All I Want For Christmas

Is a Hippopotamus.  Yep, I'm with Shirley Temple on this one.



This song just reminds me of how ridiculous Christmas can sometimes be.  I have been blessed with material things far, far, FAR more than I deserve, yet I'm expected to come up with a Christmas list of things I want? It seems an affront to people with far less than me that I should expect or want more.  

Rejoice, Rejoice

A bunch of my friends have been sharing this video on Facebook.  It's a beautiful version of "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" by The Piano Guys, along with images of Christ's birth and life interspersed.  A good reminder of our reason to "rejoice, rejoice" as part of the song goes.

We Need

We all DO need a little Christmas - right this very minute!

Chills

We have a "five families" Christmas party which involves five families from my parents' ward.  We've all known each other forever and it'd kind of what I imagine having a large, extended family Christmas party would be like (none of my extended family lived nearby growing up).  For the past couple of years, it has been a tradition to sing this at the Christmas Party:

Handel's Messiah - it gives me chills every time - so so so so so so so so so so so so so so SO awesome!  We are *almost* as good as MoTab.

Shout for Joy

This is in danger of becoming a Mormon Tabernacle Choir Fest.  Here's a beautiful Christmas Spiritual, sung by Odetta:

Shout for Joy!

Trans-Siberian

What's not to love about an Orchestra with "Siberia" in its name?  Here's a Rockin version of "Carol of the Bells" by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Joy, Joy to the World!

Tis the Season for Christmas Music!  Christmas music gives me much joy - I think I'm going to share some of my favorite Christmas songs this December.  Below is a Youtube video of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing "Joy to the World."  I love it!  Anyone else have any ideas of good Christmas songs?  I like unusual versions and new songs, so feel free to suggest anything.