Merry Joyful Time

So, its November 10th. Which meaannss, its almost CHRISTMAS!

My favorite time.

I have been researching ideas for this year. I want to really get as much out of this Holiday as I can. Parties, traditions, cookies. Ya know, the basics.

I found this list on a website:

Top Ten: Christmas Songs

When you talk about Christmas, you can’t ignore the Christmas music that can be heard everywhere in December; after all, music plays a significant role in creating the desired nice atmosphere. Which Christmas song though is the best selling one? Which one is the most annoying song of all time? Have a look at our compilation.

Best Selling Christmas Songs of all Time
1. Band Aid Do They Know It’s Christmas? 1984/1985
2. Boney M Mary’s Boy Child 1978
3. Wham! Last Christmas 1984/1985
4. Harry Belafonte Mary’s Boy Child 1957
5. Band Aid 20 Do They Know It’s Christmas? 2004
6. Slade Merry Xmas Everybody 1973/1981/1983/1998/2006
7. Bing Crosby White Christmas 1942/1977/1998
8. Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer 1999
9. Johnny Mathis When A Child Is Born 1976
10. Cliff Richard Mistletoe And Wine 1988

Source: useless.info/christmas/festivefifty.html

The worst Christmas songs of all-time

1. Jingle Bells, Frank Sinatra (1957)
2. Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano (1970)
3. Happy Xmas (War Is Over), John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (1971)
4. Mary’s Boy Child, Boney M (1978)
5. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Bruce Springsteen (1984)
6. Fairytale of New York, Shane MacGowan and Kristy MacColl (1987)
7. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, John Cougar Mellencamp (1989)
8. Meowy Christmas, Jingle Cats (1994)
9. All I Want for Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey (1994)
10. O Holy Night, Celine Dion (1998)

I cant belive that Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” was one of the worst songs?!

Duh, its only the best Christmas song ever.

PS Check out my site on PINTEREST, I am collecting all the my ideas for Christmastime on there 🙂

Christmas Time

This has been the weirdest Christmas ever. Its going by so fast, I can hardly enjoy it! Already its December 9th and we only just finished decorating the tree.

We have never done it so late!

Thank goodness for the day off from work tomorrow. I will get some much needed baking done, while listening to a good amount of Christmas music, while staying lazily in my pj’s.

I’m excited.

Top Ten Its-Not-Christmas-Unless-I-Hear-It Tunes:

10. Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) – John Lennon etc {But ONLY on Christmas Day.}

9.  Let It Snow! – Michael Buble {I love me some Buble.}

8. Baby Its Cold Outside – Rod Stewart {“Beautiful what’s your hurry?”}

7. The First Noel – Josh Groban & Faith Hill {Powerful.}

6.  O Holy Night – Celine Dion { Definition of Christmas right there. BarlowGirl has an awesome version of this song.}

5. Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town -Jackson 5 {Jazzy. Festive. Totally Christmas! How Can you NOT be in the mood when you hear this song?!}

4. Silver Bells – Bing Crosby & The Andrew Sisters {Classic. Romantic. I love it.}

3. Sleigh Ride – Ronettes {“ring-a-ling a-ling a ding dong ding!”}

2. Little Drummer Boy – Josh Groban [Love this song. And when it builds at the end – ahhh, I blast my poor little speakers.]

1. All I Want For Christmas – Mariah Carey[I dont care if its corny, I dont care if you think its overplayed – – its not Christmas unless I hear it.]

Honorable Mention..

Dont Save It All For Christmas Day  – Celine Dion

Winter Wonderland – Aretha Franklin

Blue Christmas – Elvis

The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole {I’ve eaten a roasted chestnut. It was fun.}

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry

I Want a Hippopautomas – Gayla Peevey {Although I think this song is funny, I can only handle listening to it about 1-2 times all Christmas Season.}

What describes YOUR Christmas- in song?