Well, tis the season. For giveaways! If you haven't had enough by entering my giveaway for the Quilting Gallery's birthday, you can enter again for a new prize here.
Make sure to visit SMS for a list of all the giveaways.
Anyway, if you're new here, hi! I'm Melissa Stramel, a pattern designer and hopeful fabric designer. I am with Andover fabric. My patterns are available in many places, you can click the link at the side for more information. If you like what you see here, I hope you'll be back for more. I respond to every comment that is not from a "no reply" blogger.
In honor of this blog hop, I'm having a giant sale. You'll have to use my store through my website. I couldn't get the coupon to work on etsy, sorry! The sale is 25% off all paper patterns and 40% of all e-patterns! Enter code BLOGHOP for 25% off paper patterns. Enter code BLOGHOP2 for 40% off of e-patterns. If you buy a combination of both, you'll have to check out each order separately to use both coupons. Your total should be right though since there are no shipping charges for e-patterns! So check it out. The sale is good through December 17 and all orders placed by December 16 will arrive by Christmas for US orders.
And now for the giveaway!
For this giveaway, you can choose from two options: either a copy of all four of my patterns as e-patterns or a choice of two of my patterns in paper. It's your choice.
And to sweeten the deal, I am also giving away 9 fat-eights plus and extra smaller piece of LouLouthi by Anna Maria Horner.
To enter, simply leave me a comment telling me your favorite Christmas carol. If you don't celebrate Christmas, it can be your favorite winter song. The drawing is open until Friday, December 16 at 5 pm CST. The winner will be randomly drawn with random.org.
Don't forget, you can still enter the other giveaway until Saturday, December 17!
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14
Jesus loves you! Merry Christmas!
Love,
xoxo






My favorite Christmas-song is "Silent Night - Holy Night" - in Danish "Glade Jul - Dejlige Jul"
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas song is "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", specifically the version sung by Bare Naked Ladies and Sarah MacLachlan
ReplyDeletemy favorite son right now is 12 days of christmas by this acapella group STraight no chasers, heard it the other day and it was so funny, they mixed in a bunch of other songs into the song...
ReplyDeleteI am a Christmas music junkie, but I guess my favorite is All I Want for Christmas is You.
ReplyDeleteI love the Christmas Carol, Little Drummer Boy. It is really hard to choose, since this is my favorite time of year!
ReplyDeletemy favorite christmas carol is mary did you know. It puts everything back into perspective for me when I hear it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Jingle Bells because all the grandkids know the words and we can all sing together!!!
ReplyDeleteoh! such pretty fabric! i love any christmas song. . . they are always so beautiful!
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Merry Christmas! My favorite Christmas carol is Oh Christmas Tree, but the German version Oh Tannnbaum!
ReplyDeletemy favorite christmas carol is "O Holy Night."
ReplyDeleteI love "What Child Is This"
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White Christmas as sung by Bing Crosby, OF COURSE!
ReplyDeleteAnd I hear you sister on the "No Reply Blogger"... I HATE THAT!
Fave Christmas song is Rocking around the Christmas Tree, fave deep felt song is Oh Holy Night. Thanks for the giveaway Melissa!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! My favorite is Silent Night. So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway!
My favorite is "up on the housetop" but "silent night" is up there too
ReplyDeleteWhite Christmas by Bing Crosby
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is learning to sing Silent Night for Sunday School, so have been hearing a lot of that lately. Away in a manger is good too.
ReplyDeletelovely :)
ReplyDeleteI really like Mary Did You Know?
Desi
weeshareblog@gmail.com
my favorite carol is Silent Night Holy Night. thank you for the lovely giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI love kids classic songs!
ReplyDeleteI like the Jackson 5 version of Santa Clause is Coming to Town. It is so upbeat, it just makes you want to dance! Thanks for the giveaway! robyn(dot)geddes(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite carol is Oh Little Town of Bethlahem. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLovely giveaway!!! And post! :)
ReplyDeleteI adore the song Silent Night...never tire of hearing it!
Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too!
Oh, Holy Night.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the opportunity, and Merry Christmas to you!
