We are leaving the Caribbean and heading for Renaissance England. I love this carol for its haunting beauty, its very unmodern harmonies, and for its counterweight to the sicky sweetness of so much of our contemporary Christmas celebrations. What other carol do you know of that tackles the Massacre of the Innocents? The darkness is held up to emphasize the brilliance of the light, which broke into a dark world with a much higher purpose than inspiring tinsel and candy canes.
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This week's New York Times Bestsellers (August 24th)
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In hardcover:
Carissa Broadbent's *The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk* debuts at number 1.
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