Christmas Video Post No. 14 "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"

This is from one of my favorite Christmas movies "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." (Meaning the original movie, not the Jim Carrey version!) I finally found out today who sings it: Thurl Ravenscroft---who also does "Tony the Tiger!" I did not know that. I guess you learn something new every day, huh?



So what is your favorite Christmas song? Comment, and I'll put it up tomorrow, if I get the chance. Because I'm starting to lose ideas, even though I only need two more!

I'm looking forward to After Christmas, when I'll go back to regular posting. Maybe twice a week. 'Cause I think you're all getting a bit bored with this (I am, too). Next year, I think I'll only do it the week of Christmas, make it a little easier on all of us.

Merry Christmas!!!
~Kiwi~

Christmas Video Post No. 12 "Wonderful Christmas Time" by Jars of Clay Christmas Video Post No. 13 "A Couple of Misfits" from Rudolph

Um......I don't have any profound comment for this video. *shrugs*


I'm glad that Christmas is close, because I'm running out of ideas for videos to post already!! I ought to know quite a few. :P

Here's another commentless video.....



Caroling on Sunday night went well! It was cold, but since we were just outside of the door, I could step into Walmart every so often to thaw out a bit. Then afterwards, a couple from church had a small party for the carolers at their house, and so I sat and played Hearts with three friends. I won! I've never won Hearts on the computer, so I figured I'd lose there, too. (Sorry, Evan, Mike, and Naomi for thrusting the queen of spades and all those hearts upon you! :P)
And we had 'spiced spider' to drink (She was in a hurry, writing out the labels. I dunno how she got 'spider' from 'cider'!).

Tomorrow: Cookie decorating!!! Can't wait.
~Kiwi~

Christmas Video Post No. 11 "Bring a Torch" by Downhere

Here's another of those Downhere videos. I'd never actually heard this song sung before, just some of the melody. What do y'all think of it?


Christmas Caroling at Walmart tonight! Be there, y'all!

Two thoughts:
Less than a week until Christmas!! Scary.
Scarier: Do you have all your Christmas shopping done yet? >;D
~Kiwi~

Christmas Video Post No. 9 "Christmas With a Capital 'C'" by Go Fish Christmas Video Post No. 10 "Good King Weceslas" by Relient K

This is another of my favorite Christmas songs. No, wait. I shall no longer be calling any of these my favorites--if it makes it on here, that must mean I like it, riiiiiight? Well, then, why should I waste time calling it my favorite? I don't know either.
Anywho.
I like Brad Stine's comedy bits in here. He's very good at making a point!


This next song is a little weirdly-done. Relient K.'s "Good King Wenceslas." Two years ago we sang their "Twelve Days of Christmas" at youth group, and the owner of the cd ("Let it Snow Baby... Let it Reindeer") lent it to us. I'm not a big R.K. fan (most of their songs go waaaay too fast and make no sense.), and the slaughtered the Hallelujah Chorus (I bet Handel was rotating swiftly in his grave when they recorded that!!) But some of the other songs on the cd were good. Maybe I'll post some others on here.




Today we went to Paul & Bethany's wedding. It was so beautiful! Her.....her dress....the bridesmaids....the decorations. *sigh* And now I can't believe their married! Still wish I coulda gotten one more "Miss Bethany" in...
I'll stick some photos on here later, when I get around to it. :)

Tomorrow? Caroling at Walmart! And a party afterwards. :D Awesome fun.
~Kiwi~

Christmas Video Post No. 7 "Silent Night" by Sanctus Real Christmas Video Post No. 8 "Silent Night" by Mannheim Steamroller

Okay, Sanctus Real and Mannheim Steamroller have my favorite "Silent Night" versions ever. Sorry, folks, but I'm not that big of a fan of "Silent Night" normally. Not sure why, but I'm not.
This is the Sanctus Real video.


I wonder if they do any other Christmas songs? Maybe I'll go search them for a while.
This is the Mannheim Steamroller version:



Sometimes I turn on my radio at night to fall asleep to the music on there. Mannheim Steamroller's song was playing, and I was almost asleep as it ended. Why do radio stations have to play their station I.D. jingles so much louder than the songs?? I was almost asleep, when they blared the name of the station in my ear and thoroughly woke me up!! Hmph.

Merry Christmas! I'll try to do a bit more of a post tomorrow. Maybe.

~Kiwi~

Christmas Video Post No. 5 "Christmastime" by Michael W. Smith Christmas Video Post No. 6 "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" by Mannheim Steamroller

Hey, I'm back! Sorry I missed a couple days there, but I'll try to make it up to y'all. If you read this. Aaaand if ya don't....I'll make it up anyway. Here's the first video. I wanted to do "Christmas Day" by MWS and Mandisa, but embedding is disabled on it. >:P Go listen to it anyway. That's an order. ;D
So, since I couldn't do that one, I settled for "Christmastime" by M.W.S. instead. It's just as good. :) Here ya go.


We went 'Goodwilling' today, and I found several cute outfits!! I got a new pair of dress pants and a shirt to wear to Bethany's wedding (LESS THAN THREE DAYS AWAY!!!!! AAAAAAA!!!), and also a summer skirt. Mom didn't want to buy it right away, but thankfully, she relented. :) $12 for dress pants, a shirt, and a skirt. Not bad!!
And, at the Habitat for Humanity Re-store, we found a chandelier for our dining room.....for $4.50. Sweet.


And back to the Christmas videos:
Here's number 6: Mannheim Steamroller! Turn it on and turn it up! They're my favorite Christmas group.



