::::::''''' Joan Stark (jgs) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 14th December .--._ ___ _/ ` `-. .' .\ \ ___ | ;`' `-. \' _ \ ;'`' _.`-. | _) | ; _.-' `. \ __/ ; .-' `.\-. `./ o___o / ` \ | .(___). \ / \ / | \ `---' \ \`--^--'/ / _ __ `.__`.___.'__.' __ _ __( \' `.""" \`-_-'\ """,' `/ )__ / <<` `. \ / (_) / / ,' '>> \ | >> : | | _ | | : << | \_<< : | _\_(_)_\_ | : >>_/ `-.__/ /-"" _[[_]]_ ""-\ \__,-' .`.__.'_.--"| (_) |"--.-`.____.'-. .'.----. `-. \ _ \ .' .;----. `. ; / ,--. \ `--.(_).' // ,--. \ \ / | | \ \ `./ // / | | `. hjw ; \ \ \ | \ ;| / / / \ ; `. `.__/ /`-. /`.__.'\ \__.' .; | .__.'`.____/ `---' \____.' `-.__.' Hayley Jane Wakenshaw (hjw) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 15th December -\ \\ \\ , ._\\ _.// .`--\|--' _ \`__|\---".' `--//|\"" //||\) _ . "_'||_.--"_' ___. \\'.-|<.-\\' .- \ .-._//_ |..\ " | | `-||\J || " \ \ . ` . || \ ) \\ |\||.= .-. `-.__. .---\_n_.-|\_.'.' __(())))).---. `---./__.-) _.--""" . `. .-"'/ //\ :_._`. `. `-" (/| /,. \\. `. .-._(\___.' (` .`)- . 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(__( `./ Hayley Jane Wakenshaw (hjw) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 17th December . .-''`````''-. . .'` ._ '. . : _.` `'. : . .-'':```''-..' : : . .' : . : .' : . : -` '- '. ( -` : . : : `. .-.|"-. ' ____ __ _ . : : : | | .' | _ \ ___ __ _ ___ ___ / _|_ _| | . : : (-'.| |.-' | |_) / _ \/ _` |/ __/ _ \ |_| | | | | . ' `' \.-| | | __/ __/ (_| | (_| __/ _| |_| | | . '. .-' | | |_| \___|\__,_|\___\___|_| \__,_|_| . 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(____ (_)____) . \;;;:''''''''''''''''':;;;/ . `'====================='` Colin J Randall (cjr) *** Happy Birthday Wishes today go to Colin Randall's Mother *** ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 18th December o . \ /^\ /_\ )) /|\ |Q| .--#--------. //|\\ .-----' '-----. /_[Toy Store]_\ o //|\\ /____[SCHOOL]___\ |+----+ .-. | -(^)- ///|\\\ __O/_O_\O__ | [] .-.-. [] | ..|+----+ |*| |...(^)..///|\\\.....(^)(^)(^)...| | | | |.. ldb SheDragon/Spirit of the Night (ldb) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 19th December |=======================SEASONS===GREETINGS======================| | \ / | | *~o) )_ )_ )_ )_ - * - | | |`--) , ,_) ,_) ,_) ,_/ / \ | | ``^^^`` /~\ /~\ /~\ /~\ | | | | / / / | | | \ / (( (( (( -+- | | - * - .-#------. .-#-----. .------#-. | | | /|\ /__________\ /_________\ /__________\ /-\ | |__//|\\____| [] [] |____| [] [] |____| [] [] |___/---\___ldb__| -- Happy Birthday SheDragon!!! -- SheDragon (Laura) (ldb) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 20th December _.. %&889. ___ `&96&8 &&&&&. `6889' ,`. &&&& `. `._. &&&& .,-"`--' `--&&&& , " `. , ` : . , :. `-. ( .: .' . .' `-'`/`, .' , ": \\, ,/\_.' ; :_ " __;===' ; """"""' : : : : : __ __ : ., ; : | \/ | ___ _ __ _ __ _ _ : :: : ; | |\/| |/ _ \ '__| '__| | | | : ;: : : | | | | __/ | | | | |_| | : :: : ; ____ _ |_| |_|\___|_| |_| \__, | ; :; : : / ___| |__ _ __(_)___| |_ _ __ |___/ __ _ ___ : :; : : | | | '_ \| '__| / __| __| '_ ` _ \ / _` /___| : :: : : | |___| | | | | | \__ \ |_| | | | | | (_| \__ \ : :: : : \____|_| |_|_| |_|___/\__|_| |_| |_|\__,_|___/ :____::____: : `..' '..' """ -AND DON'T FORGET TO GIVE YOUR FRIENDS A WARM HUG! Maija 'DiamonDie' Haavisto (mh) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ `,/`\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/`\. ,o\d/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,b/o. `,/` __ ___ __ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ ___ `.\` ,o\ | \ |_ /__\ | |__| of | |\ | |\ | / \ / |_ |\ | | /o. `,/` |_/ |__ | | | | | an _|_ | \| | \| \_/ \__ |__ | \| | `.\` ,o\ /o. `,/`,o\`/,o\`,o\`/,o\`,o\`/,o\`,o\`/,o\`,o\`/,o\`,o\`/,o\`,o\`/,o\`,o\`.\` ,o\ /o. `,/` I went to a party Mom, and remembered what you said. `.\` ,o\ You told me not to drink Mom, so I drank soda instead. /o. `,/` I really felt proud inside Mom, just like you said I would. `.\` ,o\ I didn't drink and drive Mom, although others said I should. /o. `,/` `.\` ,o\ I know I did the right thing Mom, I know you are always right. /o. `,/` Now the party is finally ending Mom, as everyone's driving `.\` ,o\ out of sight. /o. `,/` As I got into my car Mom, I knew I'd get home in one piece. `.\` ,o\ Because of the way you raised me, so responsible and sweet. /o. `,/` `.\` ,o\ I started to drive away Mom, but as I pulled out onto the road, /o. `,/` The other car didn't see me Mom, it hit me like a load. `.\` ,o\ As I lay here on the pavement Mom, I hear the policeman say, /o. `,/` The other guy is drunk Mom, and now I'm the one to pay. `.\` ,o\ /o. `,/` I'm lying here dying Mom, I wish you'd get here soon. `.\` ,o\ How could this happen to me Mom? My life just burst like a /o. `,/` balloon. `.\` ,o\ There is blood all around me Mom, and most of it is mine. /o. `,/` I hear the medic say Mom, I'll die in a short time. `.\` ,o\ /o. `,/` I just wanted to tell you Mom, I swear I didn't drink. `.\` ,o\ It was the others Mom. The others didn't think. /o. `,/` He was probably at the same party as I. `.\` ,o\ The only difference is he drank, and I will die. /o. `,/` `.\` ,o\ Why do people drink Mom? It can ruin your whole life. /o. `,/` I'm feeling sharp pains now. Pains just like a knife. `.\` ,o\ The guy who hit me is walking Mom, I don't think it's fair. /o. `,/` I'm lying here dying and all he can do is stare. `.\` ,o\ /o. `,/` Tell my brother and my sister not to cry Mom. `.\` ,o\ Tell Daddy to be brave. /o. `,/` And when I go to Heaven Mom, put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave. `.