What are you doing/listening to/watching?

[ornamentmaven]

Listening to the heat running, about to do some baking

[steph535]

Listening to Handel's Messiah

[ornamentmaven]

tv is on - not watching, gearing up to do some more decorating, about to eat breakfast

[Merry Christmas Darling]

I just watched Killing Kennedy on the Fox News channel. It made me cry to look at the video of Caroline and John-John at the end. It was such a sad time.

[ornamentmaven]

I just watched Killing Kennedy on the Fox News channel. It made me cry to look at the video of Caroline and John-John at the end. It was such a sad time.

A very sad time! Back in 1960, when I was only 4, JFK was campaigning and made a stop in my hometown. Everyone was crowding around where they thought his limo would stop. My Mom stayed in the background with us - my 2 year old sister and me. Meanwhile, the limo stops right next to us. When he got out, he stopped to pat me on the head. Funny, because at only 4 years old - I remember this like it was yesterday. My Mom always told me that it happened because I must have reminded him of Caroline.

[ornamentmaven]

News on tv, just finished breakfast, about to run out to the store to replace a burnt-out light cord for my village - then that will be done. Tree is on the agenda for today.

[Home alone 2]

Listening to the Bing Crosby Christmas album

[steph535]

A very sad time! Back in 1960, when I was only 4, JFK was campaigning and made a stop in my hometown. Everyone was crowding around where they thought his limo would stop. My Mom stayed in the background with us - my 2 year old sister and me. Meanwhile, the limo stops right next to us. When he got out, he stopped to pat me on the head. Funny, because at only 4 years old - I remember this like it was yesterday. My Mom always told me that it happened because I must have reminded him of Caroline.

What a cool story!

[Mistletoe]

At the risk of sounding a little nutty, may I say that I feel delighted when someone likes some of the same kind of Christmas music that I do. It is extremely rare that that happens. What most people like just doesn't do it for me. Oh, I do get excited initially, when the local radio station starts playing Christmas songs by Bing, Nat, Andy, etc.. But they don't play anything I really love. And, for me, it's Christmas music (the kind I grew up with) that is a HUGE part of why I love Christmas so much. I find it just so beautiful that sometimes I could almost cry. My best friend has told me that she just "hates hates HATES" my Christmas music, on more than one occasion, although she has heard very little of it. One that she heard was A Music Box Christmas. She said recently that I like opera, and proceeded to sing in a loud, high soprano voice with a lot of vibrato for emphasis. Fact is, I may like a couple arias here and there but, as a whole, I don't really care for opera. And how can anyone not like music box Christmas music? But, I know it's all subjective. It can just be a bit lonely when 99% of the world loves Bing, Andy, Nat, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Dino, Frank, etc...and you love a completely different genre. Anyway, sorry for going on a tangent.

So, mistletoe, what are some Christmas cd's or music that you enjoy?

I'm sorry, Steph! My favorites are the ones you don't really care for. But, my latest Christmas music, that I bought a few months ago, was A Music Box Christmas- I think it's charming. The Baroque album you mentioned I thought I might like, so I was trying to find a place to sample it, but couldn't find it. I can relate to people not really liking your type of music, because that happens to me with non-Christmas music. It makes you feel so good and you just want to share/enjoy it with someone.

I just listened to We Wish You A Merry Christmas by Joemy Wilson, Hammered Dulcimer, in your honor.

[steph535]

I'm sorry, Steph! My favorites are the ones you don't really care for. But, my latest Christmas music, that I bought a few months ago, was A Music Box Christmas- I think it's charming. The Baroque album you mentioned I thought I might like, so I was trying to find a place to sample it, but couldn't find it. I can relate to people not really liking your type of music, because that happens to me with non-Christmas music. It makes you feel so good and you just want to share/enjoy it with someone.


I just listened to We Wish You A Merry Christmas by Joemy Wilson, Hammered Dulcimer, in your honor.

Thanks very much, mistletoe, that's sweet of you.