Well, sorry for such a short post, but I gotta scoot! 'Bye!
~Kiwi~

Christmas Video Post No.5

Christmas Video Post No. 4 "Making How Many Kings - Songs for Christmas" (Downhere)

I searched youtube for Downhere Christmas songs and found several that I might use. This first one is a compilation of clips they did while recording "How Many Kings" earlier this year. I can't wait to get my hands on that album! Or, maybe even better yet, *coughlistenupmomanddadcough* see them in Waukesha on December 18th....*coughdidyougetthehint?cough*
But anyway. Here's the video:


Cool stuff, isn't it? I especially like the bit with the drums. And "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," which I heard on the radio the other day (it's awesome.). Ever notice how, no matter how tired you get of a song, hearing it in a new arrangement is (nearly always) refreshing? I'm not tired of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" at all, but new arrangements are great.

Okay, I've posted, now bring me some figgy pudding!!
~Kiwi~

Christmas Video Post No. 3 "Charlie Brown Christmas!"

We just watched this Tuesday night on ABC. I love this movie! "Charlie Brown Christmas" and "A Christmas Story" are probably my favorite Christmas movies! Enjoy the clip.


~Kiwi~

Christmas Video Post No. 2 "A Christmas Story"

I have an addition to my Christmas List today:


Okay, maybe not really, but.....:D

Merry Christmas, and don't shoot your eye out!!
~Kiwi~

Christmas Video Post No. 1 "Winter Wonderland"

Hey, all! Merry Christmas! I'm going to try to post faithfully every day between now and Christmas Day, and include a video related to the season. Today's is "Winter Wonderland" by Bing Crosby. I'd rather have "Winter Wonderland" by Mannheim Steamroller on here, but it doesn't exist on Youtube.



I'm posting this today because there was a large snowstorm last night, and all the trees are covered with snow. The branches bent nearly double, chickadees zipping here and there, and every now and then there's a "Whump!" as the snow falls off the branches. Several of our trees have lost branches (and they're the ones that can't really afford to loose more branches!).
Maybe I'll put up a few pictures tomorrow. (My camera had to be sent in for repairs, but it ought to be back tomorrow!!!! Yay!)

~Kiwi~

Black Friday Sale!!!! Doors open Saturday.

(Something's wrong there....^)
Yes, my friends, that is a true statement. I saw it on a Sears commercial last Saturday. I just thought it was odd...
Okay, so I'm working on a Christmassy tag. I'm not sure why it's Christmassy, but it has to do with "The Sound of Music," which is always played around Christmas (I'm not sure why), so it must be Christmassy.
I've been painting non-stop for the past four days, and now have three and a half Christmas cards to show for it! One of them is completely unlike any painting I've done before, yet it turned out (if I may say so) awesome!! So some of you will be getting that from us before too long, and the rest of you will have to wait until all our cards have gone out to get a glimpse of it on here. :) Actually, Most of you will get them in the mail.

Grandma and Grandpa said I should put my Christmas List on here, so here's a partial one. Maybe I'll stick the full thing on my sidebar. (* marks the ones I want, @ marks the ones I need, and # marks the ones I want so bad that I almost need them. :)

• @Paint brushes (Mom has a set that I like. It's Loew-Cornell brand, and it has 10 brushes in it. The reason I like her set is because the bristles are stiffer than the set I own. I guess just about any watercolor brushes would be great, especially if they're rather stiff.)
• @paint palette (porcelain or plastic, either one works well for me! 
• @watercolor pad (I'm half-way through the last page in mine! I love the way this one looks, or one of these three books would be nice. Except I don't care whether or not it's wind-powered paper.)
• *knee socks!! (How can you NOT like knee socks?!?!? They're so much fun! And if you get one pair of every color and pattern, you'll have one pair for every outfit you own.)
• *Diary from Walden Books. (I was there the other day and found this super-cute diary there! I wanted to buy it, but I was already buying another book for myself. Wish there was a picture online, but Walden/Borders apparently 'doesn't have' diaries. >:P Maybe I'll take a picture of it to put on here sometime.)
• #fluffy fleece bathrobe (Sis has one, and I want it! Mine was pale pink [and not fleece], but now it's kinda dirty pink, and no amount of washing is going to get all the little fuzzies off!)
• *#@volleyball 
• *Emily Climbs and Emily's Quest by L.M. Montgomery. (I found Emily of New Moon at Goodwill the other day and read it in 36 hours. Now I want the other two in the series!)
• *pretty much any interesting books
• #waterproof pens for my pen watercolor work
• *jewelry
• **Downhere cds: "How Many Kings?" "So Much for Substitutes" "Thunder After Lightning" 
• **Jason Gray cds: "Everything Sad is Coming Untrue" and "All the Lovely Losers"
• **Daniel Kirkley cd: "Let Love Win" (only $5.00 in his online store! :D)
• *Kutless cd? "It is Well" and possibly "To Know That You're Alive" (ya, they weird looking, but he has a good voice!)
• @@@snazzy new car (It has to be large enough for me and at least 3 friends, it has to be able to drive on the road legally, and it has to look cool. I specify the first two because, knowing my relatives, they'd think it funny to give me one of THESE.)
• @@@laptop computer (identical to this one, only with a better temperament.)
• #diamond earrings.
• **bandannas and scarves!
• #gloves
• @@@dishwasher (electric. to put in my kitchen and wash all them dishes for me!)
• **##@@Bermuda. The whole island. 

Okay, that's most of it. I'm sure I could think of some more, but, given the time, I'll quit now. :D For some of those things there's a very fine line between wanting and needing them (Bermuda. Laptop. Dishwasher.). 

what are some of the things that are on your Christmas lists, all you readers?? Let me know. :D

Ta-ta

~Kiwi~

p.s. the background on here is going to change again on December 21st, just to give y'all a warning!