As a child I
can distinctly remember laying on my back staring up at the
Christmas tree, in my pajamas. Nearby, the fireplace
... beautiful
and mesmerizing and in the background ... The Andy Williams
Christmas Album!
My
parents had three vinyl records that we must
have literally worn out. I loved listening to them.
They
were The Andy Williams Christmas Album, Christmas with Chet Atkins and
The Gene Autry Christmas album.
As an adult, I
spent several years looking those three.
Before
the Internet, it was hard finding old Christmas albums. We are spoiled
now with sites like Itunes.com.
While
researching for this web page, I did find a gem of a site
though. It has every Christmas
song that you can imagine ... free.
Eventually
I found them. I actually found Andy Williams first. It was in
a bargain Christmas cassette bin at Sears.
I
found it just before a long drive home for Christmas from Texas to
Oregon. That was a great memory in and of itself. Driving
through
the snowy Rocky Mountains listening to Christmas songs from my
childhood...what fun!
Christmas
Music Traditions
Eventually I found all of these on CD or
Itunes. We get them out every year. My oldest son
is only 18, but I'll be curious to see if he and the other kids seek
out certain Christmas music from their youth.
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What do you remember the most from Christmas (Hannukah) as a child? Was it the music, the food, a special gift, traditions, family gatherings or something else?
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Our Silver Christmas Tree
One of my earliest Christmas recollections is that of our aluminum Christmas tree. It looked very close to the picture included here.