Christmas Classics

So today is Christmas Eve. It is that time that we have all waited for. When our families will get together and eat tons of food, when presents we have meticulously wrapped down to the last piece of tape, will be ripped to shreds and when we can get away with watching A Christmas Story fifty times in a row, and not just because that's all that TBS plays.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, pun intended, and as I sit here at work (yes I have to work today until 1pm and there are actually people in here working out, now I call that dedication), I figured I'd try to fill the couple of hours before I leave, with a little writing and a thought or two about which Christmas Classics put me in a holiday cheer and make me dream of sugarplum fairies.

"All I Want For Christmas is You"-Mariah Carey
This song is one of those instant Christmas classics and can have anyone singing as soon as you hear those little bells at the intro. Any version of this song has me merry and I find that it is my favorite Christmas tune. Of course no version can compare to Mariah Carey's version and those high notes she hits are insane and reminiscent of a note only dogs can hear. The Michael Buble version of this song has me swooning like there's no tomorrow, and call me crazy but I really enjoy the Big Time Rush version of the song. This song is definitely on my Christmas playlist, and it should be on yours too!

"The Chanukah Song"-Adam Sandler
So, no, I am not Jewish, and I guess technically I don't celebrate Hanukkah, but I'm a sucker for a good piece of chocolate covered Matza and Eight Crazy Nights, another fantastic Sandler concoction! I literally can sing this song at any time of year and yes, I do know all of the words that Sandler sings. It's so catchy and makes me laugh each and every time. This is another one that has continually been on my holiday play list for as long as I knew what a play list was.

"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
I guess this song could technically be a winter song because there is no real talk of Christmas or Hanukkah, but either way it's definitely one of my favorite toe tappers. The Gleek in me especially enjoys the version they came out with last year, featuring Chris Colfer and Darren Criss.

"How The Grinch Stole Christmas"

Okay, so moving on to movies, this is one of my favorite Christmas movies! I love either version, whether that be the cartoon version that looks like the book literally just came to life in front of you; or the Jim Carrey version. For this instance, I am talking about the Jim Carrey one. It never fails to make me smile, and just as the Grinch, I feel as if my heart grows three times that day. I especially love watching Molly Shannon as the mother putting out the ridiculous lights on her roof top, and those Whos remind me how crazy people can really be around this time of year.


"A Christmas Story"

As mentioned above, I love watching this movie a million times around Christmas time. Yes, it plays all the time on TBS, but I also own the DVD and love watching it whenever I remember it's sitting in my drawer behind seasons one through five of Friends. I mean the BB gun incident? The tongue getting stuck to the flag pole? Christmas dinner being ruined, only to go to a Chinese restaurant?Classic. And embarrassingly enough, I have kind of always wanted to buy one of those mini leg lamps to put on my dresser(how funny would that be?).

Okay, so I think that's a good representation of what types of songs and movies I try to watch around this time of year. Anything having to do with the Christmas spirit and holiday cheer, while completely cheesy and laughable, is also completely adorable and enjoyable.

Like I have mentioned before, Christmas isn't my favorite of holidays, personally I think it's a whole lot of fuss for one day and then everyone gets in this post-Christmas depression reeling from the amounts of food they ate, the gifts they need to return and the decorations they need to dismantle.

But, I digress. Even though this holiday isn't my favorite(I'm quite partial to Halloween or my birthday), I am a sucker for the holiday season and the movies and music it brings. So, if you need to find me tonight, I'll be watching one of these movies or perhaps You-tubing some of my favorite Christmas specials from some of my favorite television shows. One things for sure, I'll be blasting my holiday play list on the drive all the way up to my sister's house.

I'm sure I'll be back tomorrow with another holiday installment, considering everyone goes to sleep so early and I like to surf the web at 1am.

Merry Christmas Eve!
Xoxo, DC