Christmas Time is Here!

I have been a very, very bad blogger. In the sense that I’m not entirely sure I could have been called a “blogger” the past couple of months. It’s like that old adage:  if a tree falls in the woods and there is no one to hear it, does it make a sound? Well, if you have a blog but you aren’t writing in it, are you a blogger?
Well, as of today, I suppose we can answer that question in the affirmative. I have many, many excuses for my lengthy absence, but just as I don’t want to hear the tale of how your homework folder got left on the kitchen table because of x, y, and z, I am sure you don’t want to hear all of the reasons I found other things to do but blog.

Wait, you do?

Why?

Well, you asked. In no particular order:  being one year closer to 30, parent/teacher conferences, NaNoWriMo, an upper respiratory infection, and Gilmore girls. And no, I’m not going to fill in the gaps there, because it’s my blog, and I’ll write about what I want to write. Keep your nose out of it.

Just kidding. I actually want you to be involved, dear reader. I have decided that for the month of December leading up to Christmas, I will post every day (let’s hope I don’t shoot myself in the foot there). In order to ensure that I follow through, I am going to make it easy on myself. I’m going to post one Christmas song a day, video and all. The content may be related directly to the video or indirectly. It may be short or long. But it will give me a chance to share my favorite Christmas songs with you, my loyal readers, who never gave up on me. Or my Facebook friends who clicked on the link because there wasn’t anything better to read.

And you know what? I don’t even mind. Because a view is a view is a view.
So to begin, we have one of my all-time favorite songs from one of my all-time favorite Christmas movies….

Christmastime is Here  by Vince Guaraldi, featured in the holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas. I love everything about this song. I love the lyrics, which are incredibly sweet. I love the melody, which is incredibly calm. I love the video of the kids ice skating, which is incredibly nostalgic for just about everyone. Who didn’t watch this movie as a kid?

And, whether you’re ready or not, folks, Christmastime is indeed here. Time to watch my Peanuts pals for the first of what I am sure will be many times this season. As I post, if there are any songs you think I am missing or you want to share your own personal connection with a song I choose, go for it. The comment button is just below.


And stay gold!

P.S. What do you think of this font?I really like it, but if it is too difficult to read, just let me know.

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