As much fun as it is for me to be a sarcastic pain-in-the-ass, I do want to be a positive force in the universe. I feel kind of bad about all the negativity in my last blog. Therefore, I will dig way down into my heart,which feels three sizes too small, and begrudgingly list some things I like about Christmas.
1. I like red. Christmas stuff is red. It makes me happy.
2. Its fun to look at people's yards when they get really obnoxious and tacky with the decorations. Especially when they go nuts with the giant inflatables and the wind knocks them over. It looks like Santa's passed-out with Frosty after having too much eggnog.
3. I love those stiff claymation (isn't that what its called?) cartoons from the past. Like Rudolph.
4. Making the horrid,unsanitary, frosting-smeared-with-a-licked-spoon cookies for Santa is super fun.
5. Its fun to still have one child who believes in Santa.
6. The Black Friday tradition I have with my sisters is great. For some reason the lines and crowd are not annoying when its Black Friday.
7. On the rare occasion that I can find a gift that I know an adult on my list would actually want ,that's very good.
8. Having the kids home for Christmas vacation. No getting up at 5am. No fighting with the homework.
9. Holiday-flavored coffees. Peppermint-Mocha is divine!
10. My dining-room Christmas-tree with all black and silver ornaments is stunning!
And just so you know I'm still in here and haven't gone completely sugarplum fairy, allow me to say I despise that Drummer Boy song! It is an unhappy day indeed when the stores start piping it through the speakers.
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I agree with you on the Little Drummer Boy--I don't remember mention of him anywhere in the gospels of Matthew (I think the Christmas story is in the book of Matthew, but feel free to correct my lazy ass)--my most hated song is the fairly recent "Christmas Shoes"--like Jesus cares about footwear! He's not Carson Kressley for Pete's sake ;)
OK - I'm mucking up your posts w/comments, but I have to share one more thing about a Christmas song. Craig actually thinks that Carol of the Bells is scary - HA! There's 1 "dark" version (according to him) on the Ray Coniff singers album that I like, and he makes me skip it when it comes on! And I hate Little Drummer Boy, too, btw : )
I think it is the intent of the recent music industry to see just how sad they can make Christmas Music. Does it always have to be about children buying gifts for dead parents? I mean come on! Im not blind to the horrors of this world, but do you remember the "Christmas" song a few years ago about the child being beaten to death on Christmas. What in the world does that have to do with the spirit of Christmas? How can you celebrate the birth of our Lord when true to life events like that make you wonder why a loving and caring Lord would allow that to happen to a child?
Maybe the new music is why more people kill themselves at Christmas. Some of this stuff would force almost anyone to open a artery.
Give me Frosty the Snowman!!
That being said,
Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night!
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