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Santa & the Harp Lady (drawings by Ellen Lebow)
Everyone probably has their favorite masterpiece Christmas depictions, from the Adoration of the Magi by Leonardi da Vinci in 1481 to The Sistine Madonna by Raphael in 15 12. You can look at those here. But me … I like the drawings I commissioned years ago...![Flute & Harp for Christmas](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/flute-and-harp-for-xmas-schawkie.jpg)
Flute & Harp for Christmas
A million years ago, when I lived in the S.F. Bay Area, I met a flutist named Schawkie Roth. I’d been playing the harp for maybe 5 or 6 years by that time, and Schawkie decided we were destined to play together. He was creating meditation music and I was...![Chappy Chanuka](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/birthday-cake-hanuka-chanuka-lion-flame-harp.jpg)
Chappy Chanuka
This is an archive post ~ originally published Dec. 23, 2011 When I was 12 and living in North Carolina, I wanted to send my grandparents a Hannukah card. I’d never celebrated the holiday, since only half my family was Jewish and that half – my mother...![The Guessing Gift](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/elf-head-trilogy.jpg)
The Guessing Gift
This is an archive post ~ originally published Dec. 24, 2010 It’s Christmas Eve-ish and I’m about to head to the hardware store and costume shop – my favorite last-minute shopping destinations. But before I do, I want to tell you about a Christmas...![Holiday Music is Here … whether you like it or not](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/holiday-music-is-here-whether-you-like-it-or-not-v2.jpg)
Holiday Music is Here … whether you like it or not
This post was originally published Dec 1, 2016. Holiday music was the reason I became a harpist … but maybe not for the reason you think. I could be pretty snobby about what I sang when I was a young adult, and when my college chorus was singing a...![HipHarp Downloadable Gift Wrap (And How to Wrap a CD in One Piece of Letter-Sized Paper)](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/GiftwrapCD6.jpg)
HipHarp Downloadable Gift Wrap (And How to Wrap a CD in One Piece of Letter-Sized Paper)
How To Giftwrap A CDin One Piece of Letter-Size Paper PLUS! Printable “Santa Bags the Harp Lady” Giftwrapyou can print out and use! Enjoy this VINTAGE POST from my old blog. I don’t even remember when we first published this post, but it was back...![I Found Christmas for you in the “Season of Celebration”](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/season-celebration-pittsburgh-dhc-square-500-w.jpg)
I Found Christmas for you in the “Season of Celebration”
I was talking with one of the artist I coach back in 2013, when she asked me if I’d ever considered playing a holiday program and I said sure, that I’d written two holiday suites I really love – for harp and string orchestra, called “Season of...![The Essential DHC Collection](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/essential-dhc-2CD-Set-Collection_v1.jpg)
The Essential DHC Collection
Get the "Essential DHC" Download Collection See Album Artwork Below (Scroll down to see Album Artwork, Tracks, Timings & Musicians Lists) The Next Concert Celebration Release Sun. Apr. 22, 2018 ~ 2:30 pm ~`with Symphony Tacoma Pantages Theatre ~ Tacoma,...![The Artistry of Giving](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SantaDHCSecret-artistryofgiving_v3.jpg)