Have You A Merry Little Christmas is definitely my favorite Christmas song. I’ve know this song from Christmas records my parents played when I was a kid. I especially remember the recording they played of the Carpenters singing this song.

I don’t have any funny stories about this song, because it is not a funny song. I used to like playing it on the piano a lot. I made a short film about two loners named Hugo and Ellora and I used this song.

They wander around their suburban hometown post-Christmas and come upon the town’s Christmas display. As they sit on the wheels of a toy train on the display, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas played on the soundtrack.

It perfectly captured the feeling of alienation they were experiencing in their lonely town and how lost they felt about their lives. I believe this to be one of the saddest Christmas songs there are out there and it has a beautiful melody.

It was first sung by Judy Garland whose voice and persona definitely brought the sadness to this song. Frank Sinatra didn’t like how depressing the song was so he had some lines changed, but to me, that seems wrong. The depressing nature of this song is its whole point.

This and I’ll Be Home For Christmas are two songs that have real emotion in them. They’re not silly and jolly like Jingle Bells or other annoying Christmas tunes. There have been some great covers of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Tori Amos and Coldplay both do great versions; both versions understand its melancholy. Read More »

I would love to have a house for a Christmas gift. It would be much better than the broken down old trailer I live in. Yes, there are poor people in America and I happen to be one of them.

I suppose the crew of Extreme Makeover Home Edition or Habitat for Humanity would be the likely builder of this home as our relative who do have money would never be convinced to make such a gift as they keep their money for themselves.

I would be happy with a nice three or four bedroom home with an actual basement. It should also have a living room and separate kitchen/dining area which comes standard with most homes.

However, if I could convince someone to build me a nice house it would have a brick or stone appearance with at least one tower like a Victorian home. Read More »

My parents or my husbands parents are the most likely to buy us a house, unless some lucky family member wins the lottery or wins a Nobel Prize or something like that.

I actually have thought about getting a house as a present.

In my mind, it would be a large blue or white Victorian house with a big wrap-around porch and white shutters and moldings on the outside. I would love a garden out front, with white and yellow tulips.

In the backyard, I would love to have a swimming pool with a small waterfall and a fence on the outside of the property. Read More »

My favorite Christmas song has always been Little Drummer Boy. Our parents always played decorated the house and played Christmas music during the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Little Drummer Boy has a tune and that is the kind where you can not get it out of your mind after hearing it. How could anyone not like the lyrics and the story they tell in the song? A poor boy wanting so badly to give a gift when all he had to offer was to play his drum.

Making the journey and admitting that he was poor and had nothing much to give. Asking if he could give the only thing he had, playing his drum, and getting a nod from Mary. And when he played even the animals kept time with him.

He gave the only thing he had to give and he played his best. It ends with the baby smiling at him. Him and his drum. A great song and a great lesson for a child growing up.

Lyrics Little Drummer Boy Read More »

My favorite Christmas song is Silent Night. I learned this song when I attended church as a small child. It was the first Christmas carol that I learned to play on the piano as a young girl. We also sang it at the holiday concert at school when I was in the first grade.

I can remember sitting by our Christmas tree when I was a small child. My parents had a church which sat under the tree, and you could wind it up and it would play this song. I would wind it up and lay on the couch looking at the lights on the tree while listening to the song.

Many times my parents, brother and I would sit in the living room wrapping gifts while it played. As an adult, I have danced to this song at church during the holiday season for the offertory.

It always brings a smile to my face when I hear it and gives me a sense of peace. This song has a special place in my heart. This is a song which is always played around the holidays and most people know it, but I am including the words just in case you have not heard it. Many people know the first verse but not the others.

My favorite Christmas song is Silent Night. I know this song from going to church every year around Christmas time or hearing it play at my parent’s home. Just being around my family and hearing it play while we put up the Christmas tree.

Just trying to get into the spirit of Christmas. I just really like the song and it puts me into the Christmas spirit. Here are the lyrics to Silent Night: Read More »

Christmas decorating is probably my most favorite activity of the year. It is by far the most exciting and looked forward to activity of the year. My family decorates our house ourselves.

There are several items that we use from year to year. The tree has been the center of our decorating since before I can remember. We use red tinsel and multi-colored lights spun around the tall green tree that sparkle and glow.

There are multi colored metallic balls that sparkle the lights. Balls or gold, silver, purple, red, blue and green make the tree look like a festive fruit cake. My mother also has a set of antique metallic balls from the 1960s that dot the tree with glee. Read More »