One of the perks of having a wedding toward the end of December is that you get to piggy-back it with Christmas. We’re not fighting it. In fact, I’m currently vetting Christmas music. We hope to have around 10-15 Christmas songs intermixed in our playlist. I drive to and from work with the likes of Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra.
Try listening to Christmas music in September. It’s like hearing a baby cry, you start to lactate, or seeing a doggie treat, you start to drool. I listen to Christmas music and start to get antsy about whether or not my mom and dad are going to get me the G.I. Joe General.
Oddly, I’ll be skipping Christmas and all things related to Christmas this year. Instead, I’ll be on my honeymoon, in stormy Ocean City, MD, where the waves will crash and the wind will howl. Lots of hype for Christmas this year. But then no Christmas.
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I suggest Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”, Paul McCartney’s “A Wonderful Christmas Time” and whatever that song is that the Peanuts crew sings in the Charlie Brown Christmas Special.
The Eagles’ “Please Come Home for Christmas” chokes me up every time. Also Wham!’s “Last Christmas” comes to mind, if you’re taking suggestions.
And of course, anyone doing “Have Yourself a Merry little Christmas” is a no-brainer.
Also, Bruce Springstein and the E Street Band’s version of “Santa Clause is coming to Town” and The Waitresses “Christmas Wrapping.”
Deja vu, Weissiecakes. I swear that we once had this exact convo — we listed the exact same songs as our faves, and then got into an argument about that Bruce Springsteen song’s awesomeness/horribleness. $5 to the first person who can find it online.
I don’t remember the exact conversation, but that does sound somewhat familiar. That song does rate fairly high on the awesomeness scale though. Recognize.
Found it: https://furstwords.wordpress.com/2007/12/10/yesteryear/
I guess the fight we got into over the Bruce song only happened in my head.
Ha! I guess I really like that song by The Waitresses.