That sounds like a much more relaxed Christmas. The sun helps of course. Here you're most likely spend your days inside due to the weather. Maybe a walk out in the woods if the weather permits. But then you'll see more people than trees in the woods ;-)
I'd be happy if we could just skip holidays like that and just get on with normal life.

Can you spend a lot of time on Houzz and still stay normal?

Nope!!!!

Sounds lovely, mforr.

I'm going to bed but all welcome to join in! See you tomorrow.

Good night Chook. Sweet dreams :-)

What fun! I'm not sure this counts exactly but...when I was in US high school a group of us used to 'carol the town' (small town back then and so doable, lol). We got to one house with new residents and started in on our first carol, a religious one...then one of us noticed the Chanukah menorah and candles burning in the front window and the music trailed off just as the front door opened.

But hey! No worries! My step-mother was Jewish (may she rest in peace, what a wonderful step-mother she was to the lot of us little lapsed Anglicans)! Huzzah, I was able to lead my all Christian friends in three songs appropriate to Chanukah that were easy to follow especially after the family came out and joined us (effectively boosting my friends on the dreidel song).

The next day the mother tracked my stepmother down at temple and told her how much it meant to them to be carolled. She said they felt truly welcome in the new town. Made my Christmas to be honest.

Happy Chanukah (through 4th Dec)! And Happy Christmas:):)

For those who missed Billy the first time...





Jeez I loved that fish!

Thanks Sunnie 2day! It's very sunny here today!

Joan Sutherland.

Beverly Sills

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_409:_Beverly_Sills

Goodnight and keep contributing about carols.

Here is an interesting article about Christmas Carols

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/say-what-holiday-musics-botched-lyrics-and-mondegreens/story-fni0bvjn-1226781128817

We sing "while shepherds washed their socks by night". Have you or yours got any mondegreens to admit too?

When I was 15, a group of friends and I practised some carols and arranged to sing them at a nursing home. I still remember standing there, ready to sing, and watching the nurses wheel all these old people in wheelchairs into the room.

The whole time we sang, they all slept. I don't remember any of them actually watching us, and when we were done only the nurses clapped.

Isn't that just the saddest thing ever? Not us - the sleeping nursing home patients.

Thank you for the great food court rendition of Hallelujah Chook, I would love to witness something like that. I love the season! No caroling here but an abundance of pretty twinkling lights

Are you in a city, larkspur?

Anyone else?

CAROL LYRICS to print and sing along with your local or TV carol service:-

http://www.kidspot.com.au/Christmas/subsection+631+Christmas-traditions-Christmas-carols.htm

I had carolers at my door one year. It was kind of awesome, but also, kind of awkward! But it was lovely nonetheless.

When I was little growing up in Jamaica it was a huge tradition. We would go to the church and then walk to the bottom of the district and we would stop at all the houses on the path back to church singing Christmas carols along the way. It was such an awesome experience that i lived for every year. I missed it a lot when I came to the US and even now thinking about it.

That sounds lovely, kimdee and armygirl.

I really was chook, it really was fun. Really miss the simple things. Back then mom couldn't afford Christmas gifts for us but I can remember how happy I was.

As long as you write it all down in a book for your descendants. You can buy such books that ask a lot of questions to jog your memory.

People don't carol anymore, at least in the countries I've lived in, Carolling stopped in the US in the mid-late 90s and I don't know when over here. A few of us talked about starting a neighbourhood carolling group last year right after Christmas but no-one was interested after the decorations came down.

Sad, that.

Where are you located sunnie2day. I am in FL.

I'm in NE Scotland, ArmyGirl.

I lived in FL for a few years, near Pensacola 81-84 and 91-93; also grew up in San Bernardino Co, California (near Diamond Bar - my family's ranch is now part of Diamond Bar city), and lived in Alaska, VA, NW GA, SE AL, and LA (the state, lol!), too.

If Army takes the high road and Sunnie takes the low road you should meet up in Greenland afore me.

Oh darn then I cannot join you.

I have been to Iceland not Greenland.

AG, Floridians are usually an outgoing lot, have you thought about trying to get a carolling group going?

You could post invites at Publix on the bulletin board, meet at Starbucks until you were all sure no-one is a serial killer before arranging sing-ups at a park or other neutral location (because serial killers are really good at ingratiating themselves and seeming totally normal for extended periods, lol! Well, not really funny, but you know what I mean:)

I hear Greenland is not green, and German Shepherds are not German. What can you trust? Oh yes, Barbie Pink. That is something you can rely on in a troubled world.

A serial killer abducted my Cornflakes.

Not a serial killer, nor any other criminal, but i'm held captive by Captain Crutch cerial. A part of me simply refuses to grow up!

Hey Curt how's the weather?

Chook, the weather is not so good unless you like snow...got it good today. Work was called off tonight so now i'm now listening and commenting on a great many articles. My time now = 5:45am. Almost time for me to go to sleep

Might as well have a laugh! Ever seen the comedy TV show Father Ted? It was on here tonight, makes hubby laugh alot.

I hope you still get paid when work is called off.

Yes, usually. But not today, for i've met my 40 hour work week prior to this snow. By not going in tonight i just sacificed overtime pay which is not strictly needed

That's a shame, but you get to have some downtime on Houzz.

_ell no! Never wanted/needed downtime. Houzz is anything but downtime

I meant chill time, relax. I

Thankyou, understood. My Chill time is laying next to her. She makes me soooo happy

You could write her a Christmas carol.

G'night all . Keep posting.

:)

Post carols here, one and all! Merry Christmas!

Aussie Christmas Carol

http://au.search.yahoo.com/tablet/s?p=Aussie+jingle+bells&ei=UTF-8&fr=ipad&fr2=intlr