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Childhood pets can run the gamut from cats, dogs, hamsters, goldfish, turtles, etc., to pigs and ferrets. If Mom and Dad don’t want to deal with an animal, they can get pretty creative, suggesting hermit crabs and ant farms. Read the rest of this entry »
I received my first camera – a box Brownie – when I was about 8 years old. It didn’t take me long to go through a roll of film. I took pictures of anything that moved. Read the rest of this entry »
We all have our favorite Christmas songs, standards, pop and novelty.
My father’s side of the family is Scandinavian, so each year we love listening to Yogi Yorgesson’s “I Just Go Nuts At Christmas” (or, I Yust Go Nuts at Kreesmus) and “Jingle Bells” (or, Yingle Bells).
My favorite version of “Frosty the Snowman” is sung by Leon Redbone and Dr. John, with their funky, raspy voices, especially the “thumpity, thump, thump …”
Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” is sexy. Madonna’s version is stupid and annoying. (Two cents.)
The standards of Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, etc. evoke a certain peacefulness appropriate for the holiday season. My favorite – “O Holy Night.”
I love that satellite radio offers a few different Christmas stations so I can choose classic, contemporary, standards, etc whenever I want. We can all revisit Christmas’ of our past, or enjoy where we are now.
What’s your favorite Christmas song?
