{"id":135660,"date":"2017-12-14T17:08:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T00:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=135660"},"modified":"2017-12-15T00:59:20","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T07:59:20","slug":"christmas-carols-grammar-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/12\/14\/christmas-carols-grammar-lessons.html","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Carols and Grammar Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A neat video on some of the tricky grammar and language used in &#8220;Away in the Manger, &#8220;Silent Night,&#8221; &#8220;God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen,&#8221; and &#8220;Deck the Halls.&#8221; It&#8217;s always better when you know what you&#8217;re singing!<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cUuiHQOw91E\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveHill47\/posts\/fd6yn6utP8V\">View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A neat video on some of the tricky grammar and language used in &#8220;Away in the Manger, &#8220;Silent Night,&#8221; &#8220;God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen,&#8221; and &#8220;Deck the Halls.&#8221; It&#8217;s always better when you know what you&#8217;re singing! 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