I started thinking about other rituals I have at this time of year. I won't listen to Christmas music until the Friday after Thanksgiving, and then, I always start with Mariah Carey's "Merry Christmas" album.
Next I listen to "Soul Christmas" with the cream cover, and then I put on "Soul Christmas" with the green cover.
After that, I just put all of my Christmas songs on shuffle and listen throughout the season.
This weekend I'll put up my little Christmas tree and do a little decorating (very little since I moved into a condo). As I do that, I'll put on Love, Actually and have some hot chocolate.
If I'm home on New Year's Eve, I'll listen to Ella Fitzgerald's "Swinging Christmas" and watch Bridget Jones' Diary. If I go out that night, I'll still watch Bridget Jones at some point in the first few days of the new year. I'm already looking forward to it!
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In other news, I also watched When Harry Met Sally and Moonstruck over Thanksgiving weekend because I'd been talking about them recently. I still love them. I was telling a friend that Moonstruck really holds up because you can't really tell what time period the movie is. It doesn't look to be the 80s...it could be any time, except for shots of the Manhattan skyline that feature the Twin Towers, and a couple of scenes where you can see cars. Do you know that movie is 31 years old?!
