We do not do much at all on Christmas Day. Of course we get up and open presents as we play Christmas music. We usually don't make anything for breakfast, as we like to pull out the always-numerous...
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We do not do much at all on Christmas Day. Of course we get up and open presents as we play Christmas music. We usually don't make anything for breakfast, as we like to pull out the always-numerous...
1. Classic
...A Christmas Carol (1984)
2. Tearjerker
...?
3. Comedy
... National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
4. Must Watch every year
Christmas in Dixie - Alabama
The Most Wonderful Day of the Year - Rudolph Soundtrack
My dad, and relatives long gone.
And, the innocent souls in Newtown, CT.
Sans Day Carol - Owen Burdick and the Choir of Trinity Church
O Holy Night - Perry Como
Frosty the Snowman - Jimmy Durante
We Wish You a Merry Christmas/Silent Night - Tony Bennett
Isn't it a wonderful song?!
It's been a tradition for my daughter and I to play this as one of the first Christmas songs of the night during our Christmas Eve gathering for years now. She's become...
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" - Mitch Miller
"One More Sleep 'Til Christmas" - The Muppets
O Little Town of Bethlehem" - Philadelphia Orchestra
"O Come All Ye Faithful" 101 Strings
Watched the 1951 version of "A Christmas Carol", with Alistair Sim. Have both the b/w and colorized version, and for the first time watched the color version. Very enjoyable, of course, but there is...
Oh, not really. I just read the title of the thread, didn't see the "children's" part...ooops :)
Christmas Eve is the bigger day of activity for us. Christmas Day is the time of relaxation.
Christmas Eve
5 PM Mass
After, it's time to bring out food and snacks. Every year we say we are...
Let's not forget "A Christmas Carol" :christmastree:
Under the tree, unwrapped.
1970s: 5 AM
1980s: 6 AM
1990s: 6 AM
2000s: 8 AM
Last few years: 9 AM
I miss my daughter not being a little kid anymore, as she is in her senior year of college. But I am enjoying sleeping in...
Picking a favorite Christmas song is like picking a favorite child...can't do it, so I won't even try :)
However, there are some that really stand out for me...
Silent Night
O Holy Night
The...
I will be watching the 1951 version of "A Christmas Carol", with Alistair Sim, once the tree is up and decorated tomorrow night. Can't wait!
"Silver Bells", Ray Conniff Singers
Love that song. It has become a tradition for me to play it for my daughter on Christmas Eve. It started when she was a little girl, and we continue to this day, and she is now 21.
Wonderful version.
After Halloween I will begin watching the different versions of "A Christmas Carol". A nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
While the Christmas music doesn't start around our house until Nov 1, Oct 1 is when those 'feelings' start to creep back again :xmaswink:
"Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio", Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
"O Come All Ye Faithful", Ann Murray
Nope, not done. Have to hope to find bows and tags for gifts tomorrow (good luck, I know).
I've always loved that song, but can't find it on my playlist this year.
That's not what Christmas is all about.
Do you have shelter? Will you be able to enjoy a meal with your family on Christmas Day (even if it is meager when compared to the unrealistic dinners TV...
Vitriolic
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