the official wintry mix

my room, originally uploaded by csb324.

I've got the whole house playing my official holiday CD right now. I love big sound systems.

Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance! - Sufjan Stevens

Last Christmas - Taylor Swift

Maybe Next Year (X-Mas Song) - Meiko

White Christmas - Katy Perry

Holy, Holy, Holy - Sufjan Stevens

Winter Song - Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson

Frosty the Snowman - Fiona Apple

Charlie Brown Song - Charlie Brown

Baby It's Cold Outside - Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey

Joy to the World - Sufjan Stevens

Winterlove - Parachute

Santa Baby - Taylor Swift

The Friendly Beasts*- Sufjan Stevens

Put the Lights On the Tree - Sufjan Stevens

Christmas Time is Here - A Fine Frenzy

*Potomac kids who are lifers or lifer-esque, I'm sure you remember this song. I was so thrilled to find a version that didn't include 50 first graders resigned to their fate.

Speaking of Potomac kids, three arrive today! I'm picking them up from the train station in half an hour.

I've been sitting with the family and gossiping for the last hour.

Uncle David: That guy died at like, seventy four. He smoked Camel unfiltereds his whole life. But you know, that's how this guy lived. Boom boom boom boom... Boom. He probably died boom-boom-ing.

I realize there are a lot of Davids on this blog. This is David, my mom's youngest brother.

Uncle David (eating yogurt): That guy in the dining room is good looking [he's referring to a picture of my great grandfather].

Me: I know right? He looks like a dorkier late nineteenth century Orlando Bloom!

Dad: Well where do you think you got your good looks? It certainly wasn't from your mom's family.

David: Don, would you like to be killed with a spoon? It's an ugly way to go.

Love always,
Clara