The day after Thanksgiving, friends, I have a little ritual: I switch my iTunes playlist. It doesn't matter what I'd been listening to before -- "All Year Playlist," "Geek Rock," "The Best of John Tesh" -- after the turkey is finished and through the first of the year, my iTunes is jamming on the "Christmas Party" playlist. I love Christmas music, ( Read more... )

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I was in the mood to contribute to the Christmas Party today, friends, but I didn't have anything scheduled -- or, for that matter, any new ideas. But that will never stay my hand! It's time for a Classic Think About It! Originally published on December 8, 2001, please enjoy...

CLASSIC THINK ABOUT IT: CHRISTMAS CAROL CONUNDRUM

For years now, ( Read more... )

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corranterrik  made me think of this in the feedback on the Christmas Party Day 2 article -- like I said there, I've got two albums of Christmas music that I burned myself, one last year and one this year. In both cases I did it for the same reason -- to get some tracks I liked that I only had on my computer or tracks that were scattered among non-Christmas CDs ( Read more... )

Here it is, friends, December 2, and the clock is ticking down to Christmas Day. Are you having trouble getting into the spirit this year? Feeling a bit of the Scrooge? Humbugging it all day long? Well, chances are you’re not listening to the right music. Scientists have scientifically determined that, scientifically, one’s enjoyment of Christmas ( Read more... )