Great giveaway! My Fave Xmas carol has gotta be Good King Wenceslas, so jolly!
ReplyDeleteAway in a manger is my favorite Christmas song.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabric!
My favorite Christmas carol is "Little Drummer Boy" and I love it because it's a gift from the heart to a great king. Amazing in sentiment and melody <3
ReplyDeleteThank you for a great giveaway opportunity, and many of life's blessings for you this Christmas season!!
krencamp (at) gmail (dot) com
I love "White Christmas" and it's also one of my fav movies! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMerry CHRISTmas to you! Love your testimony. My favorite CHRISTmas carol has always been, "O Come Let Us Adore HIM". May we all be in that frame of mind this season.
ReplyDeleteLove Carol of the Bells!!!
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I do love Silent Night, it reminds me of my grandad as we used to sing it together. Thank you for the super duper giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love The First Noel. I think it is one of the most beautiful songs!
ReplyDeleteHi Melissa
ReplyDeleteI love O little Town of Bethlehem!
Merry Christmas to you all
my favorite christmas carol is "Mary Did You Know?"
ReplyDeleteI can easily say "O Holy Night" is my favorite Christmas Carol! I think I own easily about 50 different renditions/versions of that song alone. There is something so powerful that moves my emotions even if I hear the song 100 times in a row!
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if it is considered a carol or not but my favorite Christmas song is Mary Did you Know? Love it!
ReplyDeleteI love hearing silent night, it makes everyone calm down and just stop to appreciate the season.
ReplyDeleteI adore Christmas Carols!!! I have many favorites; one of them is O Little Town of Bethlehem.
ReplyDeleteThe little Drummer boy. I love the image of him wanting to play the drum for the new born savior.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas song is the Carol of the Bells :)
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I love O Holy Night and Mary, Did You Know. Love your giveaway. Thank you so much for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI like Silent Night and awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite carol is Oh Come All Ye Faithful. I also like Silent Night.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win! =)
Joy to the World! Thanks for the chance to win! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteIn the Bleak Midwinter. But I love so many! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletesilent night is lovely! :) raineoc@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite winter song is "Snow" by Loreena McKennit, but for the best sing-a-long, I love Carol of the Bells. Thank you for the giveaway! The doll pattern would come in so handy. My 4 year old is getting a doll for Christmas and I can hear the requests for doll clothes already!
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Great giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteWhat Child Is This (sung by Johnny Mathis) gets me every time. :)
Silent Night - classical version.
ReplyDeleteThx for the chance to win ^^v
I think my favorite Christmas carol has got to be Angels We Have Heard on High - especially when I play it loud and quick on the piano.
ReplyDeleteLet it Snow is a favorite... though Little Drummer Boy tugs at my heartstrings every time.
ReplyDeleteLittle Drummer Boy song as a duet...Bing Crosby, David Bowie
ReplyDeleteI love all the songs from the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack-hard to choose just one. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteLauraL444 at yahoo dot com
Oh Holy Night, but I really love them all! Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI have always love Carol of the Bells' so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your emphasis on CHRIST!! And your patterns are gorgeous :) My favorite hymn is O Come O Come Emmanuel.
ReplyDeleteI love What Child is This or and Silent night! Cute dresses - my daughter would love them! I love the fabrics too. Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Silent Night, so beautiful.
ReplyDeletemy favorite christmas song is "its beginning to look a lot like christmas" makes me happy every time.
ReplyDeleteSilent Night has always been my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI think Silent Night is my favourite - simple, but a classic
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway
Sarah @ http://kiwigetscrafty.blogspot.com
I love sleigh ride the instrumental version. such a beautiful song
ReplyDeleteI adore Christmas carols! I'm such a sucker for them. However, my ALL time favorite is Carol of the Bells. Instrumental or vocal, I'm a total sucker for the song! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a wonderful giveaway!
I really love the carol: Hark the herold angels sing! Thanks for the lovely give away!
ReplyDelete"What Child is This?" is my favorite. I like how you emphasize the Christ in Christmas. Wish I could do colors in my comment! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas Carol is O Holy Night!
