Just this morning I read about the brutal murder of organist Alan Greaves in Sheffield a year ago. On Christmas Eve this year his widow will embrace his murderers in prayer and all over the country choirs will sing a carol composed by Bob Chilcott especially for this occasion.
"Even before the carol could be printed and distributed, the music publishers Oxford University Press were inundated with requests from choirs who wanted to sing it this Christmas. To cope with demand, Chilcott allowed the printed music to be made available as a free download, meaning the carol can now be sung at midnight masses up and down the country."
I'm always cheered up by such stories of solidarity and generosity. If only we could see more of them in our own small daily lives.
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