Alfred Reed. Russian Christmas Music. A piece for symphonic band (that’s a concert band on steroids for you non-musical folks out there!). Enough said…
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Speaking of great Christmas music…
Today when I went into the office, I found a neat little gold gift bag in my door message-holder-thingy. Inside the gold gift bag was the Josh Groban Noel CD! Thanks to whoever you are, if you’re reading this post! A very cool surprise! And it is in the Thursday night unwind playlist as we speak! Thanks again!
A week of blur! is winding down! And one of my favorite ways to unwind this time of year is The John Rutter Christmas Album. It’s a very British, very traditional, very choir-y Christmas album. You may or may not like it. I’m especially fond of Jesus Child.
Puttering around the house, waiting for the DHL delivery (“between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.,” she said on the phone), reading, thinking, great steady winter rain, wind chimes from the front porch, a little cool, and J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio by The Netherlands Bach Society.
Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas is the soundtrack for tonight’s Unwind. Right at this very moment, the incomparable Oscar Peterson is playing A Child Is Born. Up next, Jimmy Smith’s Jingle Bells…you get the idea…great stuff!
Listening to Windham Hill’s Celtic Christmas II tonight…very laid back, “new agey” wintery, Christmasy kind of stuff, drinking the last of a bag of Sumatra.
Here’s what’s occupying my time and my thoughts, as though you really cared…
- The Georgia-Georgia Tech game was really over before it ever got started, if you ask me. I think Georgia was toying with us the whole game, and had they wanted to, they could have scored 60 points tonight, easy. Just my opinion, your mileage may vary.
- Say goodnight, Coach Gailey.
- Now Georgia is in what appears to be a real good position: They’ll be in at least the Top 5 tomorrow, they won’t have to be humiliated and/or banged up in the SEC Championship game next week, who knows where they may end up?
- All that being said, I still don’t think you ought to have any shot of playing for all the marbles if you don’t even win your conference.
- And all that being said, here’s another year of having to listen to obnoxious Georgia fans barking. Ugh!
- I’m really getting nervous about preaching at Tony’s place tomorrow. I don’t know why.
- The A-Team will be handling things at The ‘Crest tomorrow! Go guys!
- It’s raining at my house! Yea!
- I’m kind of glad this week is over…long trips and all. Good trips, very good Thanksgiving celebrations in both ends of our great state. I’ll be glad to be back to somewhat-normal.
- I’ve got to hit the Y hard next week!
- Just about finished with J. I. Packer’s Knowing God.
- Really digging the ESV!
- Really want to see Bella and Enchanted.
- Really want to take the lovely and gracious “Mrs. Just Charlie” to see Nutcracker this year.
- Really want to catch the Impressionism exhibit at the High Museum.
- Really want to do a good job tomorrow.
- Worried about being without a cell phone until Monday.
I never thought I’d say this, but enough of the “holiday” music on the radio already!
A couple of radio stations here in Atlanta usually go “all Christmas, all the time” on Thanksgiving or the day after. This year is no exception. You’ve got B98.5, 104.7 The Fish, and this year, The Bull 94.9. Well, today while we were out and about, I flipped the radio over to B98.5 to listen to Christmas music. Let’s just say a little goes a long, long way!
Man! Enough already! 5 versions of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” in less than 30 minutes, and none of them were worth listening to! And I think “Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time” is one of the worst excuses for a holiday song ever. Then there’s “So This Is Christmas (War Is Over)”…huh?!?!
And please…if Jessica Simpson and the ex-Mr. Simpson is the only rendition of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” you can find for your playlist…it would be better not to bother!
Call me Scrooge. Tell me I’m a mean one, Mr. Grinch. Whatever. But right now, I’ve got a great classical Christmas compilation CD going along with my green tea. Now that’s Christmas music!
OK, sorry…rant off!
There may not be a better piece of music to start your day than Shostakovich’s Festive Overture!
There may not be a better piece of music to start your day than Shostakovich’s Festive Overture!
Back in the Christmas mood tonight…Windham Hill’s Celtic Christmas and a cup of green tea, a good book, who could ask for anything more?