They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. This March, our beloved pediatrician announced he’s closing his practice, my bank account got hacked through PayPal, and I had a root canal. That lion roared till the bitter end.
But now — finally — it’s April. And near the top of this April comes Easter, the time of year that celebrates renaissance and renewal. Of course I made myself an Easter playlist to help kickstart 2012’s next chapter, so put on your flower headband and get ready to download.
- Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens
- Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (instrumental) – Dean Himes
- Oh Happy Day – The Edwin Hawkins Singers
- Keep On the Sunny Side – The Whites
- Crown Him With Many Crowns – Michael W. Smith
- I Go to the Rock – Whitney Houston (RIP, Whitney) feat. The Georgia Mass Choir
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken – Willie Nelson
- Jesus Promised Me a Home Over There – Jennifer Hudson
- Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds
- Zip a Dee Doo Dah – Bing Crosby
- Allouette – The Delta Rhythm Boys
- Get Happy – Judy Garland
- Feeling Good – Michael Buble
- Put On a Happy Face – Peter Marshall
- The Best of What’s Around – Pickin’ On Series bluegrass cover of Dave Matthews Band
- A Beautiful Morning – The Rascals
- Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
- Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
- On the Sunny Side of the Street – Willie Nelson
- Sugar, Sugar – The Archies
- Lollipop – The Chordettes
- Jack Rabbit – Elton John
- Peter Cottontail – Gene Autry
- The Candy Man – Sammy Davis, Jr.
- The Bunny Hop – Various Artists (I know that’s vague. I found it on some iTunes playlist last year.)
- Pour Some Sugar On Me – Pickin’ On Series bluegrass cover of Def Leppard
- Sugar Town – Zooey Deschanel
I’ve categorized my Easter jams above, but come Easter morning I’ll shuffle them all into one big mix while we hunt eggs and chomp candy. (No jelly beans for me since I’m playing hostess to a temporary crown on molar #19.)
Here’s my little chick-a-dee with the Easter Bunny himself. She wasn’t that impressed. The bunny was “running late” and, despite my planning, we ended up in his lap right at nap time. I took her last week when it was still March. Perhaps I should have waited till April. 😉
Happy Easter!
