Advent Day 2
“The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown, of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown,” Jim sang enthusiastically as he pinned a branch of ivy with holly berries on his apartment door.
“O, the rising of the sun, and the running of the deer, the playing of the merry organ, sweet singing in the choir, the holly bears a blossom as white as lily flower, and Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ, to be our dear savior.”
The door to the apartment next to his abruptly opened causing Jim to jump. He adjusted the giant Christmas wreath he currently wore around his neck. He’d been about to add it to his door as well.
“Do you know what time it is?” the Vulcan who lived next door to him demanded.
“Uh. No?”
“It is midnight. Five minutes past.”
“Oh.” Jim nodded, giving him a sheepish grin. “Sorry. Did I wake you?”
“I was meditating. That is until you started singing loudly from the hall.”
Jim’s smile broadened. “I’m sorry, I just got carried away. I picked up all this greenery while I was out and didn’t want to wait to put them up.”
“There may be others trying to sleep on this floor of the building,” the Vulcan pointed out.
“Yeah.” Jim licked his lips and turned back to the door to hang the wreath. He removed it from around his neck and fastened it to the tiny nail he’d placed there. He turned back toward the Vulcan, wiped his hands on the front of his jeans and held out his hand. “Jim Kirk.”
For a moment, the Vulcan stared at Jim’s hand, giving him a chance to realize Vulcans probably didn’t shake hands or anything and he started to draw his hand back when the Vulcan took his hand at last.
“Spock.”
“Spock,” Jim said, softly. Spock hadn’t yet released his hand and Jim wasn’t sure how he felt about that. There was something that felt right about their hands clasped like this and Jim couldn’t have said what. “Well, uh, I should probably go inside and stop bothering you.”
Spock said nothing, but he did look down at their still held hands.
Jim took a chance. “Unless you’d like to come in for, uh, some peppermint mochas?”
“Does that include chocolate?”
“Uh, yeah. Is that a problem?”
Spock glanced toward his own apartment door and then back at Jim. “It…does not. Let me just get my sweater and I will be over.”
Jim smiled. “Great. I’ll start the mochas.”
And Spock released Jim’s hand. Jim almost grabbed it back, but managed to control himself. As he went into his apartment he continued humming his Christmas song.

December 2, 2021 at 4:09 am
First: that is one of my favorite Christmas hymns but half the people I talk to have never heard of it and the other half are all meh about it so I was super glad to see it. And it will now be stuck in my head. 🙂
Second oh my god I love this. Enthusiastic Jim, growling Spock, and then bam! A connection. And chocolate. Perfect!
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December 2, 2021 at 6:49 am
I love it too, one of my favorites as well and it’s definitely on my Christmas playlist in a couple of different versions!
thank you!
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December 2, 2021 at 7:51 am
Many of my groups have sung this – it’s often included in MS holiday medleys. With pure voices singing it, it’s a very haunting sound and I LOVE this song.
Yeah, with Jim singing it, I’d think several doors would be opening, but from enjoyment, not censure! LOL
Wow, Spock. Meet your future.
Spock, Kirk, peppermint mocha. My 3 fave things!! And I thank you!
I won’t have mine till later. I mean my peppermint mocha. Spock/Kirk are welcome to stop by any time!
I LOVE waking up to more of Twenty FOUR days of Christmas.
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December 2, 2021 at 8:31 am
I have choirs singing it and Bing Crosby, it’s a lovely song. Back when I was a kid I had a version sung by Roger Whitaker LOL
Yes it’s fun to have a new one every day isn’t it? I suspect these two are about to have a very nice night!
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December 2, 2021 at 9:00 am
Hmm. I fear the Roger Whitaker version would also be haunting, but in a more halloweenish way!
Yes – it changes the entire month. Each morning, I wake up to the excitement of looking forward to opening your newest gift to us.
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December 2, 2021 at 9:01 am
You can’t unhear that.
(Actually, it’s much better than i feared.)
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December 2, 2021 at 9:05 am
Yep that’s it! When I was a kid it was part of the compilation of Christmas music that Time Life put out. Remember them? Anyhow, to age myself further, we originally had the Time Life Christmas collection on Eight Track. Yes, we did. We eventually changed to cassette tapes HA HA. and at some point, CDs years later. Now of course even CDs are obsolete. Strange times.
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December 2, 2021 at 9:07 am
(I actually should have described the children’s version as ‘ethereal.’ But now i tried to find a youtube performance that portrayed imitated that sound but none of them do. i guess maybe it was just my kids that made it sound ethereal – i guess the way i liked it. They were at my mercy, you know!)
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December 2, 2021 at 9:11 am
oh honey – talk about aging oneself. we had all that music on record albums. i’d give anything to have back my 2nd grade Christmas gift – and yet because of youtube – here i have it again. i remember every word.
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December 2, 2021 at 2:28 pm
I have never heard that song before. Listened just now and I like it.
I liked this meet cute between them 🙂
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December 2, 2021 at 2:51 pm
thanks 🙂
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December 3, 2021 at 7:55 am
Love this flash and now I also want a mocha. How many personalized Weight Watchers points would one be? Probably way too many.
This flash has a very promising ending… hand holding and chocolate for our Vulcan. Great first meeting!
I have absolutely never heard that song before. Sounds Old English. I found a illustrated “scroll’ version. Now I’m imagining the various USS Enterprise characters in the video.
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December 3, 2021 at 8:26 am
On my diet, i use a LARGE cup – like a 24 oz cup and add 10 oz hot coffee, one 11-oz Atkins chocolate shake (which is just a protein drink), add peppermint extract to taste. If needed, I add some Sweet ‘N Low. Obviously no whipped cream or peppermint stick or chocolate drizzle on top but OMG it’s fantastic! It works and I have them all the time and I’ve lost 66 lbs. (I’m on Slim4Life – kind of. Modified because of course I don’t stick with anything exactly. But then again, even when I accompany choirs, I never played as written, always improv’ed. Apparently that’s a me thing.) Anyway, if you decide to try this, please let me know what you think!
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December 3, 2021 at 8:29 am
the song is old yes
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