Two years ago today we received the best Christmas present ever when our sweet baby, Eleanora, was born. She was a little angel to us, and at that point she was certainly singing through the night… although maybe not so sweetly.
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December12th
5 CommentsThe Eighth Play(list) of Christmas: Angels We Have Heard On High
Posted in: Eleanora, Family, Holidays, Music
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December10th
2 CommentsThe Sixth Play(list) of Christmas: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Posted in: Eleanora, Family, Holidays, I Love My Husband, Music
Many years ago, Hubba Bubba bought this beautifully illustrated version of “The Night Before Christmas” to give to his nieces and nephew in Philadelphia as a Christmas present. He hoped to create a tradition of reading it to them every year.
He packed it carefully in his suitcase and boarded the plane for Philadelphia.
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December4th
1 CommentHubba Bubba and I both come from families where Christmas is a BIG DEAL, filled with family, feasting, and unchanging traditions. His family celebrates with the Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes, or La Vigilia. In my family it wouldn’t be Christmas without my Mama’s signature Stockings Extraordinaire and Christmas morning sausage casserole (more on that later).
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November29th
No CommentsEvery family has Christmas memories — some we love, some we don’t love, and many that make us laugh. The funny thing is… we don’t all remember everything the same way. The other day I was telling Hubba Bubba how, at Christmastime in the 80s, my mama kept our George Winston “December” cassette tape playing nonstop. “She was obsessed with it,” I said.
A couple of days later I was talking to my mom about Christmas songs. “Ugh,” she laughed. “You always made me play George Winston.”
Touche.
So on the Third Day of Christmas, in honor of George Winston — whoever’s favorite he is…
THE “CAROL OF THE BELLS” PLAYLIST
