All is Calm, All is Bright (and other myths we believe)
I was a December college graduate which means every year around this time, I have memories of finishing up final requirements in order to walk at the graduation ceremony.
One of my final projects was to videotape myself (yes, I said videotape it’s fine) signing along to Christmas songs. I think it may have been for extra credit. We did Rudolph and Here Comes Santa Claus. I specifically remember Silent Night.
We all know the words and they’re lovely:
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
In an American Sign Language interpretation, you don’t so much sign every English word as you do paint the general picture. So I remember assuming the posture of a mother holding a calm baby who was sleeping in heavenly peace.
It was an accurate picture of the lyrics even if it failed to accurately reflect history.
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