Chad’s Christmastime chronicles, 2018

My season of celebrating Christmas has begun. This year I thought it would be fun to document exactly how I usually get into the spirit of the season, through music, movies, and rituals. I’ll update this post as I go.

Friday, November 23

  • Listened: Season’s Greetings by Perry Como, Christmas Party by She & Him, Bing Crosby Sings Christmas Songs by Bing Crosby, At Christmas by James Taylor

Saturday, November 24

  • Listened: Let It Snow, Baby… Let It Reindeer by Relient K, Christmas Songs by Jars of Clay, A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra by Frank Sinatra, Christmas radio
  • Watched: Grumpy Old Men
  • Did: put up decorations at my parents’ place

Sunday, November 25

  • Listened: Christmas with the Rat Pack, Songs for Christmas by Sufjan Stevens, Under the Mistletoe by Justin Bieber, Christmas radio
  • Watched: Elf (first 30 minutes)
  • Did: put up decorations in our apartment

Monday, November 26

  • Listened: Songs for the Season by Ingrid Michaelson, Christmas is Here! by Pentatonix
  • Watched: A Charlie Brown Christmas, remainder of Elf
  • Did: enjoyed the first Chicagoland blizzard of the season, first ceremonial snow-scraping of the cars

Tuesday, November 27

  • Listened: Christmas Portrait by The Carpenters, Snow Globe by Matt Wertz, Come On, Ring Those Bells by Evie, The Hotel Café Presents Winter Songs

Wednesday, November 28

  • Listened: “All I Need Is Love” by Cee-Lo Green & The Muppets, Light of the Stable by Emmylou Harris, Merry Christmas Good Night by Morning And Night Collective.
  • Watched: Holiday Inn

Thursday, November 29

  • Listened: Blood Oranges in the Snow by Over the Rhine,  Merry Christmas Good Night by the Morning And Night Collective
  • Watched: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Friday, November 30

  • Listened: Christmas with Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash, Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald

Sunday, December 2

  • Listened: Christmas Favorites by Nat King Cole

Tuesday, December 4

  • Watched: The Family Stone

Friday, December 7

  • Listened: Home for Christmas by Hall & Oates, Songs for the Season by Ingrid Michaelson

Sunday, December 9

  • Listened: Jingle All the Way by Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Advent Christmas EP by Future of Forestry, “Mittens” by Carly Rae Jepsen, Stan Boreson Fractures Christmas by Stan Boreson

Monday, December 10

  • Listened: Advent Christmas EP Vol. 2 by Future of Forestry

Thursday, December 13

  • Listened: Christmas Collection, Volume One by Sleeping At Last

Friday, December 14

  • Listened: Oh For Joy by David Crowder Band, Pretty Paper by Willie Nelson

Sunday, December 16

  • Listened: Christmas Party by She & Him, Snowfall by Tony Bennett, Songs for the Season by Ingrid Michaelson, The Songs The Season Brings by Beta Radio, Ultimate Christmas Collection by The Jackson 5

Thursday, December 20

  • Listened: A Very Rosie Christmas by Rosie Thomas, Holiday Songs and Lullabies by Shawn Colvin, Family Christmas Album by The Oh Hellos

Friday, December 21

  • Listened: Christmas with the Rat Pack
  • Watched: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Saturday, December 22

  • Listened: Snowed In by Hanson, Rocky Mountain Christmas by John Denver, O Come All Ye Faithful by King’s College Choir

3 responses to “Chad’s Christmastime chronicles, 2018”

  1. But it isn’t even Advent yet! Let alone Christmas.

    1. True enough – I updated the post to “Christmastime” to be slightly more accurate. As for the early start, living with a Yuletide hedonist (as I call my wife) has compelled me to move up openly celebrating Christmastime to the day after Thanksgiving. So I’m just embracing it.

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