Christmas Music Weeks: Days 4 & 5

Sorry I missed yesterday's post; I took 2 exams and when I got home, my brain was fried. So I'll put 2 days in tonight's post :)

Day 4: Favorite Cartoon Christmas song

One of the highlights of Christmas time during my childhood was a VHS tape that we had with a bunch of cartoons, including Frosty. I love Jimmy Durante's voice and this song always makes me smile.

Day 5: Favorite Advent Song

Really, this one probably should have gone first, but what can I say? I'm a little backwards sometimes. The full lyrics and translation can be found here. This song is used at Vespers during Advent and is, I think, really beautiful. I love the simplicity of the chant and, even though I went to a women's college, I do love all male choirs :)

Also, since I figured out how to embed videos, I've edited my first 2 posts to have embedded videos

Christmas Music Week: Day 2

Today's selection is a non-Christian holiday song that I've just found (yes, the one I tweeted about). I just think it's an incredibly clever twist that explains Hanukkah pretty well (to this non-Jew, anyway). Also, the beatboxing is great and the singers are pretty cute. I feel like this is a winning combination

Enjoy Candlelight by the Maccabeats.

Tomorrow, I'll be be back with a third song for you and perhaps a picture of my Charlie Brown tree if I've gotten it decorated.

Christmas Music Week: Day 1

I've arbitrarily declared this week Christmas Music Week, mostly because it doesn't feel like Christmas is that close yet (probably because I'm holed up under my exams.

Day 1 is (again, arbitrarily) Favorite Depressing Christmas Song. I'm probably partial to this one because of the wonderful arrangement Dr. W did for Winterfest last year; I actually like his arrangement better, but Diana Krall has a lovely voice. I can't do the red shoe song or the one where the guy meets his ex in the store and they sit in his car drinking and reminiscing... this one, though? Love it. Enjoy!

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Stay tuned for tomorrow's category... it's a surprise!