‘Tis the Season
A few hours after this posts, Muri and I will load up the car and head back to California. Thanksgiving is over for another year … Black Friday and Cyber Monday are history. The tree is up at my grandkids’ house and lights are spreading through the neighborhood like a wildfire. It seems as if the holiday decorations have been up in the stores for months and the Sirius XM Love channel has already switched over to Christmas music. ‘Tis the season. ‘Tis also the 127th Top Sites Tuesday and my Two Thoughts turn to Things I Love About the Holidays and Things That Drive me Crazy.
Things I love
The Spirit of the Season
The Light in Children's Eyes
Hannukah Lights
Beautiful Christmas Music
Tasteful Christmas Lights
Things That Drive Me Crazy
Ads for Cars as Christmas Gifts
Awful Christmas Lights
Black Friday Madness
Politically Correct Holiday Greetings
Awful Christmas Music
Oh, I could go on and on but it’s time to pack for the trip home. I hope your December is filled with the Things You Love and that you can ignore the Things That Drive You Crazy (I don’t see much chance of them going away in this crazy world). If you enjoyed this post, I hope you’ll take the time to push my button … gently … to make me Number One on Top Sites Tuesday #127. Let me know what your holiday favorites and not-so-favorites are, too.
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Older Eyes 
November 29, 2011 at 8:26 am
OK, I pushed the button. I love your posts.
November 30, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Thank you, thank you.
November 29, 2011 at 8:27 am
I. HATE. inflatable lawn decorations. Like, I fantasize about knifing them in the middle of the night. They’re so tacky. Yet I find elaborate and crazy decorations to be amusing, if not beautiful. I see them and wonder what’s up with the people who did them; do they really think this is awesome? Or is it kind of just a joke? How did they get these ideas? Why do they think it’s festive to just ball the lights up and toss them in the air and see where they land on the tree?
Beautiful Christmas music is one of my favorite parts of the season, but I’m often disappointed by radio (I don’t have satellite) because they play the same six songs over and over. Mariah Carey, George Michael, a boy band (take your pick), Celine Dion and Faith Hill. So I stick to CDs.
November 30, 2011 at 4:57 pm
Yes. Inflatables. Our next door neighbors have THREE on their lawn. And, by the way, the situation is no better on satellite radio. Yesterday we heard Santa Calus is Coming to Town by the Ronettes. Da Do Ron Ron.
November 29, 2011 at 8:29 am
You hit the nail on the head with this post -in my book anyway! One of the things I “love” about Christmas is what you chose to begin your post -Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men -wouldn’t it be wonderful if everyone would and could adhere to that dream? Black Friday and Politically Correct Christmas things are at the top of my “things I dislike” list too! How to keep the message, the true meaning of Christmas, in our hearts and minds and not succumb to all the commercialization of this wonderful time becomes more uppermost in my mind each year. Daughter has not yet brought the Christmas decorations down from the attic and when she does, I dread having all the extra boxes around the house that the stuff is stored in! Wish she’d put them back in the attic until it’s time to untrim the tree and the house and such! That’s my own “dislike” there and it’s pretty much wishful thinking around here! LOL
November 30, 2011 at 5:00 pm
You’re right … whether one’s Christian or not, the pure materialism of the stores and TV is disturbing. We put all the decoration boxes in the garage. Muri would never have them around the house.
November 29, 2011 at 10:03 am
nice post! I don’t like Christmas music, not because I am a bah hum bug, it’s sappy. My radio station has switched to every song is a Christmas song, I switched stations. I love Christmas lights tacky and tasteful. This year we have lights around our gazebo that is above our jacuzzi.
November 30, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Well, you know that Sarah Maclachan’s moody “Wintersong” is my favorite. But for some reason, I love Burl Ives Holly Jolly Christmas,too
November 29, 2011 at 10:06 am
Hehehe Bud…you are right…all the bad music and worse decorations…just adds to the feeling!
November 30, 2011 at 5:04 pm
And, as someone else pointed out, our favorite carols performed by our un-favorite performers.
November 29, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Those car-for-Christmas ads make me ANGRY! During a season when those less fortunate can only be made MORE aware of their lack of necessities, do we really need to be flaunting cars that few can actually afford?
And what is with that Cindy Lauper song? Can we burn that please?
November 30, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Oh, I’m glad they make you angry, too. I get so mad I change the channel. I had to look long and hard to find the Cindy Lauper song. It may be the worst ever!
November 29, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Hi Bud
I hope you both have a safe trip back to CA.
I agree nice post, I went shopping once on black Friday and will never do that again! That day looked just like the photo you posted.
Wolfbernz
November 30, 2011 at 5:06 pm
I’ve never been and never will.
November 29, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Have a wonderful trip back to California and drive safely. I have never gone shopping on black Friday, no way it is just to crazy for me.
Here’s your click ……………
Love and Blessings,
AngelBaby
November 30, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Thanks AngelBaby. The trip was actually very relaxing except for a few places they were doing road work.
November 29, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Black Friday was a women’s tradition in our family for a few years… all us women would get together early in one or two large vehicles and go all day. I was always very conscience when I went – but the year I took Wolf was the last for me. The man just can’t say no to a good deal even when it’s not practical LOL
I love Christmas lights… even if they’re bad, it’s nice to see that someone was in the Christmas Spirit enough to give it a go
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–Trina
November 30, 2011 at 5:09 pm
My daughter’s been doing Black Friday for two years but says never again. I’ll believe it when I see it. My thing about bad light comes from my Mom … she had very specific rules as to waht was tasteful and what wasn’t. Which is interesting, because we hardly had any.