... the organist begins and the combined voice of the choir rings out . The nearly century - and - a - half - old auditorium captures each note , and I am surrounded by the sonorous chords of my favorite Christmas hymns . And my heart sings ...
... love and hope . The custom of paying homage to Cupid and one's own true love dates back to the early Roman days , when Valentino , a handsome , dashing youth , suffered martyrdom , being crucified upon the Appian Way . Legend has it ...