\` ,o\ Someone should have told him Mom, not to drink and drive. /o. `,/` If only they had told him Mom, I would still be alive. `.\` ,o\ /o. `,/` My breath is getting shorter Mom, I am getting very scared. `.\` ,o\ Please don't cry for me Mom, when I needed you, /o. `,/` you were always there. `.\` ,o\ I have one last question Mom, before I say good-bye. /o. `,/` I didn't drink and drive Mom, so why am I the one to die? `.\` ,o\ /o. `,/`\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/*\o/`\. ,o\d`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/,\`/b/o. Hilton Janfield (hilt) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 22nd December _\/_ /\ . . . V. .V . '. ..o o . ' . . V . . V . o V. .'o ' '''''.. ' V . ' V ' o'V .' '''_'''' o __|_|__ \ / \___/ mga Martin Atkins (mga) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 23rd December _.-"""-. .' \ `\ .' .-' '. _ | /.__ ) C, ^ \ .' `'-. ( ;-.-' / '. ) | / \ / _., ; . ';-"`;_.'\ | '. \ | / .* ** *, |___ `'-..___.|__/--' * .--. * | ```"""-----'/ '*/_ _`\*'`\ )"""----....___.; _.`.|^.^ ?;` .' .' '.`'. .;-.-'\_- /-.',( / '. \ /_.' ;.| |'--....___ ___..--` \ .;' .-' .; L.._ __ ```` __..-' /; / `.' / ;._`__````""--""`` \ .'( _.'`.' /` 7 | ``""";--.._ | /`,'`'"".`"` '.' .' | 7 | | `' | \__.` '. _`;.' .' \__| .--'._; / |_`""-'` | .' \__/` jgs `'-.___.; .-; `\...._/-' {_}-' \ \ `-.._ | / `"-' Joan Stark (jgs) ____ ____ ____ _ _ ____ ____ _ _____ _ _____ / _ \/ ___\/ _\/ \/ \ / _ \/ _ \/ \ |\/ __// \ /|/__ __\ | / \|| \| / | || | | / \|| | \|| | //| \ | |\ || / \ | |-||\___ || \__| || | | |-||| |_/|| \// | /_ | | \|| | | \_/ \|\____/\____/\_/\_/ \_/_\|\____/\__/__\____\\_/__\| \_/ / _\/ _ \/ \ / __// \ /|/ _ \/ _ \/ __\ | / | / \|| | | \ | |\ ||| | \|| / \|| \/| | \__| |-||| |_/\| /_ | | \||| |_/|| |-||| / \____/\_/ \|\____/\____\\_/ \|\____/\_/ \|\_/\_\ 24th December Christmas Eve * | . * | * / \ \|/ ( ) * - - -*- - - * ____| |____ /|\ | | * | * _______ | |__ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "Oh, Little Town of Bethlahem" | | | |__ ___| ____ ___________| | | |__| |___| | | | | | |___| | | | | | _|_ | | // * \\ | | // \\ | //|| ||\\ | _ || || gfj | \"'/_._.''--'//'-\'/..-'".- Geraldine Jones (gfj) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Veronica Karlsson's Ascii art advent calendar 1998 : (all pictures by VK, initials added by me a:f) 1 December Snow _____O /_ / |o\ /_ \_.-. ) (_| ` //|/ |\ //.' .' | (__.-'___| _.-------.__ // / / / _.---' `---._ /`-// / (_ ` `-. .'' ) / _|_|\__\ `-'__.'__(___|__)_)__ VK 2 December More snow /##\ /##\ \##/ \##/ .------------. |.----------.| _ || /..\ || _ ( \|| | __ |||/ ) \_||_____/__\_||_/ / \ ----.__ _ ___ _\ \ `----._ | _|__ `--._| .-' `-._ \ .' .' `-._ | / / .' `-. | / / - `. /.