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Favorite carol is hark hear the bells. Favorite winter time song is baby its cold outside :D
ReplyDeleteMelissa I do love you patterns! Our favorite holiday song is the Chanukah Song. It makes me laugh.
ReplyDeleteI like "Silent night" :)
ReplyDeleteSusanne
My favorite is "Mary Did You Know?"
ReplyDeleteI like Silent Night too.
ReplyDeleteMy fav is Joy to the World! Must confess though--I listen to Christmas music from Thansgiving to Jan. 1. :) I love it all.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a favorite winter song...........but on my mind right now is Saturday Night Fever.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas Carol is "O Holy Night". It is so beautiful! Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thanks for the generous giveaway. And as for my favorite carol, it is "Silent Night" since I was a child.
ReplyDeleteGREAT patterns!! thanks for the chance!! :) My favorite carol is Carol of the Bells...love it!!! Have a fun giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAll I Want for Christmas is Youuuuuuuu.... Such a fun Christmas tune!
ReplyDeleteI love a german song about a cat and a reindeer.... "am Kamin... ist ein Plätzchen... das gehört .. unserm Kätzchen.. es teilt es mit Dir.. dann wandern wir vier.. morgen durch den weißen winterwald...."
ReplyDeleteI love 'I'm getting Nuttin' for Christmas', I find it soo funny!
ReplyDeleteI love Silent night. Such a lovely song.
ReplyDeleteSnoopy's Xmas is a fav and Silent Night sung by Hayley Westenra
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Jingle Bells.Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLet's see... I like Sleight Ride...especially since we're playing it in band now, i like to listen for my part. :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas song is Silent Night.
ReplyDeleteI love the Christmas Song.
ReplyDeleteTwo old german christmas songs (I can't decide ^^)
ReplyDelete"Es kommt ein Schiff geladen" (around 1450) and "Maria durch ein Dornwald ging" (around 1850)
I didn't found any english translations but there are a lot videos on youtube for getting an idea of the songs :)
My favorite carol is "O Holy Night"
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas son is Silent Night especially when sung on Christmas Eve.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Peterson's "Matthew's Begats"
ReplyDeleteJesus's lineage in song! And catchy!!
my fave winter song is Jingle Bells ;) gooberific@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder! I've been meaning to buy your patterns. I just bought my Joy and Bountiful patterns :) Thanks for the discount.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I love the Barenaked Ladies version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen! It's so fun and Sarah McLaghlan accompanies them, awesome!
ReplyDeleteO Come, O Come Emmanuel :) Love it!
ReplyDeleteLittle Jesus Sweetly Sleep tied with Away in a Manger :).
ReplyDeleteI like the song All I want for Christmas is You.. hehe would love those patterns! thank you!
ReplyDeleteJoy to the World!
ReplyDeleteThe Wexford Carol- it's beautiful, but not as well known.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite carol is What Child is This
ReplyDeleteLovely giveaway thanks Melissa :)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite Christmas Carol is Silent Night I think. Or Away in a Manger. Oh so many... who can choose?
I love them sung acapella in harmony!!
Mine is O Holy Night.
ReplyDeleteYou know it might be strange that I don`t know the actually name of the song I like best (When i listen on the radio I don@t always catch the names) but its the one that goes "fall on your knees and hear the angels singing...."
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas song is "Silent Night," sung by John Denver and the Muppets. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteO holy night. It has been my favorite for years!
ReplyDeleteI love all Christmas Carols but I think my favourite would be Silent Night.
ReplyDeleteJingle Bells... thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteThe little drummer boy, or at least I think that is its name!
ReplyDeleteI really love all Christmas songs, especially the hymns. O Holy Night is a favorite. Thanks for a chance to win!
ReplyDeleteMy fave is Walking In a Winter Wonderland. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a toss up between Silver Bells and Little Drummer Boy. I love them both and they hold very special memories for me.
ReplyDeleteDo you see what I see? I love Vanessa Williams's version :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Tia
mtrand2 AT gmail DOT com
Hi Melissa! My favorite Christmas carol, or really Christmas hymn is "Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne". I adore this song.
