It really does make me simply smile!
Can you watch it without singing/miming along?
Month: November 2011
Christmas Music – Stop The Cavalry
Ok I’ve tried to hold off from being Christmassy but I can’t do it any longer – if I do I think I’ll burst!
Today in work we were talking about Christmas Films – I’ll keep that for another post ’cause Christmas really does make me smile so there’s LOADS to say about it. Anyway back to office chat – the Muppets Christmas Carol was mentioned and after that the songs wouldn’t go away – can you hear it? Does it feel like Christmas?
So I’m now at home playing with iTunes and I have my christmas music split into two – carols (church type music) and songs (chart type). What I love about music is that there’s nearly always a story behind why you like songs – whether it’s because of a person, an event or a place – well for me the first christmas song that I want to post about is Jona Lewie – “Stop The Cavalry” I can’t hear that song without thinking of Dad. Specifically we’re in the car down at the traffic lights in Portmarnock village, we’re waiting for the lights to change, the song is after coming on the radio and he turns it up and we’re singing – Daddy has the same kind of singing voice as Jona Lewie and can hit the deeper notes – me? I couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket but that has never stopped me trying 🙂
Now press play and sing “duba-duba-dumdum duba-duba-dum wish I was at home…”
I know it’s mad but in my head I’m still singing it with Dad 😀
Hopefully this will be the first of many posts about all of the glorious things I love about Christmas
Favourite Cartoon
If you were to ask me what was my favourite cartoon I would have to answer Yogi’s First Christmas! Come December I scour the Radio Times looking for it on the Cartoon Network.
There was a time when I was looking to get it on DVD and all that was to be had was a copy of it that didn’t exactly look official and every once in a while I’ll check to see if there’s been any update on it being released. So while I checked earlier in the year and found nothing, and somehow it managed to slip under my radar – when we were in Tesco this evening I saw it on the telly which could only mean it’s now on DVD.
It’s amazing how fast you can grab a thing off the shelf 🙂 so I’m now the proud owner of my favourite Cartoon on DVD.
I really really really want to watch it right now but I can’t – mainly ’cause I’ve to get up tomorrow to go to work and I wouldn’t fancy having to admit to being tired is due to watching cartoons ’til the wee small hours.
Just knowing that it’s there is still giving me little spasms of joy.
Delayed Gratification
I love love love miserable weather. I think in some places this puts me in the odd category but I don’t mind. So unfortunately for me I am still waiting. I think we would have been happy to have temperatures like this during the summer!
Today it’s a bit windy and the leaves are swirling and dancing. The entrance into the building is full of leaves – I was sorely tempted to stick around andnkick leaves for the afternoon.
So while I am still waiting for season appropriate weather I am holding off on having a Chai Latte. There is something about that frothy, sweet & spicey tea that brings winter to mind (my mind) – cold noses and cold fingers.
This morning I was going to indulge but it wouldn’t be the same. Yes it would be lovely – it’s lovely any time of year but it’s cosy at the cold time of year.
So like the child in the room alone with the sweets I have to pass the coffee shop every morning – will I have the chai latte now or will I wait for a more satisfying cup when the weather turns? Ok I’m an adult and can have both but somehow I know it wouldn’t be the same.
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