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You are here: Home / Uncategorized / Lovin’ the season

Lovin’ the season

December 12, 2007 by Jen

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I love the holiday season. I love everything about it – the decorations, the food, the smells, the chaos at the mall and the non-stop Christmas music on the radio!  Religiously, we don’t celebrate Christmas, but culturally, my family has always embraced the season as a time to celebrate with loved ones, and show our appreciation for the valued people in our lives.

So tonight, I put my kids to bed, turned up the carols, lit a fire, lit my President’s Choice scented candle in Nutmeg & Ginger, which I can’t describe except to say that it smells like Christmas, and sat down to do some serious card-writing and wrapping.  The mail-woman, the banker, the babysitters, the handyman, the trainer, the boss…the list goes on.  I love the act of cutting the wrapping paper, and delicately embossing the package with a shiny bow.  It’s therapy at my dining table late at night…and I’m enjoying every minute! Next week, I bake shortbread!  I’ll keep you posted.

In the meantime, here are a couple of my favourite Christmas tune:

"Little Drummer Boy" performed by Bing Crosby and David Bowie. Bowie’s voice is outstanding and the two of them together – wow – moves me every time.

This one is one of my all-time favourite music moments, Christmas and otherwise:  "Do they know it’s Christmas" by Band Aid. Seeing so many of my favourite music icons – Bono (before he became the fly), Simon Le Bon, George Michael (before the Washroom Incident), Sting (before Tantric sex) – together in their unadultered sleepy London morning state, singing together so beautifully…warms the heart, dontcha think?

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: BAND AID, bing crosby, bono, Christmas, david bowie, festive, George Michael, holidays, little drummer boy, music, season, simon le bon, sting

Comments

  1. Elizabeth says

    December 16, 2007 at 10:59 pm

    Bruce Springsteen’s Santa Claus is Coming to Town! What do you give all of these people Amreen? I’m never sure what to do!

  2. LoriD says

    December 14, 2007 at 6:50 am

    That would be *Bing* 🙂

  3. LoriD says

    December 14, 2007 at 6:49 am

    Oooh. I’m going to look for that candle today!
    I love the Big/Bowie Little Drummer Boy song. Love it!

  4. ali says

    December 13, 2007 at 12:17 pm

    i love the band-aid song 🙂

  5. Beck says

    December 13, 2007 at 8:31 am

    The beginning of the Bing Crosby/David Bowie always cracks me up. If there were ever two people I really have a hard time imagining having a conversation, they’d be near the top of the list. And yet the sing so beautifully together!
    And now I’m hoping that MY store carries those candles, too! I LOOOOVE nutmeg.

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