TRADITIONS

Thursday, November 5, 2009

-Yesterday I was getting together a Christmas play-list. Some might say that November is to early for Christmas Music I say "bah humbug to you"! If you happen to like Christmas music here are some of my personal favorites:
Charlie Brown Christmas
Mannheim Steamroller- Fresh Aire, Actually all four Christmas Cd's are good
MOTAB Christmas
Handel's Messiah
Rodger Whittkater (he is folk and writes his own Christmas songs)"Mighty like a rose" and "The Governors Dream"
Dean Martin Christmas personal favorites "Marshmallow world in the winter" and "Baby it's cold out side"
The Carpenters Got to love their medleys
Trans-Siberian The Christmas Attic - Christmas Cannon

Rosemary Cloney "Suzy Snowflake" and "Count your blessings"
The Nutcraker
Peter Kater he is strictly piano music

CHRISTMAS Movies:
The Santa Clause: Who doesn't love TIM ALLEN?

The Classic Animated Rodelph the red nose reindeer and Santa Claus is coming to town
The Polar Express
Chevy Chase's Christmas Vacation
A Christmas Story

The Grinch who Stole Christmas
Miracle of 31 street
Come to think of it I don't know many Christmas movies I don't like.

Traditions
This Tradition started with my dad (The Hiltbrand's) family
To be done all holiday season
The Mischief Elf- He has bendable hands and legs. The Game is someone hides him and once found they have to hide him. Over the years he has been spotted in the shower,using the toilet, coming down the garage door on a string, in bed, in the refrigerator, hanging from a chandelier, waiting for you in the car, it has even been known to have his butt checks showing with a sticky note saying "fart". The Mischief Elf is so much fun and keeps us entertain all season long.

The "Swoosh" this is a highly embarrassing practice also something my dad's family came up with. On Christmas Morning my Dad will go downstairs and tell us that "Santa" did not come. We know he is joking than he will say you have to do the swoosh to see for sure. The Swoosh evolves running down the stairs streaming and yelling and making funny faces while my dad video tapes the whole thing. Highly entertaining as a Child. Robert thinks this is great fun and wants to make sure when we have kids they do this too.

Robert's family sings songs around the piano on Christmas eve. It's really amazing to listen to them sing songs they have the perfect blend of voices. Eggnog and Pineapple Wassail is one of the best thing about Van Wagenen Christmas.

I love Christmas lights. I love going around in the car and just looking at all the beautiful Christmas lights. Some are tastefully done and others are just over the top crazy.
What do you think?
The classic look is my
favorite.

I love Christmas!