As I mentioned yesterday we are full on in Christmas mode around here. And as Hannah prepares to sing in the Christmas program, that means a whole lot of “Jingle Bells” around here. And unfortunately the CD she prefers is a Jimmy Buffet Christmas. And unfortunate leftover from the hubby’s pre-me days.
But I digress. I love Christmas music. I love my Bing Crosby, my Amy Grant, my Harry Connick Jr. But we don’t really have much of a CD collection anymore. Now the we have discovered the marvels of these new-fangled MP3 players, our CDs reside in a few dusty boxes in the basement. And every year at Christmas time I dig through them finding the ones the fit the season.
Last year brilliance struck. Again, my brilliance might be over estimated as you may have been doing this for years, but now I pack the Christmas CDs with the Christmas decorations. So when I start decorating the tree, BAM, Bing is there to serenade me. Seriously love that man. If I wasn’t married and he wasn’t, you know, dead…who knows what might happen.
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CC
says:
My rule is no Christmas music until the day after Thanksgiving. So this would would GREAT for us!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 1:06 am
lynn
says:
Great idea. Though I admit I’m one of those who loves to pull out the Christmas CDs in mid-August . . .
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December 3rd, 2008 at 1:37 am
Maria
says:
Great idea. I meant to do that with the kids’ Christmas books last year. Definitely the plan this year…
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December 3rd, 2008 at 7:34 am
Tree Climbing Mom
says:
Great idea! I have a bunch of the old Christmas stand-bys on my playlist, but have added a few new ones this year that I’m loving: BarlowGirl’s “Hallelujah” and Casting Crown’s version of “I Heard the Bells” are beautiful. I highly recommend them.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 7:41 am
Susan
says:
Great minds think alike! I just started doing that the past year or so also. I’ve even started packing the kids’ Christmas clothes with the Christmas stuff … no more lost holiday things!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 7:47 am
Yunia
says:
I have a christmas playlist on my ipod, ready to bring some cheer on, I am now trying to find world christmas music, I already have christmas music cuban style and it is great
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December 3rd, 2008 at 10:25 am
Brooke
says:
is it horrible to admit that i keep Christmas CDs in my car all year round?
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December 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 am
Kati
says:
Ahhhh Bing….there is just something about that man…which is why I can sit through White Christmas at least a few times during the holidays….
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December 3rd, 2008 at 11:17 am
K @ Raise Them Up
says:
That is a great idea! Your brillianc shines bright in my book!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 12:44 pm
oh amanda
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That’s exactly what we do! Same with the Christmas DVDs. That way they don’t crowd up our regular dvds!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Kirstin
says:
I too love Christmas music. I’ve compiled all my favorite CD’s into a playlist on my computer and listen to it all day long.
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December 3rd, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Erin G
says:
girl, count your blessings. you might not *heart* jimmy buffet, but my family’s favorite christmas album growing up was the CHIPMUNKS album (yeah back when they were popular the first time). I can’t believe it didn’t drive my parents to an early death of the self-inflicted variety.
Erin Gs last blog post..A Holiday Record
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December 3rd, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Audra Krell
says:
You are hilarious!!! I just keep mine by the CD player with all the others, year around. That way I don’t have to even wait for the Christmas decorations to come out, I can begin the day after Halloween! I just bought Yo-Yo Ma Christmas by the way, Diana Krall, James Taylor and lots of other guest on it, I’m really enjoying it!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Esther
says:
Wow. You just described my playlist! Add the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack to that lineup, and it’s perfect!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Alyson
says:
I pack up all the Christmas stuffed animals (the singing ones especially), along with all the Christmas books, VHS (yep, still have some oldies), CDs and DVDs with our Christmas stuff. I try to put all the media together so I can break it out as we start to decorate–AFTER Thanksgiving!
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December 5th, 2008 at 6:12 pm