It snowed two days ago here in Sammamish and it's beginning to look and feel a lot like Christmas - namely empty offices and empty halls as people work from home to avoid the "snow", massive "get this done before Christmas" fire drills, and the crazy rush of weekend traffic and shoppers beating recession blues and credit crunches to complete Christmas shopping before the deadline next week looms near.
But I like Christmas (generally). Top 10 reasons why I like Christmas:
10) Big(ger than normal) dinners
9) Christmas lights in town
8) Pine trees, mistletoe and holly
7) Winter punch and warming drinks (like hot chocolate)
6) It's the one time of the year that red and green go together without fault.
5) Excuses for free firework displays
4) The opportunity to exchange the random presents you've been buying all year.
3) I actually like Christmas puddings and fruit cakes.
2) The concept of being cold but cozy
1) Being able to hum Christmas jingles without anyone looking at you too oddly
This year's Christmas song award goes to "Winter Wonderland", as the most frequently played song in both the UK and the US.
Sleigh bells ring... are you listening?
In the lane snow is glistening
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight
Walking in the winter wonderland
Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song as we go along
Walking in the winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Parson Brown (I never knew this lyric!)
He'll say "Are you married?"
We'll say "No, man, but you can do the job while you're in town"
Later on, we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid the plans that we've made
Walking in the winter wonderland
1 comment:
the malls here play alot of the jazzy version of "The Christmas Song", you know the one with "chestnuts roasting on an open fire...."?
Always reminds me that we have chestnuts all year round. The khao lak. Haha....
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