{"id":3265,"date":"2023-12-01T10:28:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T15:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=3265"},"modified":"2023-11-07T08:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:31:53","slug":"best-christmas-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=3265","title":{"rendered":"Best Christmas Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D3265&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been said of John Rutter that he has become the musical equivalent of Dickens, synonymous with the season, and this magnificent choral collection represents the kind of Rutter repertoire that has been coloring Christmases around the world for more than three decades. 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