And a Joke for this Special Day:
A young boy, after hearing the story of Thanksgiving and how the Indians and the Pilgrims sat down together, climbed up into his father’s lap and said, ‘Daddy, did you know that if we were Indians, you would be a brave and Mom would be a squawk?’
‘That is the best description of your mother I have ever heard’, replied his daddy as he ducked.
Link:http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/jokes.htm#68LsQtF0zK4KhCUm.99
http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/jokes.htm
(P.S. : There are also some "backlash options" for describing the mocking "brave" - just in case: crave, shave, slave, knave, ... - and for "chief", there is, sometimes, mischief)
Thank you, Marianne! I wish you a good day too!
It's a good thing daddy ducked... the squawk threw the turkey at him.
Lol - that is a logical conclusion ...
You're very welcome.
We are not celebrating Thanksgiving Day here, but there are quite a few other celebrations and fairs, which took place recently and some more are ahead (like the 1st Advent on the coming Sunday - and we will vote too on this Sunday), depending on the regions and places - also in the neighbouring countries.
I am sending my thoughts and best wishes to you!
Thank you, Marianne! Gleichfalls!
And best wishes for Advent!
@TheOtherT(h)ink
You're very welcome - and thank you, T(h)ink. Great with the lyrics!
Do you like Pachelbel's "Magnificat" ?
Lyrics: http://www3.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Magnificat
Or do you prefer Vivaldi's "Gloria"?
http://lyricstranslate.com/en/gloria-excelsis-deo-glory-god-highest.html
http://lyricstranslate.com/en/gloria-excelsis-deo-glory-god-highest.html
Well, there are so many ...
But right now, I need something with more rhythm. You might remember "Popcorn":
One of the many instrumental versions:
J.-M. Jarre:
And for a bit of irony in Spanish, Pink Martini's "Where Are You, Yolanda" - for dancing:
http://lyricstranslate.com/en/donde-estas-yolanda-where-are-you-yolanda.html
Lol, I don't think I ever heard a Magnificat or Gloria I didn't like.
And yes, I like Vivaldi's Gloria, and among my favorites is this performance of Mozart's Gloria (from his C minor mass, though the Gloria is in C major), done by the Cantus Firmus Surselva choir. They are REALLY excellent.
LOL!!
I think Yolanda is hiding somewhere... maybe she ate too much popcorn. 
Lol - and you are reminding me of one of our nationally appreciated choirs, a very familiar name.
About the Surselva District:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surselva_District
I have the impression that you love this part of my country in particular - was it after your visit or before?
May I share a link to our Romansh TV section, informing shortly about Cantus Firmus Surselva - in "Rumantsch", just for the pleasure?
http://www.rtr.ch/cultura/chant-e-musica/concerts-ed-ovras-musicalas/cantus-firmus-surselva-3-schatgs-da-concerts
and their "chanzun rumantscha":
Lol, that part of Switzerland is the only part I know, and yes I do love it. We traveled from Nuernberg to Ulm, passed the Bodensee, went through the western tip of Austria, then through Liechtenstein and Switzerland via Chur (where we overnighted), then south to Italy by Lake Como to Milan. Then toured Genoa, Pisa, Florence, Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, then north again to Padua and Venice, across the Brenner Pass to Innsbruck, then back to Germany.
I discovered Cantus Firmus Surselva when looking through YouTube for the Mozart C minor Mass, and thought they were the best.
And I really got a kick out of these interviews.
Yes, it is already well known and member of the European Choral Association, i.e. Europa Cantat, and here's the official web site:
http://www.europeanchoralassociation.org/about-us/history/
Swiss section (only in German or in French):
http://www.europa-cantat.ch/index.dna
Your itinerary was interesting - and I remember your cheerful rhymes with a smile. Was it an organised tour?
Yes, it was a bus tour, called "Klassische Italienreise," or something like that. It was a lot of fun, with very nice people on the tour.
That must have been nice; I made once a shorter, organised bus tour in North Italy, but if I remember well, we came from the west, over the Great St. Bernard Pass, with lunch in Aosta, and then following the Po basin till Venice:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_St_Bernard_Pass
But that was long ago; later on, the night train through the Simplon tunnel to Milano and then continuing till Venice was faster and more comfortable, if time was too short.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplon_Tunnel
The most popular tunnel is, though, the Gotthard tunnel, if you come from the north.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Base_Tunnel
Thank you
You're very welcome, Dan.