I had an interesting thought, or at least a thought that I found interesting. I realized that virtually everyone has said the phrase, “a partridge in a pear tree,” more times than they’ve said, “two turtle doves.” And they’ve said, “two turtle doves,” more than they’ve said, “three French hens.” And they’ve said, “three French…
Every year at Thanksgiving and Christmas, my mom makes an extra pumpkin pie for me to take home. It’s one of my favorite things about the days after the holidays, just knowing that there’s a pie in the fridge. And one of my favorite things about having that pie is I get to eat pie…
It’s Christmas Eve and I’m completely finished. All the shopping is done. All the wrapping is done. I finished two days ago. There’s nothing left to do but to put out the milk and cookies and wait for Santa to do his thing. The funny thing is, I’m kind of bummed about it. Generally, I…
There is a correct answer to the question, “What’s the best Christmas album.” The answer is Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald. It is a truly great album. Not just a great holiday album, but a great album. It sounds as good in July as it does in December. It’s basically perfect….
Every year, PNC calculates what they call the Christmas Price Index. Basically it is the amount of money it would cost to buy all of the gifts in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. This year, the total is $34,558.65. That’s a 0.6% increase over last year. If find the number interesting in a…
“Ho, ho, ho, it’s that time of year again,” Santa said. It was one month until Christmas. “Time to start matching the Nice List with the Wish List.” An elf named Whinny placed two giant books on Santa’s desk. Santa opened the one to his left and said, “Let’s see. Ah! I knew it, ho, ho. …
I always wonder why any song about or featuring winter becomes a Christmas song. “Jingle Bells”, “Sleigh Ride” and “Winter Wonderland” have nothing to do with Christmas. We should be just as happy listening to them in February as we are in December. But we’re not, and I think that’s strange. Other holidays don’t co-opt…
As a kid, Christmas is the best. You get a week off of school. You get to eat lots of cookies and candy canes. And you get presents. There’s nothing at all to worry about. As a parent, Christmas is still the best, but it’s different. There are worries for the parents. When are we…
One of my favorite holiday albums when I was a kid was Christmas In The Stars. As an adult, it is right at the top of my nostalgia list. Just hearing a few notes of it makes me super happy. And I’m confident that I’m doing a good job as a parent because my daughter…
One thing I love about this time of year is all the Christmas decorations. And one of the best things about having a kid is having a good excuse to go around looking at all the decorations. Ever since Thanksgiving, we take the long and winding way everywhere we go, just looking for more decorated…
