I remember the days leading up to Christmas very well. We usually put up our tree just after Thanksgiving. Decorating the tree was a family affair. Most of the ornaments were just plopped on the tree, but IÂ had a special ornament as well, it was a little blue eyed, blond haired angel. I loved that ornament from the moment I set my eyes upon it. My mother gave me the ornament a few years back and now it resides on my tree every year.
angel ornament
Sitting in school waiting for the last day till Christmas break. That last day was torturous to me. Knowing that in just a few short hours the official countdown to Christmas would begin.
Then there were the Christmas specials on TV. I watched them all and was especially fond of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas“. I watched them all, those are just 2 of the many that I loved. TV was my best friend growing up, but that is a whole other post.
I would listen to my 45′s of Christmas music incessantly, I imagine my mom still has issues with this one in particular:
I still love this one but I don’t have the 45 anymore, thank God for YouTube.
More to come…
I have never understood the naked little baby thing and angels. Cool memories though….
I guess the idea was that babies are pure so let’s make them into angels. Maybe not, don’t know really, I just fell in love with the ornament as a child and have had a soft spot for it ever since.
You and I are kindred spirits when it comes to all things Christmas. I also love all of the Christmas specials. Which is why I love ABC/Family’s 25 Days of Christmas – all the Rankin/Bass stop-action animated classics of yesteryear (except Rudolph which is still subject to CBS – grrrr).
I too love A Charlie Brown Christmas. It’s the only one that actually tells us what Christmas is all about.
I shall reserve my comments on the subject of angels. Suffice it to say, I doubt very much that they are in reality anything like little babies…