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Giving Thanks
These are only some of the things I’m grateful for – Being a mom – My girls are my life. I can honestly say if I had to do it all over again, I would just to have these people in my life.They are my...
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The Christmas Season Begins and All is Well
Each year, I do a 25-day countdown to Christmas . Every day, I’ll post Christmas songs and share a little of what they mean to me. Some songs will be serious and some will be goofy. Through this,...
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I Promise. I Promise You Not
I Promise. Two words that I almost never say. Why? They’ve lost their meaning in today’s society. There used to be a time when someone’s word meant something. Remember the phrase, “as good as my...
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Mary’s Boy Child
Another bonus song. I absolutely love this version of this song. It speaks of Jesus being born to save the world. That is why he was born. He was born to die that we might live. Filed under:...
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Not Far Apart
For all those who have loved ones who will not be with you this Christmas, I dedicate the first official song of this countdown to you. May God shine brightly in your hearts. May your memories be...
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God Bless Us, Everyone
Song #2 on our countdown is one of my new all time favorites! Featured in the 2009 Disney film, A Christmas Carol, this song embodies the heartfelt joy of the Christmas season. Every time I hear it, it...
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Snoopy’s Christmas
No Christmas countdown would ever be complete without an homage to everyone’s favorite beagle, Snoopy! I’ve loved this song since I was a little girl and I love it still!!! Turn up your sound, lift...
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Christmas In Killarney
….where I wish I could be……IRELAND!!!! Enough said….. Filed under: Christianity, Life, Music Tagged: Arts, County Kerry, Ireland, Killarney, Killarney National Park, Programs, Ring of Kerry, Television
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I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas
One of the more amusing Christmas tunes, I challenge you to listen to this song and then try to get it out of your head! Filed under: Christianity, Humor, Life, Music Tagged: art, Christmas, Christmas...
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Muppets 12 Days of Christmas
Sung in 1979, this song gave my father and I the giggle for hours! John Denver‘s music was a staple in my house growing up, along with many other artists. My father and I watched this episode together...
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Gaudete
Now is the time for grace…..this Latin hymn reminds us once again that a King has come and it is time to rejoice! I actually hoped to post Celtic Thunder‘s version of this song but I reckon the CD is...
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Fruitcake!
I can never away with a Christmas countdown without including this song. Some 20+ years ago, I was part of my high school singing group known as The Queen of Peace Chamber Singers. It was the best two...
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The Little Drummer Boy
This song is another childhood memory of mine. Long car rides out to the “south side of Chicago” with my mother would find us listening to Christmas music. This song would come on and my mom would sing...
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Do They Know It’s Christmas
Get out your banana hair clips, your collar pins, and your hairspray! Dug up those RayBans, shoelace hairclips and your blue eyeshadow! Tear up your sweatshirts, flip up those collars and don the...
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The Lord’s Prayer
The simplest of all prayers…..the Lord’s prayer has always been lyrical to me, whether I’m saying it or singing it. I’ve heard many versions over the years but none have touched me like this one....
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Hallelujah Chorus
Our next song is a video that I came upon perhaps a year or so ago. This is its first appearance on the countdown. Watching this video is amazing to me for several reasons. First, the Hallelujah Chorus...
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Little Drummer Boy, part two
*NOTE* This is a correction of a previous post. *facepalm* One of my mom’s favorite Christmas songs…..and forever a part of the Christmas countdown, here is The Little Drummer Boy by Bing Crosby and...
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
No Christmas countdown ANYWHERE would be complete without this classic sung by the great Judy Garland. There has never been anyone like her before or since. I absolutely adore this movie (Meet Me In...
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O Come, All Ye Faithful
Sung both in Latin by the amazing Andrea Bocelli (in case you haven’t picked up on it, I’m a bit of a fan) in a David Foster arrangement…..there are no other words to be said other than, “Come, let us...
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O Holy Night
And on this, the holiest of all nights, when our salvation was born, let us be mindful of a loving God who loved us all so much he gave his only son. This he did without the assurance we would ever...
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