19 Dec 2021 Holly & Ivy: Festive Red and Green scarves
Happy Fourth Sunday of Advent, dear Scarfies!
As I will be attending my favorite Christmas concert this evening, I can’t help but to share the lyrics of an ancient tune that the marvelous ensemble Seraphic Fire will present tonight: The Holly and the Ivy:
“The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown”
I couldn’t find a YouTube video of Seraphic Fire singing this beautiful Christmas song, but did find one of them singing the Coventry Carol which we will also hear tonight:
Here are a couple of photos of the last Seraphic Fire Christmas concert I attended in 2019 which includes a picture of the program. After last year’s hiatus, it will be a treat to attend tonight.
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As we welcome the Christmas festivities with great joy and anticipation, we will undoubtedly wear our holiday-themed scarves to all of our events. There are so many wonderful and iconic winter and Christmas-themed silks by Hermès that we have a wealth of designs to choose from.
But, no doubt, we also have green and red scarves that we love to wear at this time of year for they are festive and have that holiday vibe, whether they are holiday-themed or not.
One of these scarves for me is Fleurs d’Ecosse in this red and green CW. The tartan patterns also add a festive vibe. Though not exactly a Christmas scarf it will be perfect to wear to tonight’s Christmas concert.
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Then, here is one of my favorite winter/holiday-themed scarves of all time: the charming Neige d’Antan with its delightful revelers in the snow and snowflakes and holly graphics.
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Finally, I would like to stretch the topic a bit to allow us to display those holiday and winter-themed scarves in our collections that we may own in a non-traditional CW. One such winter-themed scarf I own is the fabulous Fleurs d’Hiver. With its snowflakes, reindeer, edelweiss and woodland creatures in icy colors, it is a delight to wear at this time of year.
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I’d also like to share my Advent wreath
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This will undoubtedly be an exciting and fun week as we all share our beloved holiday and winter-themed silks