Band Aid - Do They Know its Christmas 1984

Just some videos to get you in the Christmas spirit, Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

Merry Christmas and God Bless

Alvin & the Chipmunks Christmas Don't Be Late (original TV)

Linus Christmas Monologue

Snow Globes - Coca-Cola 2010 Christmas Commercial (long version)

Train - Shake Up Christmas

North Point's iBand - Feliz Navidad

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

The Most Wonderful Day of the Year (Glee Cast Version)

The Digital Story Of The Nativity

I just thought this was cool so I figured I would post it :) Only 2 more days until Christmas!!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkHNNPM7pJA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Merry Christmas and God Bless

When Christmas Comes To Town

When Christmas Comes To Town

La, la, la, la.....

I'm wishing on a star
And trying to believe
That even though it's far
He'll find me Christmas Eve

I guess that Santa's busy
Cause he's never come around
I think of him
When Christmas Comes to Town

The best time of the year
When everyone comes home
With all this Christmas cheer
It's hard to be alone

Putting up the Christmas tree
With friends who come around
It's so much fun
When Christmas Comes to Town

Presents for the children
Wrapped in red and green
All the things I've heard about
But never really seen

No one will be sleeping on
The night of Christmas Eve
Hoping Santa's on his way

[Repeat previous two paragraphs]

When Santa's sleigh bells ring
I listen all around
The herald angels sing
I never hear a sound

When all the dreams of children
Once lost will all be found
That's all I want
When Christmas Comes to Town

That's all I want
When Christmas Comes to Town


Merry Christmas and God Bless

Orchestra and presents

Well to tell you the truth I don't really know what to wirte about... and ill have to make this quick considering I was supposed to be in bed 12 minuets ago. I guess ill just tell you of my excitment for tomorrow. Tomorrow my schools advanced orchestra is performing in an assembly and im excited! Im last chair but im still in the advanced orchestra and I like most of the pieces we're playing, plus I love playing the violin and Im excited to perform for the whole school. Plus im bringing almost all my christmas cards and presents tomorrow. I really hope everyone likes them!!!! I worked so hard on the presents for my best friends. I already gave my friend Marissa hers this morning and she seemed to like it so hopefully the same will go for the other three. I filled out probably 30 or more Christmas cards and I wanted to really write in them like fill up the whole card. I hope everyone sees my hard work. Tomorrow should be full with Christmas spirit and I can't wait! Ill tell ya how it all goes tomorrow :)

Merry Christmas and God Bless

Falling With Style

Have you ever disagreed with a friend on something? Like I love he band the Beatles but a couple of my friends don't even like them. Its all about how you look at things. What you call things, how you describe things, how you look at things. Thats what seperates an optimistic and a pesimistic. Is a the glass half empty or half full? Do you call tape, tape or a bonding strip like Buzz Lightyear? Was it flying or falling with style? Unfortuantly today a lot of people lean mor towards the glass half empty way of looking at things. The Christmas season can be the happiest time of the year or the worst time of the year. Its easy to get sucked into the stressful outlook that so many people take on, but really its all how you look at it. Some may call it Christmas shopping, why not call it Christmas cheer. For some people it's bad traffic, but why look at it as time to relax and not have to be moving around doing every last little thing. If you just try to keep a good outlook on your life you may seem to find it better than you thought. Stress or Christmas cheer? It's up to you.

