. . . 99.9 kez . . .

. . . they're on the air while

you're doing your hair . . .

. . . playing the hits

while you're spraying your pits . . .

{via tim & willy}

. . . i'm a morning radio listener . . .

. . . at least an hour a day

while i'm getting presentable . . .

. . . usually country music . . .

. . . but pre-thanksgiving

through december . . .

. . . it's christmas music 24/7 . . .

. . . and, as you might suspect . . .

. . . i have opinions . . .

. . . some of them

a little grinchy . . .

. . . first of all,

i know there's tons

of great christmas music

out there . . .

. . . why, then, do they play

the same stuff

over and over and over and over? . . .

. . . case in point . . .

. . . "last christmas,

i gave you my heart . . .

. . . but the very next day

you gave it away" . . .

. . . blah, blah, blah . . .

. . . wham! no thanks . . .

. . . also not a big fan of paul's

"simply having

a wonderful christmastime" . . .

. . . and my all time unfavorite

begins with creepy whispering . . .

. . . "happy christmas yoko.

happy christmas julian" . . .

. . . just ~ ~ ~ no . . .

. . . no beatles at christmas . . .

. . . also on the naughty/

drives me crazy list . . .

. . . christmas canon . . .

. . . "onthisnightonthisnight

onthisverychristmasnight

onthisnightonthisnight

onthisverychristmasnight" . . .

. . . ad nauseum . . .

. . . then there's

the "o holy night" battle . . .

. . . i'm basically anti-celine . . .

. . . so there's that . . .

. . . i know there are

tons of josh lovers

out there . . .

. . . but i have to give the win

to michael crawford . . .

. . . that last note . . .

. . . he holds it

through all those modulations . . .

. . . reminds me of phantom's

"music of the night"

every time . . .

. . . yes, please . . .

. . . and extra points today to david . . .

. . . good for him . . .

. . . this decision

couldn't have been easy . . .

. . . this michael made

my favorites list . . .

. . . may i say that

the puppini sisters

are just adorable . . .

. . . and though

i usually change the station

when shania twain comes on,

her duet on "white christmas"

is yodelightful . . .

{the international section at the end of the cd,

i can take it or leave it ~ mostly leave it}

. . . harry's been

on the nice list

for years . . .

. . . love the big band sound,

his sassy attitude,

and his frank-ish voice . . .

. . . chicago holds

a place in my heart . . .

. . . mostly from

the saturday night dances

of my youth . . .

. . . but i do love

a fabulous brass section . . .

. . . i used to think

this james taylor album ~

originally distributed

exclusively by hallmark

~ was my favorite . . .

. . . that was until

this one was released . . .

. . . "in the bleak midwinter"

brings tears to my eyes

every time i listen . . .

. . . truly lovely . . .

. . . so all in all ~

some yays and some boos . . .

. . . and yet

nothing sounded as lovely

as the children's choir

my granddaughters sang in

on sunday evening . . .

. . . hearing their angelic voices

and watching them sign

the lyrics of

"picture a christmas"

was the best gift . . .

. . . i was one proud grammy . . .

. . . it was music to my ears . . .

. . . what's your favorite? . . .