Ok, so… tiny budget, tiny house and tiny hands.
Combined, these things make christmas decorating just that little bit trickier. For example large, real christmas trees just aren’t very practical when you have a wee adventurer with sticky fingers and a love of climbing and all things shiney.
But – I just LOVE christmas. And I’m determined to love it this year even with our limitations…
So to begin with – I start with Christmas music.
Oh, it has such a distinctive sound! I only have to hear the beginnings of a carol and I’m already smelling pine and seeing lights.
Songs have such a powerful effect on us – and can triggor old and forgotten memories for me. I really want Micah to associate christmas music with lovely family scrummy days!
So over the past few weeks, I’ve been hunting. I’ve been ferriting out various artists and songs, checking other blogs for ideas, doing random searches on Itunes, and slowly building up a little collection of Christmas songs that get me all tingly and ready for our first ‘family’ christmas.
I’m keen to share some of my favs… so here’s a list of some of them. They’re all on itunes, so you can listen to snippets of them to your heart’s content if you so desire…
The First Noel Sarah McLachlan
Silent Night (duet) Over the Rhine
Carol of the Bells Straight No Chaser
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Judy Garland
Jingle Bells Frank Sinatra
Breath of Heaven Amy Grant
The Christmas Song Ella Fitzgerald
Mistletoe and Wine Cliff Richard
Christmas Tonight David Barnes and Hilary Scott
Baby It’s Cold Outside Leeanne Womack and Harry Connick Jnr
Song For a Winter’s Night Sarah McLachlan
Carol of the Bells BarlowGirl
So there you are… Some of my ABSOLUTE favourites… Hope you enjoy 🙂
But… how about you? Do you have any songs that just spell Christmas to you?! Any songs that, until you hear them… it’s just not Christmas?
I would LOVE to know what songs get you dancing your way into the Christmas spirit…. so if you have a moment, please share!
I love Martina McBride’s “O Holy Night”…. Definitely beautiful and Christmassy….
Hilary Weeks – Christmastime is TOTALLY a winner!
Oh Holy Night and Oh Come All Ye Faithful But I’d be happy to listen to them all year… I agree music is a GREAT mood setter.
Oh Holy Night is a gorgeous Christmas song isn’t it?!!
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