ReplyDeleteI like Carol of the Bells...but my absolute favorite is any song that I can catch my sons singing. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance. This is a LOVELY giveaway.
love drummer boy
ReplyDeleteI love the song Silent Night. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! My favorite Christmas carol is "O Holy Night" and my favorite rendition is Christina Aguilera's!
ReplyDeleteI love "Let it Snow" :)
ReplyDeleteBest,
Michelle
daydreambelievershop(at)gmail(dot)com
Tim Minchin's White Wine in the Sun.
ReplyDeleteO'Holy Night is a favorite as is Mary Did You Know?. Thanks for the chance at your wonderful giveaway.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas carol has always been Little Drummer Boy. Thanks for the opportunity to win! :)
ReplyDeleteJoy To The World is my pick. Thanks for a lovely giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWHite CHristmas :)
ReplyDeleteOh Holy Night . . . it always makes me cry.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved to sing Silent Night to the babies. Silver Bells reminds me of my Nana, she would always sing it to us no matter what time of year. Love the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWinter Wonderland, I like the snowman part.
ReplyDeleteO Holy Night
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My favourites are three Australian carols. They are Carols of the Birds, Three Drovers and Christmas Day.
ReplyDeleteI love O Holy Night!
ReplyDeleteI love O Holy Night and Joy to the World. I'm an organist and they both sound very powerful on the organ.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite would be Silent Night:) Thank you for a great giveaway and Merry Christmas:)
ReplyDeleteWow! What an amazing giveaway! Your patterns are so precious. It's really hard to choose only one Christmas song...I would have to pick O Holy Night-- such a beautiful song!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas-song is Silent Night, thanks,
ReplyDeleteO Come, O Come Emanuel.
ReplyDeleteO Come O Come Emanuel (love the Third Day version). Thank you for the pattern and sweet fabric give away.
ReplyDeleteChristmas carols and I are not on good terms, hehehe! My husband loves Good Kind Wenceslas, if I can count that instead? :P
ReplyDeletesilent night
ReplyDeleteI think it would be Silent Night.
ReplyDelete"Silent Night" is my favorite. There is just something about that song, no matter the language used to sing it. Thanks for the opportunity to participate in the give-away.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely it would have to be O Holy Night.
ReplyDeleteI love White Christmas :)
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway, maybe you want to participate in mine, too...hein?? you are very welcome :))
I love Go Tell It On The Mountain.
ReplyDeleteAnd, I love your Cherished patterns! I love that you have a matching doll dress!
Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite Christmas song is one that my 5 year old has been singing non-stop since the day after Thanksgiving - The Little Drummer Boy. He just learned all the words this year, so it's a pretty big deal to him. I think it's so sweet!
ReplyDeleteWalking in a Winter Wonder Land is one of my favorite Christmas songs. I loved to watch my mom play it on the piano. Merry Christmas! sewvery(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabrics! My favorite Christmas song is "Walking in a Winter Wonderland." Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite CHRISTmas Carol is "Oh, Holy Night" Love your patterns, I sew alot for my grandaughter and she would love something from these!
ReplyDeleteWalking in a Winter Wonderland
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas song would be The Christmas Song...merry Christmas tooooo you. mzanfardino(at)nc.rr(dot)com I follow :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas song is Carol of the Bells. Thanks for the giveaway. Your patterns are lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love What Child is This
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is a Dutch song: de herdertjes lagen bij nachte... I am Dutch and I live in France
ReplyDeleteI love 'O, Holy Night'.
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"Joy to the World!" is my favorite. It is truly a joyful hymn. Reminds me to be grateful, to rejoice, to open my heart to the Lord and my fellowman.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas carol is Oh Holy Night. Thanks so much for the chance to win
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Oh, Holy Night!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win a great prize!
I like Oh Christmas tree! Thanks for the chance to win!
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My favorite is Silent Night. It's such a peaceful song!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite carol is Silent Night. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteThe Little Drummer Boy!
ReplyDeleteO Holy Night! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love O Holy Night. Love your site!
