A Christmas Post (Sort Of)
Gene GlotzerPhoto by Rodion Kutsaiev on Unsplash It's December 8th and I haven't done a single Christmas post this year. In the past, holiday posts have been a staple of my…
In the Spirit?
Photo by Pierre Bamin on Unsplash 2021 has been a weird year and, so far, December has been especially weird. People who know me or read this blog regularly know…
Sacred Steel for the Holidays by The Campbell Brothers
Many of you know that each year I do a holiday music binge starting the day after Thanksgiving and ending on Christmas day. It's one of my favorite parts of…
Merry Christmas
There are lots of things I like about Christmas, as anyone who reads these December posts can tell. One thing in particular is the greeting, "Merry Christmas." It's the only…
Pie For Breakfast
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,…
The Twelve Gifts of Christmas
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…
Winter Songs
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…
My Favorite Holiday Music
Today I'm really at a loss what to write about for my December 2017 daily post. One thing about the holidays is they are more fun when we share things. …
Thank Goodness For Santa Claus
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…