A Musical Childhood Christmas Memory –

I love Christmas Music. I have blogged about it in the past. I have Christmas songs on my iPod that I can listen to at any time of the year, just because they make me feel good! I usually give my wife a hard time when she plays her Pandora on shuffle when she is … Continue reading A Musical Childhood Christmas Memory – →

Son of a … Mitch!

Sirius XM Radio has a few holiday music channels. They each kind of fall into a category - Country Christmas, Uptempo Holiday favorites, etc... I often find myself listening to the channel they call Holiday Traditions. This channel focuses on songs and artists from the 1940's through the 1960's. I hear a lot of my … Continue reading Son of a … Mitch! →

We Need A Little Happy…

Let's face it, 2020 has kinda been a crappy year. As it draws to a close, many of us will be glad to see it go! Sure, there have been high points, but the bad has outweighed the good throughout most of the year. Covid-19, quarantine, the election, political ads (on TV, radio, and via … Continue reading We Need A Little Happy… →

Christmas Recap

Bing Crosby could sing "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" all he wanted last week, but it was never going to happen here in Michigan. The weatherman told us over and over to expect record high temperatures. Hell, it was colder on Halloween and Thanksgiving than it was on Christmas! Maybe that is why … Continue reading Christmas Recap →

Holiday “Letters”

Today's blog comes from a Daily Writing Prompt. I thought this was a fun idea. Some of my answers came immediately, while others I had to think a little bit. Here is the prompt: "Make an alphabetized list of the 26 best things about the holiday season, with one item for each letter. Choose your … Continue reading Holiday “Letters” →

A week of Showers and Lights

It has been very busy week for us! It has been so busy, this is the first chance I have had to sit and blog. I won't bore you with some of the busy stuff (like work, work meetings, and such). I'll hit the high lights and try to bring you up to date. We … Continue reading A week of Showers and Lights →

Winter Storm and Winter Songs

According to the calendar, it is still officially Autumn. There are still colored leaves on the trees here in Michigan. Many people haven't even started raking them yet. This, however, may be the shortest Autumn I can remember as we were hit today with quite the winter storm! I guess we broke the record today … Continue reading Winter Storm and Winter Songs →

Too Early??

Halloween is barely behind us, and we are just a day or two into November. Christmas is over 50 days away, however, it is everywhere! Even before Halloween, many stores had their Christmas displays and decorations up! For years, people have pondered, discussed, and debated the "how early is too early for Christmas" topic. In … Continue reading Too Early?? →

Keeping Christmas All The Year

Well, the Christmas presents are now opened. The music books with Christmas Carols are now back up on the shelves and the Christmas music on the radio has abruptly ceased. It is painfully obvious that Christmas is over! I have never understood how these radio stations that go "all Christmas music" LONG before Thanksgiving, can … Continue reading Keeping Christmas All The Year →

Christmas Songs I Can Do Without

In order for my Christmas season to be "official", I have to hear Bobby Helms "Jingle Bell Rock" in its entirety on the radio. I'm not sure why, it just has always been the song that I have associated with the holiday. Perhaps it was one of those songs that I remember hearing on the … Continue reading Christmas Songs I Can Do Without →