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In the penultimate installment of our Christmas Countdown, Urs shares his favourite memory of Christmas and we get into the festive swing with IL Divo's rendition of the classic White Christmas!
Urs: My favorite memory of Christmas (and I have a lot, because I love Christmas time, so it’s quite hard to choose one... anyway) is when I was a little boy, I do not remember exactly what age, but we had a lot of snow that winter in our little village in Switzerland. And it was cold. So cold that the snow, even in the roads hadn’t melted, but was all white and compact, so that the whole village, surrounded by the wooded hills, truly looked like a winter wonderland. Before dinner, we took our old fashioned wooden sleighs and went for a walk, the whole family including grandma. It was getting dark and the stars came out on a crisp clear winter sky. The atmosphere was just magical, and we kids were very excited, looking forward to finally seeing the beautifully lit up Christmas tree my parents would have prepared over the last few days, and especially the presents lying underneath it...
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Urs: My favorite memory of Christmas (and I have a lot, because I love Christmas time, so it’s quite hard to choose one... anyway) is when I was a little boy, I do not remember exactly what age, but we had a lot of snow that winter in our little village in Switzerland. And it was cold. So cold that the snow, even in the roads hadn’t melted, but was all white and compact, so that the whole village, surrounded by the wooded hills, truly looked like a winter wonderland. Before dinner, we took our old fashioned wooden sleighs and went for a walk, the whole family including grandma. It was getting dark and the stars came out on a crisp clear winter sky. The atmosphere was just magical, and we kids were very excited, looking forward to finally seeing the beautifully lit up Christmas tree my parents would have prepared over the last few days, and especially the presents lying underneath it...
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Add commentThanks Paola and Virginie for lifting me up. I have always enjoyed classical music and fine tenor vocals, this led me to discovering ID and then Urs, back in 2004; like many of his fans, I found him very very attractive and irresistible, he has everything I want in a man --- I mean EVERYTHING (and I'm considered picky)!
How can a woman who fell in love with Urs platonically (or should we say remotely) be not saddened when he told the world that he's finally 'taken for good'? Love is a very selfish and possessive thing; fantasies/dreams of many of his fans were finally shattered. Urs said in the last ID book that it's important to be comfortable with one's partner (without having to work hard at maintaining the relationship). I know that often a relationship either works or does not work regardless of how hard the couple tries to make it work, and I totally agree with what Urs said ------ but------ he may not realize that his fans will not be appeased or feel the same happiness he does unless he is with another human as perfect as he is in their mind. No one should be blamed if this 'perfect' vision of him in every way and everything he does, including a final choice of partner, would have such an impact on his fans who were obsessed with him, including me (sob). A female version of Urs perhaps would have been a perfect match for him in our eyes but he might not like that.
I am merely expressing how some fans (like myself) felt when Urs shared more of his settled life; while it was welcoming information to some it was also harsh reality that needed time for those who felt romantic about him to adjust to. Honestly, I think many may not have adjusted well (sigh, sob) although we never ever want Urs to be unhappy.
If my note offends anyone, I apologize.
Hi the super frenc friend I'm really sorry to hear that you had a painful experience ... but on the other hand bad experiences help us understand what really do not want in a relationship and the strength to go after those who make us happy ... I'm lucky because I never had anyone who broke my heart (Actually I used to be a heartbreaker when I was younger, now I'm mature, 38 years old) and I'm ready for love ...but never loved someone so deeply to feel shortness of breath ...when I find I think I will until the end of the world for love ... I think when love someone you run all risks, you do crazy things, goes as far to go ... For me love so worth it if it is intense, full ... burning like the flames of passion .... I hope you find that people who will fill your life with joy and show that, despite the risks, love is still worth it! And if you already found your great love, do not let him get away, go behind ...
Make it happen in 2012!!!
Paola
And obviously.....how can i call someone who made me live in fear and fright my " boyfriend" ?? ( even if i got lucky we didn't live together !!! But each time i had to meet him, my stomach ached !!! )
Paola, you're right but from my personal experience, i can say that the worst is being with someone you dread !!! Fortunately, this person is not here anymore .
It's so complicated !!! * sigh *
I don't know if there is someone right for everybody. There may be but how to do when and if the right person lives in another country very far from you ?? If you can't afford the travel and the other can't either, we will NEVER meet !!!
At least, we have Urs ....even if it's our hearts only and what's beautiful is ....that we have no reason to be afraid of him !!!
Girls ...Worse than not having a boyfriend is to have someone and still feel alone ...But I still believe that there is the right person for each one, the other half ... is a matter of time and open hearts to the possibilities ...
Paola
IamyURS, tell me if i'm wrong but i think your big sorrow has the same reason to be as mine : that the word " boyfriend" has always been an abstraction for us both !!!
Well....the best thing we have to do is to keep the abstraction alive. Better an impossible boyfriend than an empty, dead heart .
Oh that ??
IamyURS, rejoice in your impossible love for Urs instead of feeling miserable !!! No, Urs could never be our for real but unless he did something really really bad ( and i doubt this will ever happen !!), our dreams must never die .
Talking of my broken heart, i was refering to life in general , my past life. Urs never broke my heart . Urs makes me happy, very happy. Urs is the only one who didn't giggle because i write love poems .
Yes, Paola, Urs is the dream man of many women . But of course he has his defects and bad moments like everyone. Sébastien said that when Urs is in a bad mood, it's useless trying to talk to him. I can understand that : i can ( and often do ) react this way too . When i feel hurt deep inside, useless to talk to me !!!
Dear IamyURS I know how you feel cause a platonic love really hurts ... I think that all fans have a platonic love for him ... and how does not love him? Urs is the man every woman wants and his fiancee / girlfriend / wife is really a lucky girl (who knows what she is, also does not matter, what matters is the feeling that unites two people) ... Sometimes I wonder that a man so perfect must be have a defect ... is he a bad mood, or maybe bad in bed? ... Just kidding ... I believe that he is perfect ... and a pity that he is committed ... Anyway we will still love him ... and maybe one day ... After all nothing lasts forever...
Today I'm inspired to make jokes and bullshitting...dont take me seriously ...
Paola
How comes?? What did Urs say or do to make you feel like that ??
My heart was completely shattered too.... it's aching and surrounded by darkness. My love for Ursy is now very painful (sob)