ReplyDeleteAngels We have Heard on High has been my favorite since I was a kid.:)
ReplyDeletebrooke at richardchurch dot com
Silent Night is my favorite Christmas song. I love singing it at the candlelight service. It is just so beautiful...
ReplyDeleteI don't know if this counts, but I remember singing Grandma Got Run OVer by a Reindeer all the time around Christmas as a kid, and it's just such a funny song (although horrible). I like Let it Snow also!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy all sorts of Christmas songs, but as a girl I used to play "What Child Is This?" on the flute every Christmas eve in church. So it will always hold a special place. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas song is God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen.
ReplyDeleteI love God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Thanks for the giveaway your patterns are great!
ReplyDeletei would have to say silent night brings back memories of being a kid and singing in the school plays!
ReplyDeleteI love listening to Handel's Messiah all year long but it is especially nice at this time.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas song is Jingle Bell Rock. The kids and I love dancing around to it.
ReplyDeletekirkwood0419(at)hotmail(dot)com
Thanks for taking part in Giveaway Day and for offering up such a great prize!
ReplyDeleteAs for the question... Hrm... For years, my favorite was "Santa Baby", which is funny since we don't do Santa at our house. But it is fun to sing. ;) My all time favorite is probably "Silent Night". It's just so pretty.
I have lots of favorite CHRISTmas songs. I think for now, though, I'm going to pick "Mary Did You Know".
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Silent Night, what cute patterns and fabric!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Silent Night. Merry Christmas and thanks for the chance in your wonderful giveaway.
ReplyDeleteOh Holy Night is my favorite CHRISTmas song. Thanks for the chance to win! ryansarahn at gmail dot com.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved The Cherry Tree Carol. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletesandy(dot)hardman(at)gmail(dot)com
I used this question on my giveaway. Last year it was O Holy Night. This year; It's That time of The Year
ReplyDeleteThe First Noel, but the version by the Crash Test Dummies. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteJoy to the World! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite song is the Little Drummer Boy
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabric and I'd love to try your patterns! My favourite is I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.
ReplyDeleteI don't celebrate Christmas, but still love "white christmas"
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My favorite is I'll Be Home For Christmas!
ReplyDeleteO, Holy Night is my favorite
ReplyDeleteAwesome prize! Thank you
violet_bg1(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk
My favourite CHRISTmas carol is Hark the Herald Angels. I also love Angels We Have Heard on High. I love it when the whole church is filled with voices singing these beautiful hymns. Thanks for the great giveaway :)
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas song is "L'as-tu vu ?" , a french song !
I love GOd Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite would have to be The Little Drummer Boy. Your patterns are so cute and the AMH is to die for!
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Erin
emstone282gmail.com
I really like "Silent Night". :)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is O Holy Night. :-)
ReplyDeleteO Holy Night gives me shivers everytime. Although Peace, Peace is a really close second. Gorgeous and fun to sing.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite carol is O holy night!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas carol is "Silent Night." It's so beautiful and moving to experience it at the candlelight service on Christmas Eve.
ReplyDeleteYour Cherish patterns for the AG dolls and matching girls dresses will be perfect as we will have an AG doll and Bitty Baby twins join our family this Christmas for the first time. My daughters will love them.
My favorite is german song "O Tannenbaum".
ReplyDeletefave christmas song is blue christmas! LOVE IT! thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful giveaway! Beautiful verses too. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love Oh Holy Night.
Genevieve
jenny(at)ykwc(dot)net
I love Silent Nigiht, but also Noel Nouvelet in French is Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas song is "LastChristmas", thank you!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Mary Did You Know? Love the doll and dress patterns. How cute. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite Christmas songs is one I learned from my daughter when she started kindergarten. It is actually a song about St Niklas which we celebrate here in Germany on December the 6th. The song is called "Klopf, klopf, klopf" ... which means knock, knock, knock ... My little boy loves it, too! (He is just 2)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
Love
Ms Muffin
i love christmas carols, especially the older ones sung by people like Bing Crosby or Ella Fitzgerald. My favourite has to be Santa Baby, sung in that smokey torch singer kind of voice. love it!
ReplyDeleteWhite Christmas is a favorite!
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