'Twas The Night Before Christmas

And all though the house...well, it is here, kids...Christmas Eve...it's been a long year, seemingly...just a feeling I guess...perhaps, it's been the elongated political plight...something tells me the next 4 years will even be longer...we have been fortunate in other ways...the kids are doing great...we are healthy and active...sounds like I am doing a year ending summary, which I did not mean to...

Christmas songs...nothing takes you back into your younger days, then the songs of Christmas...whenever I hear the Johnny Mathis ones...time appears to have never changed...well, that's the beauty of music...it is what was recorded...forever...+ seeing him in concert, twice, at Xmas...was a treat beyond a dream...he looks and sounds like his albums...

'How Great Thou Art'...the live version of Carrie Underwood and Vince Gil...was the most haunting and beautiful rendition of it I have ever heard...if you are not before, you may turn into religion...which I try not to talk about...but, I do believe...listen to this song, and tell me otherwise...I honestly get tears in me eyes...

Not Christmas...but you must see the vid of Brooks and Dunn...'Believe'...and if this does not knock your socks of...you must not be wearing any...a tear jerker...and just plain beautiful...

Any Christmas song by Amy Grant...her voice epitomizes the sounds of the season...hey, we see her in concert in a few months out at El Cajon...

'Baby It's Cold Outside'...is a duets dream Xmas song...so many great renditions...but, start with Dean Martin and Marilyn Maxwell...Lady A did a wonderful one...geez, for a kick, go to Wikipedia and look at all the duets that covered the song...

I have the brand spanking new Little Big Town Christmas vinyl...and will unseal it today...love them...been waiting for this day to do so...

Of course the pop Xmas classics...Mariah's 'All I Want for Christmas is You'...Brenda Lee's 'Rocking Around the Christmas Tree'...Darlene Love's 'Christmas'...so many more...XM channel 58 has the Country Christmas songs...they do them purnt near great...

'YOU GET IN THE MOOD!'...

Does Santa set foot in the Middle East?...just wondering for a friend...

Yes, I and so many others, still can't find Mark Meadows...

I hear that Rudy is now totally broke...and homeless...walking the streets of Manhattan...doesn't he get royalty checks from 'Borat' the movie?...

It's the little things...the aroma of coffee upon awakening...that starts my day off spectacularly...

You KNOW you have hit rock bottom, when you don't score in a NFL game...the Saints are bringing back there sacks for their heads...paper sacks...recall this?...Pack 34-Saints ZERO!...

Snooki texted me something that hits home...the kids love us...but the traditions that we had back when, are fading away...you KNOW what I am referring to...

I tell you one thing...the Big Tree goes back up next year...that's part of the problem...there is no room for gifts under this season's...tree...

BTW, Festivus was a huge success...one bloke at the club, gave me the entire monologue of it when I arrived...cool...and in the early part of my round, I tore up my scorecard...fits of strength and grievances all in one...shortly there after, got a birdie...ha ha...

Just an observation...but a box of golf balls, go faster than a box of chocolates...

Chris Christie predicted this...and it is happening sooner than he thought...trump is already having jealous feelings toward Elon...too many peops are calling orange the puppet of Musk...infuriating the guy...he will drop him, ASAP...ha ha ha ha...kinda reminds me of a Nutcracker...to stay in the season...

Well, we must watch a Christmas flick...not sure which one...Son Cris just loves 'Christmas Vacation'...he can say line after line in it...

One and only ONE GAME today...the Hawaii Bowl...featuring 2 blockbuster teams...South Florida and San Jose St...which by the way, SJS is favored by 3...I dunno, I think I would bet 100 quid on USF...and take the 3...

Of the 3 that Prez B DID NOT pardon, is the Boston Bomber...good move, Prez...

'The Night Before Christmas' was a silent short film, that was cut in 1905...'Twas the Night' was a Christmas fantasy comedy film, released in 2001...one of the 4 voices dubbed in was Bryan Cranston...