have a cup of cheer

[chestnutcurls]

I'm back! Did you miss me?

My trip was okay. There were fun parts, but overall I was just counting the minutes until I could come home. The drive down was uneventful. The five of us had Thanksgiving alone with my grandmother and then watched the Dolphins kick some Cowboy rear. On Friday we drove to Seguin (one of the weirdest place names ever) to prepare for my cousin's wedding. We weren't invited to the rehearsal dinner, so we had dinner with my grandmother, my cousin Cliff, and his wife Rachael (they're the ones who got married in August). Saturday was the wedding. Reportedly 800 people (no, that is not a typo) were invited- I'd say there were about 300 at the reception. Unbelievable. I got to see my other cousins, Brooke and Keith, who were attendants. It was definitely a Texas wedding. The reception dancing consisted of country music, which I don't mind, but most of it was really old- we're talking waltzes and polkas. Debra and I, who were in the mood to get crunk, begged the DJ to play some Nelly or something. After a couple of hours he played YMCA and Funky Cold Medina. Then he went right back to the snoozefest. Oh well...it was fun to spend time with my cousins. The next morning we left the hotel at 5:30 am. We didn't get home until almost 8:00 last night. Thankfully, Cliff and Rachael were caravaning with us, and I rode with them for the majority of the trip back. I got to know Rachael better- which was great, because with my mother around all the time, I hadn't gotten a chance to talk to her as a fellow adult. :P I feel much more cousiny with her now, so all's well that ends well.

Now that I'm home I'm in total Christmas mode. Last night I tried to download Christmas music from mp3.com, but it was so slow that I gave up. I hate browser-based download sites. I just made a tracklist for my Perfect Christmas CD. I'm debating just buying the tracks from iTunes, but I know some of these must be posted legally somewhere. :P If any of you have Christmas songs uploaded somewhere, please let me know.



Christmastime Is Here - Vince Guaraldi
O Holy Night - Clay Aiken
Little Drummer Boy - Whitney Houston
For Unto Us a Child Is Born - from Handel’s Messiah
Winter Wonderland - Harry Connick Jr.
What Christmas Means To Me - Hanson
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
Santa Baby - Willa Ford
Opera of the Bells - Destiny’s Child
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - U2
He Is Born, the Holy Child - Veggie Tales
A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
O Holy Night - NSYNC
The Chipmunk Song - Chipmunks
Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano
Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Vince Guaraldi
Christmas Song- Dave Matthews
Silent Night - Boyz II Men
Silver Bells - Kimberley Locke
Don’t Save It All for Christmas Day - Celine Dion
Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys
All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Johnny Mathis

I'm sure there are others I forgot, but those are my favorites that I can think of. I do already have a few of these. Anyone have recommendations?

Comments

[yakk0dotorg]

I bought "A Charlie Brown Christmas" from the iTunes Music Store from Apple. It's legal and $0.99/song or $9.99 for most CDs. They've got a decent selection, even got a nice Jars of Clay song there a while back.

[yakk0dotorg]

oh, and for my favorite Christmas songs, I like the Charlie Brown Christmas album, Mariah Carey's Christmas album, Elvis's Christmas Album, and a few songs that I can't remember.

[anulyra.livejournal.com]

YES! I DID miss you! I LOVE your snowflakes!

the mood to get crunk

What??

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

I missed you too! I was thinking of you and wondering how you were doing.

Get crunk (verb): To dance, thrash or otherwise gyrate to ghetto-type music by Nelly, 50 Cent, or other such rap/R&B artist. Practiced frequently in Memphis. Often combined with "represent," as in "It's time to get crunk! It's time to represent! 2003, what time is it?"

(I went to high school in the hood. I tutor in the inner city. This is the kind of stuff I know. :))

[anulyra.livejournal.com]

You wanted to cut a rug. Got it. ;)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

lol

[stacye13.livejournal.com]

You mean it's not legal to download music from the internet?!?! (teehee)

Recommendations: anything by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's not dorky...just different from what I'm used to. :)

[rawee1.livejournal.com]

Welcome back- you were missed. Would you please email me your street address? rawee1@aol.com thanks!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

:) Okay, I'll go send that now!

[aftondays.livejournal.com]

Ah! Another one of us few Rachaels. We are rare, unlike Rachels. ;)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yes, you are rare and beautiful snowflakes. :)

[contradictions.livejournal.com]

Hey, if you make that CD, feel free to mail me a copy ;o) Er...a legal copy, that is *wink wink*

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

:) Okay, I'll do that if I manage to get it all together.

[keepsmiling74.livejournal.com]

Brens got crunk. You go girl! *g*

I LOVE Christmas music...I have tons of cds. I recommend "Strange Way to Save the World" by 4Him, "Mary's Song (Breath of Heaven)" by Amy Grant, "Still the Greatest Story Ever Told" by the Gaither Vocal Band, "Little One" (by either the GVB, Ivan Parker or the Oak Ridge Boys), and anything old! LOL! (I love all the old classics, like Bing's White Christmas, Brenda Lee, etc.)

You mentioned several of my favorites already! =)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

:)

Yay, I just found an Amy Grant Christmas CD in the closet this morning. I guess it's Kathy's. :)

[nikichick4.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you are home :-)

It was definitely a good Miami football weekend :-) yay for that.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yay! And Memphis is going to the Sugar Bowl! :)

[nikichick4.livejournal.com]

Memphis is not!

It will be Oklahoma and USC or LSU

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Well...we're going to New Orleans. Is there more than one bowl in New Orleans? Now I'm confused.

[nikichick4.livejournal.com]

haha, I was just looking the bowls up, and yep, there is a New Orleans Bowl, I guess they are separate things.

I can't believe UM might end up playing Ohio State again...I'm almost afraid, it would be upseting to lose twice..haha.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Oh! Thanks for looking that up. I had no idea. :)

I know! That would be too much to overcome.

[kiwiria.livejournal.com]

For Unto Us a Child Is Born!! Squee!! -this has always been my favourite from Handel’s Messiah. Most people prefer the Halleluja-choir, but this is the one that always gives me goosebumps up and down both legs when I hear it. *sigh* :) Now I want to go listen to it, but unfortnately I'm leaving for work shortly, so no time.

Other recommendations... Cliff Richard has some really great Christmas songs. I especially enjoy "Mistletoe and Wine", "Little Town of Bethlehem", "Saviour's Day" and "We Should be Together for Christmas".

Can you tell I used to be a huge fan of Cliff? ;-)

Welcome back. It's good to see you :)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yay, another Handel fan! I first heard that song in my Music Appreciation class and it had the same effect on me. :) Thanks for the recs!

[danialand.livejournal.com]

I made Jessica a Christmas CD that had some similar music to your list. Maybe I'll mail you a copy if you want it... :)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

:D I would like that very much!!! Thanks!

[danialand.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll do that! You're welcome!!

[mzspearz.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, you included some of my fav artists. HURRAY! FOR HANSON! lol. Theirs is my fav Christmas cd.