Merry Christmas and God Bless

Christmas Magic

Christmas magic. Do I believe in it?.... OF COURSE! Do you? Many people don't, but I believe its how you look at it. Is it really magic? In a sense, yes but in another since no. I feel theres many types of "Christmas magic". One type is a miracle. A pure, amazing, God sent miracle. Like you find in so many Christmas movies. Another type is just the feeling of hope and cheer that seems to be floating around this time of the year. The Christmas cheer that seems to enter our hearts. Another type, probably my most favorite is the Christmas magic we create ourselves. Those little things we take the time to do that alter another persons feelings, day, maybe even life. Its those little acts of charity that can help out in big big ways. Like today I went to bell ring outside Wal-Mart with a friend. Ya know the people who wear the red apron and ring the bell next to the red money pale. Growing up I would always ask my mom for change for the bell ringer, it was just a thing we did with no real thought to it, it was a habit. It always seemed like it was that way to everyone, but standing out there today I found out the truth, that many people just pass on by without a second thought. I was out there for a little over an hour and less than half the people who walked by gave money. Now I know not everyone has the cash in these hard economic times to give but many do. The Salvation Army doesn't expect you to slip a $20 bill in the pale, its not even really expected to put as much as a dollar in, but just a few coins. A dime or two. We saw enough people today that if every person had just taken the time to put in a quarter or even just a dime we would have had a good sized amount to give to those in need. What people don't seem to see is that quarter or dime burning a hole in your pocket could be so much more. It could be Christmas magic. And charity isn't the only way to make yourself some Christmas magic, sometimes its just how you present yourself to the public around you. I always fill with cheer every time I hear someone humming Christmas songs or smile as they pass by me, and especially when I hear someone wish me a merry Christmas or a happy holidays. So I ask the question again, do you believe in Christmas magic? and to it I add another question, have you made some Christmas magic of your own? 

Merry Christmas and God Bless

Christmas

I just really love this song so I thought I would post it :)


C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S by Jim Reeves

C is for the Christ Child born upon this day
H is for Herald Angels in the night
R means our redeemer
I means Israel
S is for the star that shone so bright
T is for three wise men they who travelled far
M is for the manger where he lay
A's for all he stands for
S means shepherds came
And that's why there's a Christmas day
T is for three wise men they who travelled far
M is for the manger where he lay
A's for all he stands for
S means shepards came
And that's why there's a Christmas day
And that's why there's a Christmas day


Merry Christmas and God Bless

The Perfect Present

The perfect present. Its what we all strive for in our Christmas shopping. What is the one thing that really make that certain person say "wow". Now im not saying that it has to be big and/ or expensive. Im a firm believer in the expression "its's the thought that counts" but theres the thing: thought. Theres some people that are easy, you know exactly what to get or make them to make them happy. But then there are those people who are hard. Not that their picky but that you have absolutly no idea what to get them!!! I came across this problem this year. Someone is was the very easiest to come up with a present for last year was the very hardest this year. But today I got it. After some helpful suggestions and some internet research, I found it. The perfect present, or what I think would be perfect for this person, im so very excited to give this person their gift. I also love the fact that every friend I have will be wondering if its them that Im writing this post about. Now some know becuase they were my idea givers, but for those of you that have no clue, im not going to tell you even if its not you that im talking about haha :)
Sorrry got off topic, back to the perfect present. My one suggestion to those of you with this problem. A gift card and a homemade card always seem to bring a smile. And if thats out of your price range, remember, everyone likes food ;)

Merry Christmas and God Bless

For some extra Christmas spirit!

For some extra Christmas spirit, heres some Christmas jokes to share with others :)

What nationality is Santa Claus?
[North Polish.]

Who is never hungry at Christmas?
[The turkey, he is always stuffed.]
What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
[Claustrophobic.]

What's the best thing to put into a Christmas cake?
[Your teeth.]

How do sheep in Mexico say Merry Christmas?
[Fleece Navidad!]

If athletes get athletes foot, what do astronauts get?
[Missletoe!]

Why was Santa's little helper depressed?
[Because he had low elf esteem.]

What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
[Frostbite.]

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Mary.
Mary who?
Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and God bless!

SNOW!

Sorry, I couldn't post this last night, we got back from our debate tournament at 1 AM. Still, enjoy :)

This is one of my favorite songs from the movie White Christmas. Im hoping for snow here my town so I thought this would be appropriate :)

"Snow"
by Bing Crosby

Snow
It won't be long before we'll all be there with snow
Snow
I want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow

Snow
I long to clear a path and lift a spade of snow
Snow
Oh, to see a great big man entirely made of snow

Where it's snowing
All winter through
That's where I want to be
Snowball throwing
That's what I'll do
How I'm longing to ski
Through the snow-oh-oh-oh-oh

Those glist'ning houses that seem to be built of snow
Snow
Oh, to see a mountain covered with a quilt of snow

What is Christmas with no snow
No white Christmas with no snow
Snow

I'll soon be there with snow
I'll wash my hair with snow
And with a spade of snow
I'll build a man that's made of snow
I'd love to stay up with you but I recommend a little shuteye
Go to sleep
And dream
Of snow

Merry Christmas and God Bless!

