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30 December 2023

Walking. ABQ and DAL.
Stretching. Louisville.
Fairytale of New York – The Pogues
I Believe in Father Christmas – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Rebel Jesus – The Chieftains & Jackson Browne
Torches – Robin Stapleton, Michael George & BBC Philharmonic
Once in Royal David’s City – The Rhos Orpheus Male Choir
Silent Night – Peter Mayer
What Child Is This – Ed Ames
The Holy and the Ivy – Robin Stapleton, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael George, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Coventry Cathedral Choir & Lichfield Cathedral Choir
Holiday Time in New Orleans – The Dukes of Dixieland
God with Us – The Many
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Black Violin
Mary Had a Baby – Little Windows
Jesus Ahatonnia – Bruce Cockburn
We Are Christmas – Spelman Glee Club
I Wonder as I Wander – Joanne Shenandoah
Veni Emmanuel – Turtle Island String Quartet
The Seven Joys of Mary – King’s College Choir
The Unbroken Thread – Jay Unger & Molly Mason
Silent Night – Over the Rhine
The Time Is Approaching – Eileen Ivers
I Saw Three Ships – The Piano Guys
The First Snowfall – R. Carlos Nakai & William Eaton

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29 December 2023

Stretching. Albuquerque.
Happy Second Birthday, Lucy!!
Cut the Cake – John McCutcheon
Sesame Street – Elmo
The People in Your Neighborhood – Sesame Street’s Bob & The Sesame Street Anything Muppets
We Shall Be Known – MaMuse, feat. Thrive
Unafraid – Matthew Black
Change the World – Gabrielle, Elmo, Rosita, Tamir & Sesame Street’s Charlie
Don’t Be Afraid – Chorus Pro Musica, Alison Adam, John Bell & William Chin
Sweet Slumber – David Asheba Wilson
The Hurting Times – Barnaby Bright
God with Us – The Many
Coat of Many Colors – Dolly Parton
My Girl – The Temptations
Dancing in the Street – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
How Sweet It Is – Marvin Gaye
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
Boomer Sooner – The University of Oklahoma Marching Band
Blue Is the Colour – Chelsea Football Club
Elmo’s Song – Elmo, Big Bird & Snuffleupagus
Wheels on the Bus – Gracie’s Corner
Dinosaur Song – Gracie’s Corner
Circle of Life – Carmen Twillie & Lebo M
Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Po La’i E/Silent Night – C. Pueo Pata, Leimana Abenes

Happy Birthday Lucy

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28 December 2023

Walking. Ancestral Sites Trail. Pecos National Historical Park. Stretching.
Silent Night – Idina Menzel
Happy Christmas – John Lennon
I Believe in Father Christmas – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Rebel Jesus – The Chieftains and Jackson Browne
Cry of a Tiny Babe – Bruce Cockburn
Simple Praise – Joanie Madden
Shepherd’s Rocking Carol – Philip Aaberg
The First Noel – Mahalia Jackson
First Noel – Leslie Odom, Jr.
In the Stillness – The Many
Fireside Ki Ho’alu – George Kuo
What Child Is This – Trace Bundy
All We Like Sheep – Sutherland/Bumbry/Mckellar/Ward/Sir Adrian Boult
Of the Father’s Love Begotten – Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet

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27 December 2023

Some slow walking. Stretching. Albuquerque.
Unless otherwise noted, all songs by The Smothers Brothers.
Rest in peace, Tommy. Thank you.
Give Peace a Chance – The Plastic Ono Band
Pretoria
Tom Dooley
Chocolate
Laredo
Daniel Boone
Gnus
Crabs Walk Straight
Jenny Brown
The Military Lovers
Mediocre Fred
Mom Always Liked You Best
You Can Call Me Stupid
I Talk to the Trees
Hangman
Cabbage
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
You Didn’t Come In

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23 December 2023

Inside walk.
We Are Christmas – Spelman Glee Club
God Rest Ye, Merry Jazzmen – Bill Carter and The Presbybop Quartet
Variations on Pachelbel’s Canon – Ed Gerhard
We Three Kings – The Rhos Orpheus Male choir
O Holy Night – Darlene Silversmith
A Star in the East – Harry Belafonte
Silent Night – Rod Stewart
The First Noel – Tracy Scott Silverman & Thea Suits-Silverman
Where Is the Light – Peter Mayer
In This World – The Many
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – Karla Bonoff
Cry of a Tiny Babe – Bruce Cockburn
The Bushes of Jerusalem – Tommy Sands
Trepak from “The Nutcracker” – Modern Mandolin Quartet

