Among the highlights this coming week, on Tuesday please make a date for what has become a SteynOnline tradition: Mark's annual presentation of Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols.
As always, he'll be joined by singers and musicians from the worlds of folk, jazz, rock and opera plus a bevy of Top Five pop stars from across half-a-century, all with brand new versions of your favourite Christmas music.
Speaking of Christmas music...
~ Steyn's Song of the Week highlighted a song celebrating its bicentennial this Christmas: O Tannenbaum by Ernst Anschütz.
~ On the Christmas edition of Mark Steyn on the Town on Serenade Radio, Mark presented a special edition of our Sinatra Sextet: a full hour of Festive Frank, with friends and family from Nancy Sinatra and Frank Jr to Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby, plus the only Bond villain to sing a song composed by Frank. This new episode is available for club members to download here.
Speaking of club members...
Colleen from San Diego writes:
Celebrating the winter solstice and a return of brighter sunshine in the days ahead, from a devoted fan in the Northern Hemisphere. Glad to return as a subscribing member!
Another returning member Patty from New York:
Many thanks for all you do to save Western Civ.
New Member Mark from Hampshire (UK) says of Mark:
An extraordinary man who dares to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But w/o fear nor favour...
Also new to the club, Michael from British Columbia confesses:
Have read your stuff for years now. Time to pay up.
Welcome to Colleen, Mark, Michael, Patty and all our new and returning members this week from Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Berkshire, California, East Sussex, Florida, France, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Liverpool, London, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Queensland, South Carolina, South Yorkshire, Tennessee, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and beyond.
If you are not yet a member or your membership has lapsed, we invite you to join today.
Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline...
~ The media's curious priorities was the subject of Mark's Monday column.
~ On Tuesday, Mark pondered what happens when your government lies to you...
~ Mark returned to the live Clubland Q&A microphone on Wednesday fielding questions from club members around the world. Listen here for the action replay of this week's show which ran the gamut from US health care to South Korean fertility via Klaus Schwab penetrating your cabinet.
~ On Thursday Laura's Links was back with her collection of links from around the world. She pondered a "Canada on the Cusp".
~ Mark's topical take on Friday revisited a column from twenty years ago which pondered another North American realignment.
~ Early Saturday, Mark responded to the latest Christmas Market attack: When Christmas is a Target.
~ Later Rick McGinnis reviewed the classic film: "Christmas in Connecticut".
~ Finally, last night brought the conclusion of our Christmas Tales for Our Time - Mystery in White by Jefferson Farjeon - brilliantly narrated by Mark himself. All episodes are available to club members to binge-listen here.
A new week begins later today with a seasonal Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 12:30pm North American Eastern Time/ 5:30pm Greenwich Mean Time.
Thinking of the perfect last-minute Christmas gift for the Steyn fan amongst your loved ones? May we humbly suggest:
* The Mark Steyn Club Gift Membership - set to deliver to your specifications and date via email or mail. (As a member of The Mark Steyn Club, your special discounted price for gift memberships is $150.)
* The Steyn Store Gift Certificate - Gift certificates start as low as $25.00 for the casual uncommitted dilletante and go up from there, for the hardcore reader who's got to have everything. They never expire, so the recipient can buy something now or wait for the latest addition to Mark's oeuvre to be published.
And, if you don't want to give the gift certificate to some ingrate nephew or surly sibling, you can always give it to yourself for a rainy day!
* The Mark Steyn 2025 Cruise - 7 nights - Spain and Portugal in April. This is also an excellent gift for yourself!
Check out all our Christmas offerings, including downloads of Mark's Christmas albums - at the Steyn Store. Enjoy the Season!
