Here are five bonus Christmas-themed political cartoons from the week, first by Dana Summers at Townhall.com…

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Here were my top five favorite political cartoons this week, the first one featuring an “ew” factor, by Glenn Foden at Townhall.com…

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In conjunction with my Sunday quote today, which gives the fascinating abolitionist history of the Christmas classic, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” here are two memorable but very different arrangements of the beloved hymn by Johnny Cash, who called this his “favorite Christmas song of all,” and the group Casting Crowns….

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Here’s the second in the repeat of my Sunday series during the month of December on the fascinating abolitionist history behind some of our most beloved Christmas hymns. Pro-lifers identify closely with those 150 years ago who fought to free another oppressed class of people. Last week I posted about “O Holy Night,” and included the most memorable rendition of this classic I’ve ever viewed. This week…

“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”

In December 1863 poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was still grieving the death by fire of his wife Francis 2 years before when receiving word their oldest son Charles had been seriously injured as a Union soldier in the Civil War.

A fierce abolitionist, Longfellow awakened in despair that Christmas morning, unsure of both the fate of his son and his country. It was against this backdrop Longfellow wrote the melancholy poem “Christmas Bells” when hearing church bells peel throughout Boston proclaiming the birth of Christ. Two of the middle verses were later dropped to adapt the poem into a Christmas carol, which composer John Caulkin set to music. Those 2 verses give the current verse 3 (the last verse below) much more context:

Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And in despair I bowed my head;
“There is no peace on earth,” I said:
“For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”

Read more on the history of “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” here and here.

I’ve also posted two memorable but very different renditions of this classic.

The American Center for Law and Justice, listing its 2011 victories yesterday, recalled the failed effort by the New York City Council to force pregnancy care centers to post signage stating they do not commit abortions. ACLJ sued the city and won a preliminary injunction, stopping the unconstitutional ordinance from taking effect.

2011 has been a very good year on the pro-life front. Can you name a victory or two?

Moderator Carder has been chronicling at the Quote of the Day (here and here) an abortion proponent’s idea to donate $10 to a pro-abortion organization whenever pro-life Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow makes a touchdown and/or famously bends his knee in thanks to God when his team scores.

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A pro-choice group called the Abortion Gang (that label is sure not to ruffle any feathers), has made a proposition to fans of the Denver Broncos. Every time quarterback Tim Tebow scores a touchdown and takes a knee to pray–which has become so ubiquitous as to have been given its own meme, Tebowing– the Abortion Gang has asked for donations to their cause….

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I have a new poll question up:

There have been 13 Republican presidential debates since May. The last debate before the January 3 Iowa caucus was just held. Which of the candidates left standing do you think got the biggest boost from these debates overall?

Vote on the lower right side of the home page.

Here were the results of my previous poll about graphic abortion ads being shown during the Super Bowl. Hard core pro-lifers beat out those advocating the soft touch…

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