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Re:‘Everyone Wants to Hear’ This One Chord in a Christmas Carol by hprotagonist on Thursday December 29, 2022 @10:43AM (#34173742)
Many Episcopalians are bred from childhood to sing in four-part harmony, a talent that comes from sitting on the lap of someone singing alto or tenor or bass and hearing the harmonic intervals by putting your little head against that person’s rib cage.

It’s natural for Episcopalians to sing in harmony. We are too modest to be soloists, too worldly to sing in unison. When you’re singing in the key of C and you slide into the A7th and D7th chords, all two hundred of you, it’s an emotionally fulfilling moment. By our joining in harmony, we somehow promise that we will not forsake each other.

garrison keillor

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Re:‘Everyone Wants to Hear’ This One Chord in a Christmas Carol by mrblampo on Thursday December 29, 2022 @11:11AM (#34174089)
Huh. This page makes it sound like that quote was actually describing Lutherans: https://choralnet.org/archives/592923

Apparently he has attended both Lutheran and Episcopal churches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrison_Keillor

Where did you find the Episcopalian version of the quote?

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Re:‘Everyone Wants to Hear’ This One Chord in a Christmas Carol by hprotagonist on Thursday December 29, 2022 @11:31AM (#34174337)
blog copypasta, so it’s hard to source. here’s one example, but i’ve found versions as old as early 2006.

http://episcopalprincess.blogspot.com/2008/06/garrison-keill...

worth noting that lutherans and episcopalians are in full communion now, so the line blurring is somewhat officially sanctioned

https://blogs.elca.org/eirr/called-to-common-mission-the-lut...

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