Same Old Christmas

I don't have much time again this morning, but I didn't want to leave you hanging like I did last time I had to post before a debate tournament so figured I would post lyrics to one of my favorite Christmas songs, "Same Old Christmas" by Hilary Duff. Many people think its boring to do the same thing every year at Christmas but I love it and think its something wonderful, and this song is about celebrating the traditions of the same old Christmas :)

"Same Old Christmas"(feat. Haylie Duff)

[verse one]
rows of angels in the snow
hugs and kisses by the mistletoe
sugarplum fairies everywhere,must be that time of year
stars that shine on christmas trees
smoke that curls from chimineys
rednose reindeer taking flight and choir singing
O Holy Night

[chorus]
its the same old,same old christmas eve
its the same old christmas day
its the same old,same old christmas
but I like it, I like it that way

[verse two]
Another snowman with a button nose
presents all wrapped up in bows
friends and neighbors knockin at my door
like every christmas thats come before

[chorus]
its the same old,same old christmas eve
its the same old christmas day
its the same old, same old christmas
but I like it, I like it that way

[bridge]
seasons keep on changin, the snow will melt away
but everything will be the same again, next year on christmas day
and I like it, I like it that way

[last verse]
rows of angels in the snow
hugs and kisses by the mistletoe
friends and neighbors knockin at my door
like every christmas thats come before

[chorus until music fades and ends]

Merry Christmas and God Bless!

What Do Corn, A Ballarina, And A Ginger Bread Mickey And Minnie Mouse Have In Common? Christmas

     We decorated our tree! It looks so pretty! I love it! The ornaments are so cool! My favorites are corn on the cob, and glass ballarina, a red M&M, Beauty and the Beast, and a ginger bread Mickey and Minnie mouse. The ornaments are all kinda hodge podge but they all have a story :) Like the corn on the cob, my mom bought it for my dad because its his favorite vegtable. The glass ballarina was bought because I used to love dance, and I did it for nine years! the red M&M was bought at one of the huge like 3 story M&M stores. The Beauty and the Beast one, my mom bought the year we went to see the Broadway version of Beauty and the Beast. And the Mickey and Minnie mouse one was bought last time we went to Walt Disney World! I love this time of year! While decorating the tree me and my mom listened to Christmas music. First we listened to a CD called Rudolph and Friends. It has a bunch of songs from movies like Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town. The second CD we listened to was a Jim Reeves Christmas CD. He's my favorite Chrsitmas singer with songs like The Memory of an Old Christmas Card, Senor Santa Claus, and the Christmas Polka.
     Well Im off to church, as always I wish you a very merry Christmas and for God to bless all of you!

O Christmas Tree!!!

     We got our christmas tree!!!! Yay! After my mom got off work today we headed to a grocery store parking lot where theres a Christmas tree lot set up. We always by our tree from there. We picked out a good fat one! Then we brought it home and set it up in our living room where everyone could see it. And you can also see it from the street! My mom hung lights, and ribbons, and bright red beads all around the tree, and we have plans to put ornaments on tomorrow!
     Tonight I got to go to an orchetra conert. It was my city's Junior Youth symphony and Youth symphony. Both orchestas did a great job! I very much enjoyed myself! I had quite a few friends in the Junior Youth symphony as well! My boyfriend Drew, one of my very best friends Michelle, and my friend Emily. Plus Drews little brother was in the Youth Symphony. Everyone did wonderfully! My friends are so so talented!
     My favorite part of the concert was at the end when they played a mash-up of the songs Have a Holly Jolly Christmas and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. Very Christmasey! Well done guys!
     Merry Christmas to all and God Bless :)