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21 October 2023

Walking. Germantown.
Stretching. Gym in the Apartment.
When They Ring the Golden Bells – Natalie Merchant
Tana’ke – Jana
Shiver Me Timbers – Belle Midler
Renegade – Styx
The Tower of Cirith Ungol – Howard Shore
A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
Broken Clocks – SZA
Crystal Canyon – R. Carlos Nakai
Tears of Rage – The Band
Scooter Boys – Indigo Girls
Harbor Lights – Bruce Hornsby
Boogie on Reggae Woman
Good Hair – Outast
Soldier’s Song – The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

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15 October 2023

Walking. Stretching. Germantown.
Latin American Heritage Month.
Good Morning Aztlan – Los Lobos
Vida – Ruben Blades
Ice al Hielo – La Santa Cecilia
Almost Like Praying – Lin-Manuel Miranda, feat. Artists for Puerto Rico
El Derecho De Vivir En Paz – Victor Jara
Llueve sobre la ciudad – Los Bunkers
Patria Querida – Los Guaracheros De Oriente
Ghosts of Houston Street – Raye Zagora
Dime Mi Amour – Los Lonely Boys
Agua Que Va Caer
Luna Grande – Los Vikingos Del Norte
El Baile de los Que Sobran – Los Prisioneros
Yo Soy Baricua – Taino
A La Huella – Suni Paz
Ignorantes – Bad Bunny & Sech
Los Dos Gallos – Los Miserables
El Gatillo – Calexico

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28 August 2023

Walking. Minimal jogging. Germantown. Hand weights. Core work. Stretching.
Emmett Till murdered.
U.S. Open begins.
The Death of Emmett Till – Bob Dylan
My Name Is Emmett Till – Emmylou Harris
Emmett’s Ghost – Eric Bibb, feat. Ron Carter
The Ballad of Emmett Till – Red River Dave McEnery
The Death of Emmett Till, Pt. 1 – The Ramparts
The Death of Emmett Till, Pt. 2 – The Ramparts
The Death of Emmett Till – Ben Williams
Inner City Blues – Marvin Gaye
What Can One Little Person Do> – Janice Buckner
Evergreen – Ryan Beatty
Who’s That Knocking at My Door? – Dreadful Snakes
Alright – Hugh Masakela
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys – Willie Nelson
Honor the Magic – Earth, Wind & Fire
Still Thrives This Love – k.d. lang
U.S. Open Tennis – Keith Mansfield
A Little Game of Tennis – Carol Channing
Hey There Andy Murray – Far In Jim
Davis Cup – Jackie McLean
Serena Williams – Derek Pope
Roger Federer – The Mass
Rafa Nadal, Numero Uno – Sito Abalos
I’m Ready – Wyclef Jean
Tennis Elbow – Sky Sailing
Love Forty Down – Frank Turner
The Ballad of Bjorn Borg – Pernice Brothers
Tennis Court – Lourde

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27 August 2023

The comeback begins?
Walking. Germantown. Hand weights. Core work. Stretching.
For You – A Tribe Called Read, feat. Lido Pimiento
San Juan Traditional – Viento De Los Andes
Shadow Crossing the Land – Tom Paxton & Anne Hills
Stole & Sold from Africa – John McCutcheon
Mozart: German Dance In D, K 605/1 – Alfred Scholz: London Festival Orchestra
What Are You Gonna Do – Credence Clearwater Revival
No Escaping Your Love – Badfinger
Galveston Bay – Bruce Springsteen
Call Me – Annie Humphrey
Hourglass – Nightnoise
Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down – Odetta
The Vanishing Race – Johnny Cash
Conspiracy Theory – Steve Earle
Gaman – Allegiance
Cry Baby – Janis Joplin
Hudson Bay Blues – Jack Gladstone

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22 August 2023

Walking. Stretching.
Stay with Me Baby – Jana Mashonee
Theme from the Last Waltz – The Band
The Parting Glass – The Irish Tenors
The Weakness in Me – Joan Armatrading
Three Preludes – Andante con moto e poco rubato – Solaris
If I Could Build My Whole World Around You – Marvin Gaye|
Ice Cream – Sarah McLachlan
There’s a Fountain Filled with Blood – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Rainy Day People – Gordon Lightfoot
Blues in the Night – Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson
Fourteen Floors – Hurray for the Riff Raff
Master Meriadoc, Swordthain – Howard Shore
Finnegan’s Wake – The Dubliners
Just Like a Woman – Bob Dylan
Nebraska – Bruce Springsteen
Harmony – Elton John
We Shall Walk through the Valley – The Princely Players
Orange Blossom Special – Johnny Cash

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