-' ' ' `. \-' VK 3 December Who has been here? .- _ (_.-' .- _. . (_.-' (_.' . (_.' .- _ (_.-' .- _ . (_.-' (_.' . (_.' VK 4 December Skate _________ L (>'} L (>{) | (>\`- | (>|` | (>| L (>\ J <\ | <`. J '<`-._ L______ '< `-. \ | `-. | \__| `-._______.'_ __) (_______) (_) (_) } |_____________________} VK A pair of skates _________ ___L_____ (>'} L (>'}>{) L (>{)>\`- | (>\`-|` | (>|`>| | (>|(>\ L (>\ <\ J <\ <`. | <`. '<`-._ J '<`-._'< `-. L______ '< `-. | \ |_`-. |_.'_ \__| (__`-._______.'_ ) } __) (_______) (_) (_) }_} |_____________________} VK 5 December Reindeer /)/)/) /).-') ////((.'_.--' .(\(\(\ n/(/.')_ . ((((_/ .' .-`))))))) `-._ ('.' \`(\ (_._ ` ( `. (/ | \ ( `-.\ `-. \ `-. / `.`. \ \ `.`. | / /) \ \ | L `.`._. ||_ (() `.\ ) F (`._ `. < .'.-' \`-._____ || .' / `(\`._.._(\(\)_.'.'-------------.___ `-.(`._ `-./ / _.' .' (.-.| \_`.__.-< `. . .-' `-. _> `-._((`.__.-'_.-' (.--' ' | \ \ /| \.-./ |\ `-. _.'>.___,-'`. 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(_\___() ()___/_) (_\___() ()___/_) (_\___() ()___/_) (_____._|_._____) VK 9 December Feeding the birds `. |& & & & | |##| | _ | '/ _.-.-' \| & & & &| |##| | `-._ --._____ ( \__ | ' | .'.' """""| & & & &| |##| | ' _ | `-''-._ __ | |'.' |& & & & | |##| | (o> / \ `-.`| ( ' / | &,& &,&| |##| | / ) /d8b\ _ \ | |&/(--'( | |##| | /' `(88888) | ` | | |/ `-' `-'| |##| | ' | )'| | _|_/____)___)_| |##| | |' | | ________________|##| | | ( | ###################| | | ' | ###################| | | | ###################| | _ | ) | ###################| | / .' / _| | |_ ||(_)/ // _|__ \ /6\ \ \ | / / C '-' | |_ . _(_-< / /_> _|_ | \ < \ \ | | /(_/____/ | |_ _/ _//_/(_)____| > ) \ \ | |/ ( .-. ) \ |_|_| || .' \____\_)\ | O / / \ \ \____________________ _.' 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(_) `. \ _ sSSSSS o\ ( )/ | / /|| ||\ \ ___/ ___SSSSS _= ___\__/_____\______(__/_|| ||_\__)[___]_ --.SSSS`< || || | | `. | __ | || || | .-. \ .. | ( \ || || |--/ \ \ ))\ | | | ||_________|| | `-. \ \ /@ \ | | /(|_________|)\ ___|___ \ (`&< `--------' | | ||| ||| | | ___|___) | _`. | | ||| ||| | || || | ( `' | | ||| | ||| | || || \ `--/ ______( / | |_||| |||_| | || || | | / .' > \ < .-' ||==-=-==|| `-. _/||._||_._.\_._(_/_._._.(_/(_/_(____||_._._._||____)_._._._ VK 26 December Snowmobile ___ .' \ | .--.| |(`--'| /\`'`'|_ / `::' `. / \ | | | \ _ \ \_ | .\__.--' \ .----|\ `---<\// | \ |`+'_| `.___|._./\| | \ `.|' |' \ `| | \ _/ `.( ))---/`-.__|_.--'--`. ((_ /\ .' `-/._ `. `-._ `-._ /\\`-./\ >-' / `-.`-. `-. _.---\ ` '__`_-( (-._ .J_ `-.`-. | (##) >. ` // \\ )_ `-.F `-.__ `-.`. |__.--' \ ` `\_//`'._`-.J `--.__ `-`. _.-) ' `--.__`-| `-.__>----'.-' `--`--.__ _.-')__.-'``. .-. `--._.-'-'"" ``._//_)) ` ` --'--\\ ._ ` ` _____.' ' `-.`- \\ //)\ ' ' `-._ .' .' 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