My Christmas Playlist

I love Christmas music. I love it so much that I've been listening to it since October. It comes in every variety -- pop, jazz, hip-hop, instrumental...There's something for everyone. For those of you who might want to add some new songs to your Christmas repertoire, here are some of my favorites:
(Links are provided for ones that could be found on amazon.com)

* All Alone on Christmas - Darlene Love

* Somewhere in my Memory - John Williams (from Home Alone)

*When the River Meets the Sea - John Denver (from Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas)

*Percy the Puny Poinsettia - Elmo & Patsy (a childhood favorite)

*Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy (Should we open up her gifts or send them back?)

* 12 Days of Christmas - The Muppets

* Christmas Don't Be Late -- Alvin & The Chipmunks (I used to think it said, "We can hardly Santa wait" )

* O Holy Night - Josh Groban (That voice!)

* Snoopy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen

* Deck the Halls - Manheim Steamroller

* Happy Xmas - John Lennon

* Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World

*The entire Winter Solstice V album

I'm sure I could list many more, but those are the ones that come to mind first. Enjoy.

Cubicle Decorations

My place of employ has an annual cubicle-decorating contest around the holidays, with prizes for first and second place. Last year, I did a cow-print background with tinsel around the top and a big cow head saying, "Moo-ry Christmas." I thought it was creative, but I didn't win anything. This year, I opted for a Family Guy theme, inspired by the stuffed Peter Griffin dressed up like an angel that I won at Kennywood over the summer. Since I already had the angel, I decided to go with a whole nativity scene. The cast of characters is as follows:

Lois --> Mary
Brian --> Joseph
Stewie --> Jesus (naturally)
Peter --> angel
Chris --> shepherd
Meg --> donkey
Quagmire --> Wise man #1
Cleveland --> Wise man #2
Joe --> Wise man #3

See picture below.


Guy and I made the stable out of a cardboard box, and I found nativity cut-outs online that I pasted Family Guy characters' heads onto. Amanda, who I share the cubicle with on the shift after mine, did the background.

It probably won't win anything, but at least I've enjoyed looking at it for the past two weeks.

Briefs

Funny observation of the day: A little boy cruising down the sidewalk at 5 mph in his yellow Power Wheels Corvette, followed by a Power Wheels white and pink Jeep (possibly the Barbie edition?) carrying two girls. No adults in sight.

Announcement: Guy and I are now the proud parents of a new baby Wii. And we didn't even have to wait in line for it!

She's Baaa-aaack

Came home the other day to a few messages on the answering machine. When I pressed "play," a familiar voice rang in my ears. It was Florence! I guess her ceiling didn't come down after all. In this message, she talks about how Brian should wash his windows and how she was wrong about the laundry (I guess she dialed the right number when she told the beginning of that story.) Look for audio clips coming soon.