Christmas Groove

I have a joke for you today....

A woman goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards.
She says to the clerk, "May I have 50 Christmas stamps, please?"
Knowing many people are still buying $.02 stamps to catch up to the recent postage increase the clerk says, "What denomination?"
The woman says, "God help us. Has it come to this?
Give me 6 Catholic, 12 Presbyterian, 10 Lutheran and 22 Baptists."


Our dear friend Misty let us know how hard a time she was having getting her Christmas Groove on this year.
I think I may know what the problem could be. I think that she's simply not getting the proper Christmas music.

You see, the problem these days is that every "artist" who has ever published an album considers it their duty to also publish a Christmas album. The flaw in that logic is that certain things dont go well with Christmas.

Take for example the term 'Diva'. No reasonable person would ever expect, nor should they, that someone who refers to themselves as a Diva should ever attempt Christmas music. It simply doesn't work, and what you end up with is poor Diva and a wretched excuse for what we know as music. It aint right.

Additionally, many very successful entertainers in the genre of both Country and Western, having become accustomed to the accolades for their Country and Western agility, 'git above they raisin', so to speak and attempt a Christmas compilation. This is a huge miscalculation. Consider this, do you really want to listen to the likes of Toby Keith asking, "How do you like me now, Rudolph"? Once again, it aint right.

Some others are more obvious, such as Rap, or Hip-Hop, and the like. How touching is a rap rendition of "The Little 'Soulja' Boy"? How about "Mary, aint you know"? "Santa Dogg be Comin' Tonite, Fo' Shizzle!"?

Kool and the Gang singing "Silent Night, Ladies Night".

The Commodores with "Once, twice, three times a Wise Man".

Michael Bolt-on? Barry Manilow? William Shatner?
I think you get the idea.

With all that sort of thing coming at you, it just isn't possible to set the Christmas spirit. Therefore, I have taken it upon myself to provide you with just a few classic Christmas tunes that are certain to put you in the Christmas state of mind.

First, one of my all time favourites, Jingle Bells.
Jingle Bells.mp3

Next, The Carol of the Bells.
Carol of the Bells.mp3

A kinder, gentler version of Jingle Bells.
Jingle Bells.mp3

Who doesn't love The Christmas Song?
Christmas Song.mp3

Everyone's favourite, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!
Rudolph.mp3

Here's a heart-warming ballad dear to us all.
John Deere.mp3

And, finally, a serious look at the danger of over-imbibing at Christmas.
Grandpa.mp3

I hope you enjoy these as much as we do in our home, and I hope they add to your enjoyment of the season.