I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

Every body has that one movie, that one they HAVE TO watch every Christmas. For my husband it's "A Christmas Story" for my daughter it's "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" for my son it's "Home Alone." But for me it's always been Irving Berlins "White Christmas."

I love this movie. I remember as a kid getting in my Christmas jammies and curling up on the couch with my mom for a family movie night. We would sing along to every song. We would dream of snow falling on Christmas Eve and wishing we could spend the holidays in Vermont. 

We would laugh as we fast forwarded the "Choreography" number. (try it! they look funny in fast motion!) And we were touched when it all came together in the end. 

I love this movie so much that it was all I wanted to watch when I went into labor with my son, ha ha. IN MARCH! 

Needless to say, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney & Vera-Ellen have been apart of my life for a very long time :) 

I keep trying to shove my love for this movie onto my children... So far it's not working. They want to watch things with more action, more pizazz. I hope as they get older they will appreciate this classic as much as I do. Until then, I will force them to suffer through it to appease there ol' mom. Here's a great clip for your viewing pleasure:

(The funniest part of this great movie)

Now it's your turn! What is your favorite holiday movie?

au revoir, adieu, ciao, till next time...

Sweet Old Videos

I love running across videos I forgot about! This gem I am sure you will all enjoy.

In honor of this wonderful holiday season, I give you a Christmas pageant video from our family :) (never mind the fact that it's from 2007... I'm a little behind on my camcorder stuff.)

My daughter is the little blond in the middle and my son is 2 down from her in the red shirt. Enjoy!!!



au revoir, adieu, ciao, till next time...

The Power of Music

The other day while goofing off on the internet I stumbled upon the following video. I instantly had to find out more. Who are these people? What are they singing about? What I found out was amazing. As the video goes on it just gets better and better. (pause the music player on the top left, yup right over there!) Now check this out!



Here is an excerpt from http://www.playingforchange.com:

"Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has the universal power to transcend and unite us as one human race. And with this truth firmly fixed in our minds, we set out to share it with the world."

How great is that? Playing for change, now that is something I can believe in.

au revoir, adieu, ciao, till next time...