It's Christmas Charlie Brown

Even though I've still got leftover Thanksgiving turkey in the fridge (which, come to think of it, probably needs to go in the garbage), the Christmas season has arrived in full swing. How do I know this to be true? Because of two very important "holiday markers" I observe each year...

1) I heard "Do They Know it's Christmas?" on the radio two days ago. This song brings back memories of the Grove's annual Christmas morning party; specifically, the one in 1984. This is when all the kids at the party thought it would be a good idea to play the song over & over again so we could sing along & pretend we were in the video. We had the full-on, one-hand-over-the-ear technique (b/c that's how you make it look like you're wearing headphones don't'cha know) & it never seemed to get old. I'm sure it did to the adults though. Especially when the song started on full blast for the 20th time.

2) I've started counting the number of houses with Christmas lights on them. This is a tradition that dates back to the 80s when Marn & I would get excited about all of the colorful lights & decorations we'd see at night on our way to & from dancing class. (Actually, I think this practice was a carry-over from the 70s when we used to see how many people's fur coats we could touch without them noticing during Blades games at Oakville Arena.)

So, clearly it's time to pull out the Christmas decorations, whip up a mug of hot chocolate & watch some of the old (& new) holiday classics. "It's a Wonderful Life", "A Christmas Story", "Love Actually" & "The Holiday" are a few of my faves. Hope you've got some of your own!

Joyfully,
PortlandGirl