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My annual W.H. Auden tradition for 12th night.

My annual W.H. Auden tradition for 12th night.

by Kurt Knecht | Jan 5, 2017 | Uncategorized

On the 12th day of Christmas, I always read this poem from the end of Auden’s Christmas Oratorio. It seems especially good this year. Incidentally, the oratorio was never set, so if a composer is looking for an 8 hour work to write, look up the tome that is the...

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